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The effect of short-term Swiss ball training on core stability and running economy

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posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Robert StantonRobert Stanton, Peter Reaburn, Brendan Humphries
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of short-term Swiss ball training on core stability and running economy. Eighteen young male athletes (15.5 + 1.4 years; 62.5 ± 4.7 kg; !9 skinfolds 78.9 + 28.2 mm; VO2max 55.3 = 5.7 ml.kg 1.min 1) were divided into a control (n = 10) and experimental (n = 8) groups. Athletes were assessed before and after the training program for stature, body mass, core stability, electromyographic activity of the abdominal and back muscles, treadmill VO2max, running economy, and running posture. The experimentall group performed 2 Swiss ball training sessions per week for 6 weeks. Data analysis revealed a significant effect of Swiss ball training on core stability in the experimental group (p < 0.05). No significant differences were observed for myoelectric activity of the abdominal and back muscles, treadmill VO2max, running economy, or running posture in either group. It appears Swiss ball training may positively affect core stability without concomitant improvements in physical performance in young athletes. Specificity of exercise selection should be considered.

Funding

Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)

History

Volume

18

Issue

3

Start Page

522

End Page

528

Number of Pages

7

ISSN

1064-8011

Location

Lawrence, KS, USA

Publisher

Alliance Communications Group

Language

en-aus

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

External Author Affiliations

Ball State University; Faculty of Arts, Health and Sciences;

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

Journal of strength and conditioning research.