The effect of 8 weeks of Pilates training at work on hamstring flexibility and quadriceps strength of male taxi drivers with knee flexion

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Master's Degree in Physical Education, Corrective Sports Movements, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Prof., Department of Accounting, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, AlZahra University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Introduction & Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of stretching exercises at work on the flexibility of hamstring muscles and quadriceps muscle strength of male taxi drivers with bent knee complication.

Materials and Methods: Taxis with bent knee complication were divided into two groups of 15, experimental and control. Pilates largely avoids high impact, high power output, and heavy muscular and skeletal loading. Pilates largely avoids high impact, high power output, and heavy muscular and skeletal loading. Pre-test and post-test, first and last of the course included recording the flexibility of the hamstring muscles with a sitting measurement test and quadriceps muscle strength with a sit-up test (squat) in 30 seconds. Data were analyzed by applying paired t-test and one-way ANOVA in SPSS software version 22 (P ≤ 0.05).

Results: The results showed a significant increase in hamstring flexibility and quadriceps muscle strength in taxi drivers with knee flexion in the experimental group compared with the control group (P ≤ 0.05).

Conclusion: Considering the effective results obtained from Pilates exercise correction exercises on hamstrings muscle flexibility and increasing the strength of taxi drivers' quadriceps muscles with bent knee complications, these exercises can be given to taxi drivers while waiting for drivers to travel. Recommended prevention of knee flexion.

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Sport Sciences and Health Promotion
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
September 2023
Pages 63-79

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