The effects of horseback riding simulator exercises on the muscle activity of the lower extremities according to changes in arm posture
Jungseo Park, Sangyong Lee, Daehee Lee, Jungseo Park, Sangyong Lee, Daehee Lee
Abstract
[Purpose] This study aimed to determine the effects of horseback riding simulator exercise on the muscle activities of the lower extremities according to changes in arm posture. [Subjects] The subjects of this study were 30 normal adult males and females. [Methods] The horseback riding simulator exercise used a horseback riding simulator device; two arm postures were used, posture 1 (holding the handle of the device) and posture 2 (crossing both arms, with both hands on the shoulders). Electromyography was used to compare the muscle activities of the rectus femoris, biceps femoris, and hip adductors in the lower extremities. [Results] Posture 2 had significantly higher muscle activity than posture 1. [Conclusion] Posture 2, which entailed crossing both arms with both hands on the shoulders, was an effective intervention for improved muscle activity in the hip adductors.
Keywords: Arm posture; Horseback riding simulator exercise; Muscle activity.
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