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| Article Name : | | | EFFECT OF SWISS BALL AND CRUNCHES ON BALANCE FOR SEDENTARY COLLEGE BOYS | | Author Name : | | | A. Sathish Kumar | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-123 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of Swiss ball and
crunches on balance. For the purpose of the study 30 sedentary male students from
Pondicherry University were randomly selected and their age ranged between 19-22
years. Subjects were asked to assemble in the multipurpose hall in the morning hours and
were given training. The subjects were hostel students and their food patterns were
similar. Their life style and living condition were not taken into consideration. They were
divided into three groups A, B and C with 10 subjects in each group. Group A was kept
under control group (CG), group B was treated with Swiss ball training group (SBTG)
and group C were given crunches exercise group (CEG). The subjects of group B and C
underwent training for twelve weeks with the duration of 45 minutes. The training was
started at 6.30 am and it was given for 6 days per week. The pre test and post test on
balance was measured using stroke stand. The data was statistically analysed by using
ANCOVA to find out the significant difference among the three groups. The finding of the
study revealed that there was a beneficial effect on balance for both the experimental
groups when compared to the control group. The training was more effective for SBTG
than the CEG. | | Keywords : | | - swiss ball
- crunches
- balance
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