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http://dx.doi.org/10.12925/jkocs.2021.38.3.720

Comparative Analysis of the Body Muscle Activity According to the Prop and Different Foot Stability during Pilates Bridge Motion  

Kim, You-Sin (Department of Sports Coaching, College of Humanities and Social Science, Jungwon University)
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Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology / v.38, no.3, 2021 , pp. 720-726 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the comparative analysis of body muscle EMGs according to the prop and different foot stability during Pilates bridge motion. Eighteen adult males(age, 22.3±2.1 years; height, 173.89±4.51 cm; body mass, 72.61±4.13 kg; and BMI, 24.03±1.31 kg/m2) participated in this study as subjects. The Pilates bridge was composed of a total of 9 motions, according to the props (NP, no prop; RG, ring; GB, gym ball) and different foot stability (BS, basic surface; FR, form roller; BOSU, both sides up). We measured the right's muscle activities of the upper rectus abdominis, lower abdominal stabilizers, external oblique, adductor longus, rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, tibialis anterior, and biceps femoris. The research findings were as follows. During Pilates bridge motion, the use of GB was found to be more effective in activating the body muscle. And during Pilates bridge motion, the use of BOSU was found to be most high in activating the body muscle as well. To summarize the research findings, the use of GB and BOSU during Pilates bridge motion were discovered to enormous affect muscle activities. Therefore, the results of this study are expected to be able to present efficient Pilates bridge exercises for strengthening physical strength.
Keywords
Pilates; Bridge motion; Prop; Foot stability; EMG;
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