Functional movements are a crucial factor for improving athletic competence. In order to sustain activities in daily life and athletic performance, it is vital that the movements performed are ...economically and health-safe in terms of energy consumption. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of functional training on anaerobic performance in soccer players. A total of 22 healthy male volunteer soccer playing in the U-19 category of a professional soccer players (age, 18.29 ± 0.52 years; height, 175.18 ± 3.12 cm; body weight, 68.84 ± 2.44 kg) participated in this study. The participants were randomly divided into the training group (N=11) and control group (N=11). In the analysis of the data obtained in the study, dependent sample t-test (paired sample t test) for intragroup comparisons and ANOVA and post hoc tests were used for comparisons between groups. Effect sizes were determined using Cohen's d. There were significant increases in intra-group comparisons in all scores in training group. While a significant difference was found only in vertical jump performance in control group, do not found in other parameters. It has been determined that functional training improves anaerobic performance in athletes. It is recommended that trainers include more functional training in their training programs for the optimal performance of their athletes.
Intrinsic foot muscles are known to support the medial longitudinal arch (MLA) and stabilize the foot, and they are activated with weight bearing and increased postural demand. Various types of ...intrinsic foot muscle training have been reported, but one of the most useful of these, the short foot exercise, is challenging to perform effectively and requires practice, making it difficult to implement in ordinary clinical settings.
What are the differences in abductor hallucis longus (ABH) muscle activity and MLA angle during intrinsic foot muscle exercises that employ weight bearing and balancing conditions when they are performed with minimal practice?
Sixteen healthy volunteers performed nine different intrinsic foot muscle exercises, practiced once or twice. The exercises consisted of toe curl, short foot without pushing, short foot with pushing and toe spread exercises in sitting and standing positions, and single leg swing in a standing position. Each exercise was performed three times for five seconds. The activities of the ABH muscles were measured using surface electromyographic (EMG) sensors and the MLA angles during the exercises were captured using an optical motion tracking system. The integrals of the ABH EMG signals were calculated.
Differences in the integral and maximum of the ABH EMG signal were found between the exercises (p < 0.001). Post-hoc pair-wise analysis revealed that the EMG activity was larger during the swing exercise than in exercises other than toe spread, both in sitting and standing positions, and short foot exercise with pushing while standing. The minimum MLA angle during each exercise was smaller for the toe spread exercise in a sitting position than other exercises (p < 0.023).
A single leg swing exercise may be effective for self-exercise of intrinsic foot muscles, particularly when intensive supervised physiotherapy is not possible.
•Abductor hallicus longus activated in single leg swing without lengthy practice.•The minimum longitudinal arch angle was larger in standing than in sitting.•Standing single leg swing may be effective exercise for foot intrinsic muscles.
Currently, unhealthy lifestyles are responsible for the appearance of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which according to the World Health Organization (WHO (2016)) are responsible for the ...highest rate of morbidity and mortality worldwide. world. In recent years, the work environment has gained great strength as one of the main factors for promoting healthy habits, reducing the risk of suffering from cardiometabolic diseases. Objective: To establish the effect of HIIT-type functional training (high intensity interval training) on morphological and functional indicators, in a group of workers at risk of suffering from cardiovascular disease compared to a control group under the traditional method. Materials and methods: The study included 18 workers with similar characteristics, reported by the company to attend the healthy company program, randomly establishing a control group (n=9) and a treatment group (n=9), which were subject to evaluation. morphological and functional before, during and after the intervention, where the control group continued doing exercises in a traditional way and the treatment group performed HIIT-type functional training. The experiment lasted sixteen weeks with a frequency of four times per week and an average session duration of sixty minutes. Results: without a doubt, the effects are notable in terms of differentiation and comparison of traditional exercises with respect to HIIT training, giving accentuated effects on the population worked, executed of course on routines and procedures that are structured, consistent and focused on what is seeks to achieve. Once the statistics are completed, the beneficial changes generated by HIIT exercises can be easily and directly observed.
En la actualidad los estilos de vida poco saludables son los responsables de la aparición de las enfermedades crónicas no trasmisibles (ECNT) las cuales según la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS (2016)) son las responsables de la mayor tasa de morbimortalidad a nivel mundial. En los últimos años el entorno laboral ha tomado mucha fuerza como uno de los factores principales para la promoción de hábitos saludables, reduciendo el riesgo de padecer enfermedades cardiometabólicas. Objetivo: Establecer el efecto del entrenamiento funcional tipo HIIT (entrenamiento a intervalos de alta intensidad por sus siglas en inglés) en indicadores morfológicos y funcionales, en un grupo de trabajadores con riesgo de padecer enfermedad cardiovascular comparado con un grupo control bajo el método tradicional. Materiales y métodos: El estudio incluyó 18 trabajadores con similares características, reportados por la empresa para asistir al programa empresa saludable, estableciendo aleatoriamente un grupo control (n= 9) y un grupo tratamiento (n=9), los cuales fueron objeto de valoración morfológica y funcional antes durante y después de la intervención, donde el grupo control continuó haciendo ejercicios de manera tradicional y el grupo tratamiento realizó entrenamiento funcional tipo HIIT. El experimento tuvo una duración de dieciséis semanas con una frecuencia de cuatro veces por semana y una duración por sesión en promedio de sesenta minutos. Resultados: sin duda alguna que son notorios los efectos en cuanto a diferenciación y comparación de los ejercicios tradicionales respecto al entrenamiento HIIT dando efectos acentuados sobre la población trabajada, ejecutados claro está sobre rutinas y procedimientos estructurados, consecuentes y enfocados en pro de lo que se busca lograr. Una vez realizada las estadísticas se observa de manera fácil y directa los cambios benefactores que generan los ejercicios HIIT.
Background
CrossFit is recognized as one of the fastest growing high-intensity functional training modes in the world. However, scientific data regarding the practice of CrossFit is sparse. ...Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyze the findings of scientific literature related to CrossFit via systematic review and meta-analysis.
Methods
Systematic searches of the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Bireme/MedLine, and SciELO online databases were conducted for articles reporting the effects of CrossFit training. The systematic review followed the PRISMA guidelines. The Oxford Levels of Evidence was used for all included articles, and only studies that investigated the effects of CrossFit as a training program were included in the meta-analysis. For the meta-analysis, effect sizes (ESs) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated and heterogeneity was assessed using a random-effects model.
Results
Thirty-one articles were included in the systematic review and four were included in the meta-analysis. However, only two studies had a high level of evidence at low risk of bias. Scientific literature related to CrossFit has reported on body composition, psycho-physiological parameters, musculoskeletal injury risk, life and health aspects, and psycho-social behavior. In the meta-analysis, significant results were not found for any variables.
Conclusions
The current scientific literature related to CrossFit has few studies with high level of evidence at low risk of bias. However, preliminary data has suggested that CrossFit practice is associated with higher levels of sense of community, satisfaction, and motivation.
The increasing prevalence of metabolic syndrome and physical inactivity enhances exposure to cardiometabolic risk factors in university students. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) improved ...cardiometabolic health in clinical adults but the evidence in the university setting is limited. Furthermore, few studies examined the effect of low-volume HIIT on habitual physical activity (PA). Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of 12-week Tabata-style functional HIIT for improving multiple cardiometabolic health outcomes and habitual PA. We also investigated whether changes in habitual PA over the intervention period had an impact on exercise-induced health outcomes.
122 female freshmen were randomized into the Tabata group (n = 60) and the control (n = 62). The Tabata training protocol involved 8 × 20 s maximal repeated functional exercises followed by 10 s rest with a frequency of 3 times per week for 12 weeks. Body composition, maximal oxygen uptake (VO
), blood pressure (BP), blood lipids, fasting glucose and insulin, C-reactive protein and PA were objectively measured using standardized methods. Dietary intake was measured using a valid food frequency questionnaire. All variables were measured pre- and post-intervention.
Mixed linear modelling results showed that there were large intervention effects on VO
(
< 0.001, d = 2.53, 95% CI: 2.03 to 3.00 for relative VO
;
< 0.001, d = 2.24, 95% CI: 1.76 to 2.68 for absolute VO
), resting heart rate (
< 0.001, d = -1.82, 95% CI: -2.23 to -1.37), systolic BP (
< 0.001, d = -1.24, 95% CI: -1.63 to -0.84), moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) (
< 0.001, d = 2.31, 95% CI: 1.83 to 2.77), total PA (
< 0.001, d = 1.98, 95% CI: 1.53 to 2.41); moderate effects on %BF (
< 0.001, d = -1.15, 95% CI: -1.53 to -0.75), FM (
< 0.001, d = -1.08, 95% CI: -1.46 to -0.69), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) (
< 0.001, d = 1.04, 95% CI: 0.65 to 1.42), total cholesterol (
= 0.001, d = -0.64, 95% CI: -1.00 to -0.26); small effects on BMI (
= 0.011, d = -0.48, 95% CI: -0.84 to 0.11), WC (
= 0.043, d = -0.37, 95% CI: -0.74 to -0.01), low-density lipoprotein (
= 0.003, d = -0.57, 95% CI: -0.93 to -0.19), HOMA-IR (
= 0.026, d = -0.42, 95% CI: -0.78 to -0.05) and fasting insulin (
= 0.035, d = -0.40, 95% CI: -0.76 to -0.03). Regression analysis showed that only the percentage change of HDL was associated with the change of MVPA (b = 0.326,
= 0.015) and TPA (b = 0.480,
= 0.001).
From the findings of the study we can conclude that 12-week low-volume Tabata-style functional HIIT was highly effective for university female students to improve cardiorespiratory fitness, body fat, some cardiometabolic health outcomes and habitual PA.
Objective: This study aims to analyse the effects of functional training on muscle strength, jumping, and functional movement screen in wushu athletes. Methods: This study followed the guidelines of ...the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). A systematic search of electronic databases was also conducted, including EBSCOhost, Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, CNKI, Google Scholar, and Wanfang. The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale was an effective indicator to evaluate the quality of studies included in the systematic review. Results: This systematic review included 474 participants aged 8–24 years old. The intervention period for most studies was 12 weeks. Among the included studies, 6 focused on muscle strength, 4 on jumping performance, and 11 on functional movement screen. Conclusion: These articles have been analysed, and the positive impact of functional training interventions on muscle strength, jumping, and functional movement screen of wushu athletes has been verified.
This systematic review aims to illuminate the effects of functional training on sprinting, jumping, and functional movements in athletes. A systematic search of electronic databases-that include ...PubMed, EBSCOhost (Sport Discus), SCOPUS, ProQuest, Google Scholar, and additional references-was carried out using keywords associated with functional training, jumping, sprinting, functional movement skills, and athletes, in compliance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement criteria. The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale was used to measure the methodological quality of the studies included in the systematic review. Results: From a total of 220 studies, 15 included ones met all eligibility criteria and were scored between 4-5 points-considered as" moderate quality"-by the PEDro scale. Most studies recorded positive effects of functional training on athletes' sprinting, jumping, and functional movement. In contrast, a small number of studies did not find any positive effects of functional training on sprinting, squat jump, vertical jump, and countermovement jump due to the short duration and frequency of the training, as well as the lack of additional exercises that come with the interventions. Furthermore, the reviewed studies reveal that there is limited research within the literature on 5, 15, 25, and 50 m sprinting, squat jump, quadrant jump, and functional movement in athletes. Conclusion: Although the length of training interventions varied across studies in this systematic review, functional training interventions were found to help improve athletes' performance. The review reveals that training duration, intensity, and frequency are some critical variables that need to be taken into account when developing a successful functional training intervention for athletes. More studies are required to evaluate the influence of different accessible functional training durations on athletes' sprinting, jumping performance, and functional movement. Finally, further research needs to be done to investigate the impacts of functional training on performance and movement skills of male and female athletes at all levels in other sports.
: https://inplasy.com/inplasy-2022-5-0130/, identifier INPLASY202250130.
The purpose of this article is to substantiate, develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a physical rehabilitation comprehensive program using functional training method for patients with cerebral ...blood flow acute disorders in the late recovery period. The rehabilitation program focuses on improving the quality of life indicators according to the International Classification of Functioning, treating movement disorders and returning patients to their previ- ous functional level. The ascertaining experiment involved 73 patients. The primary diagnosis was the consequenc- es of cerebral blood flow acute disorders lasting for at least 6 months and not more than 9 months after a stroke. The physical rehabilitation comprehensive program was implemented amongst the patients of the experimental group (n=35) and the control group (n=38), the latter attending a standard physical rehabilitation course in a medical insti- tution. The statistical analysis revealed a great number of correlations at a significant level, which is explained by the connection between body structures and functions, activity and participation. The study proves the effectiveness of the proposed program as compared to the traditional approaches. It ascertains that using specialized methods based on functional training in post-stroke rehabilitation programs is the way to increase functional capacity and improve the adaptation of stroke patients.
Purpose: We develop and experimentally substantiate the use of a method of training amateur mountaineers in conditions of flat terrain to high altitude and ascent to the top.
Material and methods: ...The study involved 12 men (age 20-25 years old) who have 1 year experience in mountaineering. The participants were divided into two groups, control and experimental, 6 people each. The study was conducted from March to August 2021. The intervention program lasted 9 weeks. All participants gave their consent to participate in the experiment.
Methods: Physical fitness was measured by the 20 squat test. The resting heart rate was measured while standing. Psychophysiological condition was determined with the "International Reaction Test", the test shows the reaction time to a stimulus. Altitude was chosen as an influence factor on reaction time and HR in different test modes: initial testing (plain), testing at an altitude of 1900 m and at an altitude of 3200 m.
Results: The altitude factor had no significant effect on preload reaction time in both control and experimental groups (p>0.05). However, a significant influence of altitude on post-load reaction time was found in both control and experimental groups (p<0,05). HR was significantly influenced by altitude in both control and experimental groups. However, the effect is stronger in the control group than in the experimental group.
Conclusions. The method increasing tolerance in hypoxia has a positive effect on the organism recovery after the stress in conditions of natural hypoxia, observed during climbing in the mountains.
Introduction and Aim: The battle rope exercise had obtained highest peak and mean VO2, highest energy expenditure and highest exercise heart rate than other exercises. There is no related evidence ...for Battle rope exercises by screening functional movement. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of battle rope training on functional movement screening.
Methodology: According to inclusion and exclusion criteria 30 subjects were selected. They were explained about the safety and simplicity of the procedure and by the lottery system they were divided into two groups with 15 subjects in each group. Each subject has undergone pre-test and post-test measurement of functional movement screening (FMS). Group A participants did regular set of floor exercises like pelvic bridging, bird dog exercise, cat and camel exercise for 4 weeks. Group B participants did pelvic bridging, bird dog exercise, cat and camel exercise and battle rope training for 4 weeks. The data collected and tabulated, were statistically analysed. Functional movements: 7patterns of functional movements include deep squat, hurdle step, inline lunge, rotary stability, active straight leg raise, shoulder mobility, and trunk stability push-up.
Results: The result of this study were statistically significant in FMS pretest and posttest with the p values (p<0.0001). Between the posttest mean and standard deviation of FMS of both group A and group B are 14.53(2.78), and15.43 (2.60) respectively. And there was a significant difference among the values (p >0.0001).
Conclusion: This study concludes that battle rope training is better than traditional floor exercises in improving functional movements among young adults because of its simulation of functional movement patterns.
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