Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to analyze the functional movements of male college students and investigate the association with the body mass index. Methods The study subjects were classified into 15 HWG(Health weight group), 15 POG(pre-obese group), and 15 OG(Obese group) based on the body mass index results. One-way ANOVA was used to verify the difference between groups in the functional movement screen consisting of 7 movements, and the post-hoc was conducted with Tukey. All statistical significance levels were set at the α=.05 level. Results As a result of performing the functional movement screen, HWG was significantly higher than OG in the left hurdle step (p<.05), trunk stability push-up (p<.05), and total functional movement screen score (p<.01). Conclusions In conclusion, this study suggests that obesity can worsen the quality of life by negatively affecting performing functional movements. On the other hand, it is expected that the risk of musculoskeletal injury can be reduced by establishing a prevention strategy based on the cutoff score.

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