Effect of Application of Repeated Downhill Walking Bouts on Ankle Isokinetic Parameters in Children with Obesity.
Appl Bionics Biomech
; 2022: 1128794, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Obesity among children became of high concern. Obesity can affect many health aspects including muscular strength. Downhill walking is a useful intervention to enhance muscular strength, especially in older adults.OBJECTIVE:
The current study's purpose was to investigate the effect of repeated bouts of downhill walking on ankle isokinetic parameters in children with obesity.METHODS:
32 obese male children aged from 8 to 12 years engaged in the study. The children were divided into two groups the level walking group (LWG) (n = 16) and the downhill walking group (DWG) (n = 16). Participants in both groups walked 20 minutes on the treadmill, two sessions per week for 6 weeks, with a speed of 5 km/h, and the treadmill slope used for the DWG was set at -20%. Isokinetic dynamometry (Cybex 6000) was used to analyze the normalized eccentric and concentric torque of both ankle dorsiflexors and plantar flexors of the dominant leg in all participants.RESULTS:
The normalized peak torques for eccentric plantar flexion, concentric plantar flexion, eccentric dorsiflexion, and concentric dorsiflexion significantly increased by 38.66%, 23.87%, 38.58%, and 15.51%, respectively, after repeated bouts of downhill walking. Level walking resulted in nonsignificant improvement in the muscular torques.CONCLUSION:
Downhill walking is a beneficial intervention in improving ankle muscular torques of obese children.
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Appl Bionics Biomech
Año:
2022
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País de afiliación:
Arabia Saudita
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EG
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EGITO
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EGYPT