The effect of six weeks of Hydrotherapy on the motor fitness of inactive young girls
Poster Presentation
Paper ID : 1608-SSRC (R1)
Authors
گروه علوم ورزشی، دانشکده علوم انسانی، دانشگاه دامغان، دامغان، ایران
Abstract
Background: It seems that aerobic exercise in water is more effective in promoting motor fitness factors like agility and reaction time due to its greater resistance force compared to the dry environment. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to compare the effect of aerobic exercise in water and land on the physical fitness (agility and reaction time) of inactive girls.
Methodology: Thirty non-athletic girls (18-25 years old) were randomly divided into two groups of 15 people: water and drought. The subjects performed aerobic activity for six weeks, 3 sessions per week, and 45 to 60 minutes per session with 60 to 70% of maximum heart rate. Before and after aerobic activity, was calculated their agility by 4×9 test, and reaction time by reaction time test. For compare pre- and post-test, and to compare post-test results in water and drought, One-way ANOVA with p<0.05 was used. Statistical testing was performed by SPSS version 20, and the graph were drawn by Excel 2013.
Results: After six weeks of aerobic activity (in water and drought) compared to before the activity, significant improvement was found in the values of agility (p=0.001), but no seen the different in reaction time test between water and drought environment, while the comparison of training groups in water and land did not show a significant difference (p>0.05).
Conclusion: It seems that performing six weeks of aerobic activity in water and drought can effect on agility, but no effect on reaction time, also there is no difference between the two environments.
Methodology: Thirty non-athletic girls (18-25 years old) were randomly divided into two groups of 15 people: water and drought. The subjects performed aerobic activity for six weeks, 3 sessions per week, and 45 to 60 minutes per session with 60 to 70% of maximum heart rate. Before and after aerobic activity, was calculated their agility by 4×9 test, and reaction time by reaction time test. For compare pre- and post-test, and to compare post-test results in water and drought, One-way ANOVA with p<0.05 was used. Statistical testing was performed by SPSS version 20, and the graph were drawn by Excel 2013.
Results: After six weeks of aerobic activity (in water and drought) compared to before the activity, significant improvement was found in the values of agility (p=0.001), but no seen the different in reaction time test between water and drought environment, while the comparison of training groups in water and land did not show a significant difference (p>0.05).
Conclusion: It seems that performing six weeks of aerobic activity in water and drought can effect on agility, but no effect on reaction time, also there is no difference between the two environments.
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