@article{Suchira Nongaudom_Napatsawan Thanaphonganan_Thanarat Sripongngam_2017, title={FLEXIBLE STICK EXERCISE COULD INCREASE FLEXIBILITY, MUSCLE STRENGTH, ENDURANCE, AND IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS}, volume={11}, url={https://geomatejournal.com/geomate/article/view/2804}, abstractNote={<p>The study on the effects of resistance exercise by using elastic band found that it could increase<br>muscle strength and physical performance, but the study of the effects of flexible stick with aerobic exercise are<br>also less. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of flexible stick on muscle strength, muscle endurance,<br>and flexibility in healthy subjects. Twenty-five subjects (20.5 ± 1.1 years; BMI: 21.4 ± 4.1 kg/m2) were included<br>in this study and they performed a moderate aerobic dance with resistance training exercise by using flexible<br>stick for 40 minutes per time which included a 5-minute of warm up, a 30-minute of exercise, and a 5-minute of<br>cool down, 3 times per weeks, for 4 weeks. Weight, back muscle strength, abdominal muscle endurance, and<br>flexibility were measured before and after doing the exercise. This study found that there was significant<br>increase in back muscle strength (p=0.33), abdominal muscle endurance (p=0.001), and flexibility (p=0.0001)<br>after exercise. However, 4 weeks of exercise did not affect on body weight. We concluded that 4 weeks of<br>aerobic exercise with flexible stick could increase back muscle strength, abdominal muscle endurance, and<br>flexibility in healthy subjects.<br><br></p>}, number={28}, journal={GEOMATE Journal}, author={Suchira Nongaudom and Napatsawan Thanaphonganan and Thanarat Sripongngam}, year={2017}, month={Dec.}, pages={2888–2891} }