The Effect of Speciality Designated Core Exercises on Upper Exterimity Posture Structures of Male High School Students

Ercan Gür,Gürkan Tokgöz

doi:10.11114/jets.v7i3s.4008

Abstract

The aim of this study is to research on the effect of core exercises on the upper extremity posture structure of young individuals. 30 male students between 16 to 18 years old studying in a high school in the province of Elazig and not doing regular sport volunteered for this study. The participants were randomly divided into two as the subject group and the control group; each group was formed with 15 people. Out of the groups formed, the subject group carried out specially designated core exercises for 8 weeks, and for 3 days each week. The control group didn't do any work; they continued their normal lives. Before and after the study, the height, weight, body mass index, bodily fat percentage, upper extremity posture(from the front, back, right and left)of the subject and control groups formed were measured and the Adams(stoop) test was applied. The data obtained were analyzed through SPSS 22.0 statistical program. For the in-group and intergroup comparisons, ındependent samples T test and paired samples T test were used. After the statistical analysis, during the initial and subsequent test comparisons of the control group, no difference was detected in measurements apart from the one for shoulders from the anterior side. Statistical differences were determined for a lot of values during the comparison of the initial and subsequent test results of the subject group and during the comparison of the differences between the initial and subsequent test results of the subject and control group. In conclusion, it was determined that core exercises made a positive impact on the upper extremity posture structures of male individuals between the ages of 16 and 18.

Highlights

Posture is generally defined as the stance of the body (Karakus, Seydi, Kilinc, 2006)
What was aimed at is researching the effect of the core exercises applied on the young males between the ages of 16 and 18 for 8 weeks on the upper extremity posture structures
Random subject and control groups were formed out of the group of 30 sedentary individuals between the ages of 16-18 that participated in the study, the height, weight, the body mass index and posture imperfections were measured before and after the study, and their comparisons were statistically carried out

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Introduction

Posture is generally defined as the stance of the body (Karakus, Seydi, Kilinc, 2006). As long as the essential support system of the body is proper, a standard posture may develop for the purpose of forming, sustaining and adjusting the posture (Karakus, Seydi & Kilinc, 2006). The good mood of the individual, proper hygiene conditions, normal sleep, doing sport in clean and open air as much as possible, good diet are the main elements that enable the development of muscles and postural stance (Karakus, Seydi, Kilinc, 2006). Stance habits resulting from movement variety of trainings done beginning from small ages and stances during trainings affect posture. Dominant arm technique trainings in basketball cause the weakening of the side that is not dominant In such basketball players, shoulder lowness in the dominant side is observed (Kilinc, 1997). It is observed that intense trainings carried out at small ages influence posture, too (Wojtys, Ashton-Miller, Huston, Moga, 2000)

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