The Effect of Eight Weeks of Rope and Elastic Trainings on Physical Fitness of Student Children

Introduction: Physical activity and having a decent level of physical fitness for all ages are recommended. However, it is not clear which exercise program has more favorable effects during childhood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a rope and elastic training course on physical fitness in elementary school student’s girls. Method: In this semi-experimental study, 30 girl’s students were selected from elementary school In norabad city and randomly divided into three include rope training (n=10), Elastic training (n=10) and control groups (n=10). The rope and elastic training were performed 30 minutes, 3 days a week for 8 weeks. The control group only had their daily activities during this period. Before the beginning of the study and the end of the study, factors related to physical fitness and fitness were measured. For analysis of the research findings, analysis of variance, t-test and tukey post hoc test were used at the significant level P<0.05. Results: The results showed that eight weeks of rope and elastic training significantly improved open-static balance with open eyes, static balance with closed eyes, power, agility, speed, cardiovascular endurance, and maximal limb strength in girl’s students (P=0.001). Also, there was no significant difference between the effect of rope training than the elastic group on physical fitness and motor fitness in girl’s students (p> 0.05). Conclusion: It can be concluded that rope and elastic training can improve physical fitness and motor fitness, and there is no significant difference between the effects of two types of exercises.