| Keywords |
Props pilates ; Stability ; Sensorimotor ; Agriculture |
| Abstract |
A group of 48 farmers in 4 branches of Gyeonggi-do was chosen based on fruit farming (apple, grape, pear). The subjects (female = 31, male = 17) aged 43 to 68 years old voluntarily participated for 8 weeks in this study. PPSE regimen was undertaken 3 times a week for 8 weeks (1 for instructor’s lecture, 2 for video lectures). The subjects were tested in body stability and sesorimotor control ability before and after PPSE. Two-tailed matched-pair t-tests were used for statistical analysis. All statistical test in this study were conducted at the .05 level of significance. The results obtained were summarized as follows; 1. Body stability in mediolateral (ML) and anteroposterior (AP) direction showed a significant differences in farmer groups (p<.05). 2. Sensorimotor control abilities in mediolateral (ML) and anteroposterior (AP) directionshowed a significant differences in farmer groups (p<.05). 3. There is no significant differences between male and female groups. The present results suggest that props pilates stability exercise (PPSE) can be safely performed to farmers and lead to improve in body stability and sensorimotor control ability. The further support will be necessary to maintain farmers’ health education programs and to keep farmers healthy in future. |