Department of sport sciences, Faculty of human sciences, Damghan University, Damghan, Iran , maliheh_ardakani@yahoo.com
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Background: It seems that aerobic exercise in water is more effective in promoting motor fitness factors 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 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, their explosive power using the vertical jump (Sargent), agility by 4×9 test, reaction by reaction time test, and the balance by static balance test was calculated. For compare pre- and post-test, and to compare post-test results in water and land, 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 land) compared to before the activity, significant improvement was found in the values of explosive power (p=0.001), agility (p=0.001) and static balance (p=0.003), 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 land can affect Explosive power, agility and static balance, but no effect on reaction, 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, their explosive power using the vertical jump (Sargent), agility by 4×9 test, reaction by reaction time test, and the balance by static balance test was calculated. For compare pre- and post-test, and to compare post-test results in water and land, 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 land) compared to before the activity, significant improvement was found in the values of explosive power (p=0.001), agility (p=0.001) and static balance (p=0.003), 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 land can affect Explosive power, agility and static balance, but no effect on reaction, also there is no difference between the two environments.
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