Effectiveness of Aerobic Stepper Exercise Training to Enhance Coordination and Proprioception in Recreational Football Player: A Waitlisted Randomized Control Trial

Abstract

Background: Football is one of the highest-ranked sports around the world, like other sports it is associated with a certain risk of injury to players, that requires many technical skills, at the same time a static, semi-dynamic and dynamic balance, in which motor coordination and proprioception component.

Aim: To assess the effect of aerobic stepper exercise training to enhance coordination and proprioception in recreational football players.

Method: 36 participants were divided into two groups of 18 participants, intervention group and waitlisted group. Pre-test and post-test were carried on i.e., lower extremity motor coordination test, star excursion balance test. Participants followed 4 weeks of training programs.

Result: Significant improvement in all participants were observed. There was a difference (p < 0.05) in LEMCOT (both right and left) as well as SEBT (both right and left) from pre-test to post-test among the intervention group.

Conclusion: The studies conclude that aerobic stepper exercise training helps to increase the coordination and proprioception, in recreational footballers, can be included in the players training program to improve performance and to avoid injury.