The effect of life kinetics and retro movement exercises on determined physical fitness parameters in 11-14 years old children

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of the Life Kinetic and Retro Movement exercise programs that are applied to different groups during 8 weeks, on the physical fitness parameters (strength, speed, flexibility, coordination) in children ages 11 to 14. The study was conducted with the participation of a total of 159 volunteer students, 68 female and 91 male, who were middle school students in Viranşehir district of Şanlıurfa province. The students were randomly assigned to Experiment 1 Life Kinetic exercise group n(53), Experiment 2 Retro Movement exercise group n(53) and Observation Group n(53). Life Kinetic training program was applied to the Experiment1 group together with the football training program for 8 weeks. The Retro Movement program was applied to the Experiment2 group together with the football training program for 8 weeks. For the observation group, only football training program was applied for 8 weeks. Before and after the 8-week period, sit reach test, isometric back and leg strength test, vertical jump test, disc touch test, hexagon test, 30-meter sprint test and anthropometric measurements (height, weight) were applied to the experimental and observation groups. In addition to these, a coordination track including dominant and nondominant throws to targets was applied. As a result of the study, statistically significant differences were found at the level of (p<0.05) in the isometric back strength test, isometric leg strength test, disc touch test, hexagon test, 30 meter sprint test and skill parkour test scores in the pre-test post-test values applied to the Life Kinetic training group. In the pre-test post-test values applied to the Retro Movement training group; statistically significant differences were found at the level of (p<0.05) in isometric leg strength test, disc touch test, hexagon test, 30 meter sprint test, vertical jump test and skill parkour scores.