title: Wii balance board exercise improves balance and lower limb muscle strength of overweight young adults.
abstract: [Purpose] The potential health benefits of the Nintendo Wii balance board exercise have been widely investigated. However, no study has been conducted to examine the benefits of Wii exercise for overweight young adults. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of exercise performed on a Nintendo Wii balance board on the balance and lower limb muscle strength in overweight young adults. [Subjects and Methods] Within-subject repeated measures analysis was used. Sixteen young adults (aged 21.87±1.13 years, body mass index 24.15 ± 0.50 kg/m(2)) were recruited. All subjects performed an exercise program on a Wii balance board for 8 weeks (30 min/session, twice a week for 8 weeks). A NeuroCom Balance Master and a hand-held dynamometer were used to measure balance performance and lower limb muscle strength. [Results] According to the comparison of pre- and post-intervention measurements, the Wii balance board exercise program significantly improved the limit of stability parameters. There was also a significant increase in strength of four lower-limb muscle groups: the hip flexor, knee flexor, ankle dorsiflexor and ankle plantarflexor. [Conclusion] These findings suggest that a Wii balance board exercise program can be used to improve the balance and lower limb muscle strength of overweight young adults.
authors: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
authors: Akkradate
authors: A
authors: Siriphorn
authors: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
authors: Dannaovarat
authors: D
authors: Chamonchant
keywords: Muscle strength; Overweight; Wii balance board
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