INVESTİGATİON OF THE EFFECTS OF DEEP WATER CORE STRENGTHENİNG EXERCİSES ON BALANCE AND MUSCLE STRENGTH İN SEDENTARY INDİVİDUALS
INVESTİGATİON OF THE EFFECTS OF DEEP WATER CORE STRENGTHENİNG EXERCİSES ON BALANCE AND MUSCLE STRENGTH İN SEDENTARY INDİVİDUALS
The aim of these clinical trials is to investigate the current effects of a 12-week deep-sea exercise program on sedentary, balance, and muscle strength. The key questions the study aimed to answer were:
Researchers compared an exercise group to a control group to assess exercise performance.
The experimental groups performed deep-sea exercises three times a week for 12 weeks. Dynamic balance, static balance, and muscle strength measurements were assessed at baseline, week 4, week 8, and week 12.
Background: Aquatic physical exercise is becoming increasingly important in preventing loss of strength and balance caused by sedentary lifestyles, a critical public health issue. Therefore, the effects of deep-water abdominal strengthening exercises on balance and muscle strength in sedentary women were investigated.
Methods: A total of 16 sedentary women volunteered to participate in the study. Participants were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups, with an equal number of participants in each group. The experimental group participated in a deep-water abdominal strengthening exercise program three days a week for 12 weeks, while the control group did not participate in any exercise intervention. Participants underwent static and dynamic balance tests at four time points (baseline, weeks 4, 8, and 12), as well as one-repetition maximum (1RM) strength tests for the shoulder, chest, and leg regions.
Inclusion Criteria:Participant inclusion criteria were: (i) not having suffered any orthopedic injury (fracture, dislocation, serious musculoskeletal injury, etc.) in the past six months, (ii) being able to easily perform the exercises in the pool, (iii) having basic swimming skills to ensure their safety, and (v) committing to fully participating in 12 weeks of exercise programs and measurements.
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Exclusion Criteria:Exclusion criteria are (i) taking any medication that could negatively affect study results and (ii) having a health condition that would prevent them from entering the water (infection, aquaphobia, or skin diseases, etc.). To maintain the study's achievements, participants who missed more than 20% (i.e., 8 or more) of the total exercise sessions during the 12-week intervention period were excluded from the study.
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