Comparison of a 12-Week Whole-Body Exergaming Program on Young Adults: Differentiation in Flexibility, Muscle Strength, Reaction Time, and Walking Speed Between Sexes

Yeşim Bakar, Alper Tuğral, Alp Özel and Yasin D. Altuntaş

Clinical Nursing Research, 2020, vol. 29, issue 7, 424-432

Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the effects of exergaming on flexibility, muscle strength, reaction time, and walking speed of adults within sex differences. Fifty-four individuals participated in a 12-week exergaming program. Three 30-min sessions were conducted each week. Baseline and post-intervention assessments were done using the sit-and-reach and bend-over tests for flexibility, hand-held dynamometer for muscle strength, auditory and visual reaction time machine for reaction time, and 5-meter walk test for walking speed. There were no significant changes in the sit-and-reach, bend-over test, and auditory-visual reaction time for either gender ( p > .05) with the intervention. Walking speed and muscle strength improved after exergaming in both sexes ( p

Keywords: physical activity; physical fitness; health behavior; video games (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1177/1054773818797881

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