Table 1. Physical fitness parameters (mean ± SD) of the Thai massage (TM) and control groups.
| Parameters | Sequence I (A-B) | Sequence II (B-A) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Control | Control | TM | |||||
| Pre/Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post |
| VO2, max (ml/kg/min) | 42.14 ± 5.32 | 45.30 ± 6.72* | 42.64 ± 5.25 | 42.21 ± 5.57 | 42.54 ± 7.51 | 41.75 ± 8.15 | 42.13± 7.68 | 43.77±8.74* |
| Push-ups# (number/min) | 37.94 ± 8.77 | 40.05 ± 8.50* | 37.29 ± 8.87 | 37.47 ± 9.02 | 33.88 ± 9.63 | 33.88 ±10.11 | 34.29 ± 9.71 | 35.70±10.89* |
| Sit-ups# (number /30 sec) | 26.70 ± 4.38 | 28.58 ± 4.35* | 26.23 ± 4.67 | 26.76 ± 4.35 | 27.58 ± 3.14 | 28.23 ±3.25* | 28.17 ± 3.35 | 29.23 ± 3.73* |
| 50-meter speed# (sec) | 6.98 ± 0.35 | 6.74 ± 0.45* | 7.13 ± 0.36 | 7.14 ± 0.34 | 7.47 ± 0.52 | 7.53 ±0.82 | 7.17 ± 0.43 | 7.14 ± 0.37* |
| Grip strength (kg/BW) | 0.70 ± 0.09 | 0.75 ± 0.09* | 0.69 ± 0.08 | 0.68 ± 0.09 | 0.71 ± 0.10 | 0.72 ±0.09 | 0.71 ± 0.09 | 0.74 ± 0.10* |
| 40 yards technical test (sec) | 10.86 ± 0.84 | 10.22 ± 0.83* | 10.92 ± 0.75 | 10.86 ± 0.65 | 11.09 ± 0.67 | 11.05 ±0.67 | 11.05 ± 0.81 | 10.68 ± 0.61* |
| Sit and reach# (cm) | 21.45 ± 5.50 | 23.06 ± 5.20* | 20.90 ± 5.41 | 20.57 ± 6.02 | 18.83 ± 5.11 | 19.47 ±4.74* | 19.28 ± 5.04 | 20.80 ± 5.04* |
# Carryover effect on significance (p < 0.05). * Significant improved when compared with the pre-test value (p < 0.05)