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BALLNESS IS AS EFFECTIVE AS YOGA IN THE PROMOTION OF FLEXIBILITY IN MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN
Authors: Laisa Cruz Torres Vieira, Jefferson Fernando Coelho Rodrigues Júnior, Neivan José Andrade Magalhães, Caio Victor Coutinho de Oliveira, Sergio Luiz Galan Ribeiro, Marcos Antonio Pereira dos Santos
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Introduction: The practice`s incorporation of the exercises modalities alternatives for flexibility promotion is more and more common. Studies demonstrate association between flexibility and life quality. In this context, yoga and ballness arise as tools capable of improving the individual’s flexibility. Objective: To compare the flexibility levels of the trunk flexion of the middle-age women of the ballness practioners and yoga. Methods:Twenty-four middle-age women were selected voluntarily. They were divided into three groups (N=8/group): Control (C) (48,87±2,80 years),Ballness (B) (48,62±5,63 years) and yoga (I) (49,12±5,48 years), for inclusion in the study, the subjects of (B) and (I) should be practicing the modality for six months, with a minimum frequency of two meetings a week. Besides, the entire sample should be free from injuries in the
lumbosacral region, in the hip and in the lower members of the musculature. Results: The flexibility of the exercises groups proved to be better than that of (C) group (p<0,05 for (I) p<0,001 in (B), the average reached distance of (B) was 37,1±6,0 cm against 32,1±6,1 cm of (I) and of 20,5±3,1cm (C), no differences between (B) an (I). Additionally, in the ‘sit and reach’ test, the subject of the groups (B) and (I) had a “good” prevalence level of 37% and 37,5% respectively, whereas nobody of (C) showed in this condition. Conclusions: The regular practice of the ballness yoga and middle-age women, even with low weekly frequency, are sufficient to promove greater flexibility compared to sedentary