THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PILATES EXERCISE VS FLOOR EXERCISE ON TRUNK MUSCLE ENDURANCE AMONG CRICKETERS

Abstract

Background of the Study: Cricket is the most popular and most common sport played by men and women in India. Since cricketer’s body demand is often high as players require to bat, bowl, and field at various time throughout the game core endurance plays a vital role. The main objective was to analyze the effectiveness of Pilates exercise vs floor exercise on trunk muscle endurance among cricketers. Methodology: 30 male cricket players were recruited from Faculty of physiotherapy Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute with the age group of 18-25 years. Cricket players were included after specific selection criteria for the study. Trunk muscle endurance exercises were given to the participants for 8 weeks. McGill’s torso endurance battery test used to measure the trunk muscle endurance before and after the training. The trunk exercise training was given to all cricketers. Both group A and B were independently prescribed exercise performed for alternate days in a week for 30 minutes per day and this would have been followed for 8 weeks. Paired t-test analyses were used to find the significant difference between pre and posttest measurement. Result: After the analysis, the results revealed significant improvement of trunk muscle endurance in both the groups (P value >0.0001). The Pilates group showed significant results when compared with the floor exercise group. Conclusion: The study showed beneficial results in both the groups, the result reflected that the Pilates exercise group had better improvement than the floor exercise group on trunk muscle endurance among cricketers.