Effect of Functional Training on Physical Fitness Among Athletes: A Systematic Review

There is evidence that functional training beneficial for the overall physical fitness of athletes. However, there a lack systematic review focused on effects athletes' fitness. Thus, aimed present to clarify among In accordance with Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes (PRISMA) Statement guidelines, search PubMed, SCOPUS, EBSCOhost (SPORTDiscus), CINAHL Plus databases was undertaken 2nd November 2020 identify reported studies, using combination keywords related training, fitness, From 145 studies , only nine articles met all eligibility criteria were included in review. The assessment performed Pedro scale, quality study fair (ranging from 3 4). results showed speed ( n = 6) aspect studied interventions, followed by muscular strength 5), power 4), balance 3), body composition agility flexibility (n 1) endurance 1). Existing concludes significantly impacts speed, strength, power, balance, agility. Furthermore, are still limit numbers showing effect endurance. contrast, no significant improvement found where conducted. Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero identifier: CRD4202123092.