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- Title
Plank exercise improves respiratory capacity through positive changes in body composition, abdominis function, and autonomic nerves' activities.
- Authors
Park, Sihwa; Kim, Young‐Chul; Jee, Yong‐Seok
- Abstract
This research aimed to explore the impact of plank exercise training (PET) on respiratory function, body composition, abdominis performance, and autonomic nervous system (ANS). Sixty‐one young adults participated and were divided into a control group (CG, n = 31) and an exercise group (EG, n = 30), wherein PET was administered 3 days per week for 12 weeks. After the experiment, the body composition of the CG deteriorated, whereas that of the EG improved (p < 0.001). The EG exhibited a reduction of ∼34% in the mean maximum displacement and a rise of ∼20% in the mean contraction time of the abdominis. The sit‐up in the EG demonstrated a significant increase of ∼55%. In the EG, there was a substantial increase in peak expiratory force by ∼24% and forced expiratory volume in 1 s by ∼14%, accompanied by a reduction in resting respiratory rate by ∼ −9%. When compared to the CG, these alterations were significant between the two groups (p = 0.001). In the EG, there was a significant decrease in resting heart rate by ∼2%, accompanied by a decrease in sympathetic nervous activity by ∼ −5% and by an increase in parasympathetic nervous activity by ∼5%. When compared to the CG, these alterations were significant between the two groups (p = 0.001). The findings of this study revealed that implementing PET in young adults, while controlling for dietary intake and physical activity, resulted in noteworthy changes in respiratory capacity. These changes were coupled with improvements in body composition, abdominal functions, and the ANS. Highlights: The plank exercise training (PET) resulted in a decrease in body weight, fat mass, body mass index, and waist‐to‐hip ratio, along with an increase in muscle mass over a 12‐week period.The PET led to a decrease in the maximum displacement and an increase in the contraction time, along with an improvement in abdominal muscle endurance.The peak expiratory flow and forced expiratory volume in 1 s exhibited increases as a result of the PET, accompanied by a notable decrease in resting respiratory rate.The PET led to a reduction in resting heart rate, influenced by a decrease in sympathetic nervous activity and an increase in parasympathetic nervous activity.
- Subjects
SYMPATHETIC nervous system physiology; PHYSIOLOGY of abdominal muscles; AUTONOMIC nervous system physiology; EXERCISE physiology; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE therapy; RESPIRATION; BODY composition; STATISTICAL sampling; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; EXPIRATORY flow; HEART beat; FORCED expiratory volume; RESPIRATORY measurements; MUSCLE contraction
- Publication
European Journal of Sport Science, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 3, p330
- ISSN
1746-1391
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ejsc.12086