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Standing balance (center of pressure) was evaluated during eyes opened (EO) and eyes closed (EC) conditions using the HBS. Participants performed ACE graded exercise testing (GXT) to evaluate aerobic capacity. Spearman\u2019s rho was used to identify relationships between variables. Cut-points for three groups were generated for time on ACE. Mann\u2013Whitney U tests were used to explore significant differences in variables of balance and ACE between low and high performers. Results: Relationships between variables of eyes open displacement (EOD), eyes open velocity (EOV), eyes closed displacement (ECD), and eyes closed velocity (ECV) were significant (p &lt; 0.05), and high performers with EO also performed best with EC. Longer exercise times were significantly associated with increased HRpeak, VO2peak, VEpeak, and RERpeak (p &lt; 0.05). HRpeak (143.0 \u00b1 30.6 b\/min), VO2peak (22.7 \u00b1 7.9 and 10.6 \u00b1 4.7 mL\/kg\/min), VEpeak (80.2 \u00b1 22.2 and 33.2 \u00b1 12.7 L\/min), and RERpeak (1.26 \u00b1 0.08 and 1.13 \u00b1 0.11) were significantly greater in high performers than low performers, respectively (p &lt; 0.05). There was no significant association among VO2peak and any balance task variables; however, there were significant associations between some balance and physiological variables. Conclusions: Findings differentiated high and low performers; however, participants were still well below able-bodied norms of physical capacity. 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