Chronic effect of jumping rope exercises on inspiratory and expiratory respiratory muscles

The aim of this study is to examine the chronic effect of rope jumping exercises on respiratory muscle strength. For this purpose, a total of 26 male volunteers (experimental group: age; 17.46±0.87 years; control group: age; 17.08±1.32 years) participated. Volunteers participating in the study were randomly assigned to 2 separate groups of 13 people. The groups were divided into two: control and experimental groups. The experimental group performed rope jumping exercises in 30-minute sessions, 4 days a week for 8 weeks. The control group did not participate in any application during the 8-week period and only participated in the pre-post test measurements. Pre- and post-test respiratory muscle strength measurements were performed while the participants were completely rested, one day before and one day after the 8-week exercise program. Respiratory muscle strength was measured with a respiratory pressure meter. It was determined that the data obtained showed a normal distribution, and in the statistical analysis section, Paired Sample t Test was used to analyze the pre-post test data within the groups. Independent Sapmle t Test was used to compare the mean differences between the groups obtained from the pre-post test. Data are presented as mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum values, and significance was examined at the p<0.05 level. As a result of the statistical analysis of the data, when comparing the pre-test and post-test of the groups, a significant difference was detected in favor of the post-test in all parameters in the experimental group (p <0.05). In the control group, a significant difference was detected in PIP, PEP and MEP values in favor of the post-test (p<0.05). In the intergroup comparison of the mean differences of the groups from the pre-post test, significance was detected in all parameters in favor of the experimental group (p <0.05). As a result, it can be said that rope jumping exercises performed for 8 weeks have a positive and significant effect on respiratory muscle strength.