Brain, Digital, & Learning

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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effects of Core Stability Training on the Functional Movement Performance in College Students

Seowon University

First Author: parkst@seowon.ac.kr

Brain, Digital, & Learning. Volume 12, Number 3, 513–522, September 2022. https://doi.org/10.31216/BDL.20220031
Received on September 2, 2022, Revised on September 16, 2022, Accepted on September 21, 2022, Published on September 30, 2022.
Copyright © 2022. Institute of Brain based Education, Korea National University of Education This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

This study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks core stability training on functional movement performance for male college students. Thirty male college students were divided into a core stability training group and a control group, and the training group conducted core stability training three times a week for eight weeks. Training was gradually performed by adjusting the intensity and amount of exercise according to the principle of overload in order to strengthen the stability of the core muscles around the spine and pelvis. Functional movement screen (FMS) test were implemented before and after training intervention to compare the scores for each task and the total score. As a result of the study, among the seven tasks of the FMS test, we confirmed the significant effect of core stabilization training for 8 weeks in deep squats, in-line lunge, and rotary stability tasks and total score. Tasks that showed significant changes among the FMS test can be performed through balance and posture control ability based on strength, flexibility, and coordination of muscles around the spine and pelvis. Therefore, it was confirmed that core stability training is an effective exercise in preventing damage due to physical activity by improving functional movement performance including core muscle strength, balance ability, and posture control of young adults.
Keywords

Core stability training, functional movement screen, balance, posture control

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