Abstract

The purpose of this research is to study the effects of bridging exercise combined with a whole body on lower extremity muscle activity and balance ability. Thirty college soccer players were selected as experimental subjects. Fifteen were randomly assigned to the experimental group that performed bridging exercise combined with whole body vibration and the other fifteen were randomly assigned to the control group that performed bridging exercise on an unstable surface. The subjects were also assigned to work out on treadmill for thirty minutes and additionally, each group performed either bridging exercise combined with whole body vibration or bridging exercise on an unstable surface five times a week for four weeks, each session lasting for thirty minutes. An analysis on lower extremity muscle activity and balance ability was measured and recorded prior to the assignment of exercise routine. After four weeks of experiment, the same items were measured in the same manner for a group analysis. In the group analysis, the experimental group showed a showed a statistically significant difference in terms of the lower extremity muscle activity when compared with the control group. In the group analysis, the experimental group showed a showed a statistically significant difference in terms of the balance activity when compared with the control group. These results show that bridging exercise combined with whole body vibration is more effective for lower extremity muscle activity and balance ability. Based on this result, the study recommends an effective program that can also be applied to elite players, amateurs and also leisure athletes. Based on this study, further research must be conducted on various vibration frequencies in order to devise an effective whole body vibration exercise program.

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