THE EFFECT OF SQUARE STEPPING EXERCISES TRAINING ON LOWER EXTREMITY MOTOR PERFORMANCE, MUSCLE STRENGTH, AND MUSCLE QUALITY IN HEALTHY YOUNG PEOPLE: A SINGLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL

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dc.authorid0000-0001-6240-1780
dc.contributor.authorDemirtas, Asli
dc.contributor.authorAltug, Filiz
dc.contributor.authorUnal, Ayse
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:29:23Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:29:23Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe square stepping exercise (SSE), which is a new type of aerobic exercise, is preferred for various purposes. This study attempted to explore the effect of SSE training on lower-extremity motor performance, muscle strength, and muscle quality in healthy young individuals. Participants were 120 healthy young individuals aged between 20-25 years, who were randomly divided into two groups as the treatment group, which received SSE training (Group 1; n=60) and control group (Group 2; n=60). The participants' lower-extremity motor performance was analyzed through vertical jumping, side jumping, one leg squat, and step-up tests, whereas their muscle strength was analyzed through a hand-held dynamometer and their muscle quality was analyzed through Muscle Quality Index. The SSE was employed to the treatment group in 12 sessions, four days a week for three weeks and each session lasted 45 minutes. The control group did not receive any treatment and only evaluation was implemented. A significant improvement was observed in lower-extremity motor performance (p<.001), muscle strength of quadriceps femoris muscle (p<.001), and muscle quality (p<.001) in Group 1 in the post-training evaluations. This study revealed a significant improvement in favor strength (p<.001), and muscle quality (p<.001). However, no significant change was observed between the groups in the vertical jumping test (p=.099). The results showed the effect of SSE training on the lower-extremity motor performance, muscle strength, and muscle quality of healthy young individuals.
dc.identifier.doi10.26582/k.57.1.4
dc.identifier.endpage52
dc.identifier.issn1331-1441
dc.identifier.issn1848-638X
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105010358455
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage44
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.26582/k.57.1.4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/5328
dc.identifier.volume57
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001492205600002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniv Zagreb, Fac Kinesiology
dc.relation.ispartofKinesiology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260121
dc.subjectsquare-stepping exercise
dc.subjecthealthy young individuals
dc.subjectmotor performance
dc.subjectmuscle strength
dc.subjectmuscle quality
dc.titleTHE EFFECT OF SQUARE STEPPING EXERCISES TRAINING ON LOWER EXTREMITY MOTOR PERFORMANCE, MUSCLE STRENGTH, AND MUSCLE QUALITY IN HEALTHY YOUNG PEOPLE: A SINGLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL
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