Table 3 Descriptive statistics (M, SD) and ANOVA results regarding physical fitness of the two groups before and after the intervention period
Group | Time | Physical fitness | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strength (kg) | Flexibility (cm) | Balance (s) | Speed (s) | ||
Experimental group | Pre-test | 24.93 (5.71) | 0.80 (5.49) | 4.47 (2.60) | 8.10 (0.43) |
Post-test | 25.35 (5.50) | 0.97 (5.43) | 10.70 (4.04) | 8.12 (0.48) | |
Control group | Pre-test | 27.28 (4.12) | 2.03 (4.97) | 4.03 (2.48) | 8.06 (0.49) |
Post-test | 27.31 (4.13) | 1.83 (4.94) | 4.20 (3.96) | 8.07 (0.53) | |
F(1,58) (Interaction) | Pre vs. post comparison | 2.550 | 0.136 | 78.620*** | 0.010 |
\( {{\eta }}_{\text{P}}^{2}\) | Â | 0.042 | 0.019 | 0.575 | 0.000 |