International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences Vol. 11(5), pp. 947 - 955
DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110502
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The Contribution of Isometric and Stretching Exercises to Youth Postural Behavior Improvement in the Physical Education Program

Najada Quka ^*, Rigerta Selenica
Department of Education and Health, Faculty of Movement Sciences, Sports University of Tirana, Albania

ABSTRACT

Considering "posture" as a representation of an individual's well-being, activity, and personality demonstrates how critical its improvement is for the next generation, which appears to be more delicate and quickly influenced by postural risk factors. This study's goal was to evaluate the impact of isometric and stretching exercises on postural performance improvement, focusing on kyphotic and lordotic behaviors. Our focus group was supposed to be drawn from children aged 10 to 13. However, due to parental opposition, only 67 youngsters aged 10 to 11 participated in our study. In order to carry out the comparison method between groups, we splatted them into an experimental group (EG=16 males and 18 females) and a control group (CG=16 males and 17 females). The 12-week training session that made up the intervention approach was held in a separate session from the physical education class. Stretching and isometric muscle contractions were chosen for the workout because of their consistent motor scheme, general body control and stability effects, and emotional impact that can easily be made entertaining among youngsters. We utilized the Posture Screen Mobile App as a standardized method for postural examinations to evaluate postural performance improvement. The statistical program SPSS's descriptive analysis, and ANOVA test were used to evaluate the collected data. Comparing the results between the control group and the experimental group for tests T1 (test one before intervention) -T2 (test two after intervention), the descriptive data demonstrated a decrease in "thoracic and lumbar displacement" median values. The results of the ANOVA with two repeated measurements (before and after the intervention) indicated that the intervention had a statistically significant positive impact on both of the dependent postural variables. The findings of our study demonstrated how effectively the intervention program improved children's posture.

KEYWORDS
Postural Evaluation, Postural Displacement, School, Posture Performance, Intervention Program

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Najada Quka , Rigerta Selenica , "The Contribution of Isometric and Stretching Exercises to Youth Postural Behavior Improvement in the Physical Education Program," International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 947 - 955, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110502.

(b). APA Format:
Najada Quka , Rigerta Selenica (2023). The Contribution of Isometric and Stretching Exercises to Youth Postural Behavior Improvement in the Physical Education Program. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 11(5), 947 - 955. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110502.