Table 3.
Trunk muscle strength and body flexibility variables of the participants.
| Variables | Exercise group (n = 15) |
Control group (n = 11) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | |
| Trunk flexion (kg) | 27.8 ± 9.4 | 31.1 ± 8.7** | 27.9 ± 10.9 | 26.6 ± 10.6 |
| Trunk extension (kg) | 22.1 ± 8.1 | 31.1 ± 7.7** | 21.2 ± 5.0 | 21.4 ± 4.8 |
| Trunk right lateral flexion (kg) | 25.8 ± 8.5 | 40.7 ± 12.2** | 24.1 ± 1.5 | 24.6 ± 9.2 |
| Trunk left lateral flexion (kg) | 28.6 ± 10.1 | 44.1 ± 12.1** | 25.3 ± 9.1 | 24.5 ± 8.7 |
| Right hand grip (kg) | 28.1 ± 4.8 | 27.5 ± 4.5 | 27.2 ± 5.7 | 26.3 ± 4.9 |
| Left hand grip (kg) | 28.4 ± 5.2 | 28.0 ± 4.8 | 26.9 ± 5.1 | 27.3 ± 5.3 |
| Sit and reach test (cm) | 5.3 ± 8.0 | 10.6 ± 6.4** | 12.1 ± 9.3 | 11.6 ± 9.2 |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
**p < 0.01 before and after FATmax training.
FATmax = maximal fat oxidation.