Dribbling is a basic technique that basketball players must have. The low ability of dribbling when playing basketball, so often lose the ball competing problem studied in this study. One form training be given strengthening skills ballhandling training. By providing training, it hoped will able to play well, especially keeping under control because their good skills. This study aims determine ...

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh latihan lari zig zag terhadap kemampuan menggiring dalam cabang olahraga sepak bola. Penelitian menggunakan teknik eksperimen pendekatan quasi eksperiment dengan desain One Group Pretest posttest design. Populasi merupakan seluruh siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 1 Tilongkabila, jumlah 183 siswa. Sampel adalah 20 Siswa yang diambil Purposive sampling s...

OBJECTIVES To examine the effectiveness of a birth ball exercise programme during childbirth by measuring childbirth self-efficacy and childbirth pain. In addition, it tested the mediating effects of childbirth self-efficacy on the relationship between the birth ball exercise programme and childbirth pain. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING The study was conducted ...

Exercise or Swiss balls are increasingly being used with conventional resistance exercises. There is little evidence supporting the efficacy of this approach compared to traditional resistance training on a stable surface. Previous studies have shown that force output may be reduced with no change in muscle electromyography (EMG) activity while others have shown increased muscle EMG activity wh...

BACKGROUND The addition of Swiss balls to conventional exercise programs has recently been adopted. Swiss balls are an unstable surface which may result in an increased need for force output from trunk muscles to provide adequate spinal stability or balance. The aim of the study was to determine whether the addition of a Swiss ball to upper body strength exercises results in consistent increase...

[Purpose] The present study investigated the effects of squat exercises with and without a variety of tools including a gym ball, wedge, and elastic band on the vastus lateralis and vastus medialis oblique muscles. [Subjects and Methods] A total of twenty healthy subjects with no history of neurological, musculoskeletal injury, or pain in the lower extremities were recruited. All subjects perfo...