NCT05060081

Comparison of Pilates and Traditional Plank in Recreational Badminton Players.

Comparison of Pilates and Traditional Plank on Core Muscle Strength, Balance and Agility in Recreational Badminton Players

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To compare the effects of Pilates exercise and traditional plank exercise training on core muscle strength, balance and agility in recreational badminton players

Detailed description

In modern era, badminton is one of the most famous and played sports worldwide. As compared to other indoor games, badminton is considered to be the finest sports as it occupies a place of pride for both as an individual and team sport. It is a technical and complex sport activity that need massive core strength and whole body strength in strokes, powerful smashes, alertness, well balance and coordination during postural movement in the premises of the court. Notable, to be competitive in badminton, players need to be able to move quickly toward well balanced position that permits them to tackle quickly to hit the shuttlecock. The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of pilates exercises and traditional plank exercise training on core muscle strength, balance and agility in recreational badminton players.

Conditions

• Sports Physical Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pilates exercise program group	Pilates exercise program group will do a warm-up for 10 minutes and then perform five exercises includes standing footwork, hundreds with knee straight, articulating bridge, rolling like a ball, plank for 25 minutes. For first three weeks, each player will do 8 repetitions × 3 sets of exercises and for next three weeks, each player will do 15 repetitions × 3 sets of exercises. There will be cool-down for 10 minutes after exercises. Total program will be of 45 minutes.
OTHER	Traditional plank exercise program group	Traditional plank exercise program group will do a warm-up for 10 minutes and then perform five exercises includes prone bridge, side bridge, supine bridge on exercise ball, prone bridge on exercise ball, superman on exercise ball. For first three weeks, each player will do 8 repetitions × 3 sets of exercises and for next three weeks, each player will do 15 repetitions × 3 sets of exercises. There will be cool-down for 10 minutes after exercises. Total program will be of 45 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-01
• Primary completion: 2022-07-01
• Completion: 2022-08-01
• First posted: 2021-09-28
• Last updated: 2022-12-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan