Table 2.
Mean ± Standard Deviation of shoulder (back scratch), lower-body flexibility (chair sit-and-reach), aerobic endurance (2 min step), lower-body strength (30 s chair stand), upper-body strength (30 s arm curl), agility and dynamic balance (8 foot up and go) before and after three warm-up protocols.
| GW | VRL | VRM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | ES | Pre | Post | ES | Pre | Post | ES | |
| Back scratch (cm) | −1.30 ± 5.78 | −1.38 ± 5.99 | 0.01 | −1.10 ± 6.02 | 0.47 ± 5.23 *# | 0.28 | −1.40 ± 6.11 | 1.07 ± 5.43 *# | 0.43 |
| Chair sit-and-reach (cm) | 5.89 ± 10.23 | 7.05 ± 11.19 | 0.11 | 5.91 ± 10.72 | 7.25± 11.51 | 0.12 | 5.71 ± 9.42 | 8.16 ± 11.51 | 0.23 |
| 2 min step (repetitions) | 91.00 ± 29.23 | 90.27 ± 27.87 | 0.03 | 93.87 ± 29.92 | 94.07 ± 27.94 | 0.01 | 98.73 ± 22.02 | 108.20 ± 24.14 *#+ | 0.41 |
| 30s chair stand (repetitions) | 19.66 ± 4.60 | 16.00 ± 2.56 | 0.98 | 19.33 ± 3.81 | 22.67 ± 6.34 # | 0.64 | 20.80 ± 5.86 | 25.13 ± 8.08 # | 0.61 |
| 30s arm curl (repetitions) | 26.20 ± 5.19 | 24.93 ± 4.27 | 0.27 | 27.20 ± 5.02 | 29.00 ± 5.52 # | 0.34 | 24.86 ± 3.02 | 28.67 ± 4.22 *# | 1.04 |
| 8 foot up and go (seconds) | 6.80 ± 2.14 | 6.93 ± 1.94 | 0.06 | 6.57 ± 2.07 | 6.04 ± 1.90 *# | 0.27 | 6.92 ± 2.24 | 6.25 ± 2.21 *# | 0.30 |
GW: General warm up; VRL: vibration foam rolling with light pressure pain; VRM: vibration foam rolling with moderate pressure pain. *: Significant difference compared with pre-test (p < 0.05) #: Significant difference compared with GW (p < 0.05) +: Significant difference compared with VRL warm up (p < 0.05).