Funfitness Program With Music Tempo on Perceived Exertion, Flexibility, Balance and Cognition in Gym Going Females

NCT06985797 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: REC/RCR & AHS/24/0452
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 45
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The FunFitness Program was developed in collaboration with the American Physical Therapy Association and it includes measures of flexibility, strength, balance, and aerobic Olympics. The program is designed to be delivered by physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, and students of these respective disciplines. The participating Special Olympics athletes and their coaches and families are made aware of any physical limitations identified during the screen, and both educational and therapeutic interventions are provided. Athletes who are identified as having significant limitations may receive a referral for formal physical therapy services or physician visit if indicated. Regular exercise is essential for physical and cognitive health, particularly in females. The FunFitness program, a novel exercise approach that incorporates music tempo, has gained popularity among gym-goers. This study will investigate the effects of the FunFitness program with music tempo on perceived exertion, flexibility, balance, and cognition in gym-going females. This study design will be Randomized clinical trial. Forty-five gym-going females aged 18-30 who are consistently going to gym from previous six months will randomly assigned to the FunFitness program with fast music tempo, slow music tempo and no music group. The FunFitness program with music tempo was conducted three times a week for 6 weeks. In this study researcher will use RPE and Feeling scale for perceived exertion .Sit and Reach Flexibility Test and V-Sit to measure flexibility.

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) scale

  Illinois agility test is used to test running agility using various turns and movements Participants should lie on their front and hands by their shoulders. On the 'Go' command, the stopwatch is started, and the athlete gets up as quickly as possible and runs forwards ten meters to run around a cone, then back ten meters, then runs up and back through a slalom course of four cones. Finally, the athlete runs another ten meters up and back past the finishing cone, at which the timing is stopped. the point that best represents how hard you are working. The validity of RPE scale is 0.607. The reliability of this scale is 0.86.

  6 weeks

• Feeling scale

  While participating in exercise it is quite common to experience changes in mood.. A scale has been designed to measure such responses \[experimenter presents scale\]. This scale is presented as an 10 points bipolar good/bad format. At five-minute intervals you are required to select the figure that best represents your feelings . I will tell you when you need to respond to this scale

  6 weeks

• V SIT

  The Vsit test is used to measure flexibility. In this test, the participant will sit on floorwith leg straight. Then the participant will lean forward and reach towards toes, keeping knees straight. Hold this position for 1-2 seconds. Return to starting position.

  6 weeks

• Sit-and-reach flexibility test

  The sit-and-reach test measures the flexibility of the lower back and hamstrings. In the past, there has not been consensus with regard to the validity and reliability of the test. Nevertheless, recent studies suggest that the criterion-related validity of the sit-and-reach test is moderate whereas the reliability is suggested to be acceptable. In the present study, the sit- and-reach test was performed using the procedures outlined in the ACSM manual. (14) .The reliability of this test is 0.89-0.98.The validity of this test is 0.46-0.67.

  6 weeks

• STAR EXCURSION BALANCE TEST

  Dynamic standing balance will be assessed using the SEBT. Participants will be asked to stand on single leg in the center of star shaped figure on the floor. Then reach for points on the star with opposite leg, keeping the standing leg straight. Touch the point and return to the starting position. Repeat for all points on the star. Perform on both legs.

  6 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Funfitness program without music

EXPERIMENTAL

Group A will undergo FunFitness program without music (Control Group)

Other: Funfitness program with no music

Funfitness Program with slow music

EXPERIMENTAL

Group B will undergo FunFitness program with slow music (Experimental Group)

Other: funfitness program with slow music

Funfitness program with fast music

EXPERIMENTAL

Group C will undergo FunFitness program with fast music (Experimental Group)

Other: Funfitness program with fast music

Interventions

Funfitness program with no music OTHER

Group A will undergo FunFitness program without music (Control Group)

Funfitness program without music

funfitness program with slow music OTHER

Group B will undergo FunFitness program with slow music (Experimental Group)

Funfitness Program with slow music

Funfitness program with fast music OTHER

Group C will undergo FunFitness program with fast music (Experimental Group)

Funfitness program with fast music

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Females Age between 18 to 30 years (12) Females who are going to the gym for the previous 6 months (13). Females having cognition value of more than 50

You may not qualify if:

• Any kind of musculoskeletal injury (10) Any systematic illness : Hypertension or Diabetes Any trauma like fracture (14) Females with neurological problems (15)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Punjab Squash Complex

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

Location

Related Publications (9)

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  PMID: 32290490 BACKGROUND

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Study Officials

• Aamir Gul Memon, MS

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 15, 2025
• First Posted: May 22, 2025
• Study Start: July 30, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 15, 2025
• Study Completion: April 15, 2025
• Last Updated: May 22, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)