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 Changes in health-related fitness before and after the 8-week intervention.

VariablesCON (n = 10)EXP (n = 10)p (ηp2) value
PrePostp-valuePrePostp-valueTimeGroupInter
Grip strength
(kg)		39.37 ± 5.0739.56 ± 4.090.83234.47 ± 6.9239.09 ± 7.44< 0.001*< 0.001†
(0.525)		0.324
(0.054)		< 0.001†
(0.484)
Sit-up
(n)		32.20 ± 10.4531.10 ± 10.740.30229.30 ± 9.6034.20 ± 8.990.020*0.074
(0.167)		0.982
(0.000)		0.008†
(0.333)
Sit & reach
(cm)		5.41 ± 7.014.72 ± 7.580.1000.67 ± 7.656.09 ± 6.850.002*0.002†
(0.430)		0.604
(0.015)		< 0.001†
(0.558)
One leg stand eyes closed (sec)13.00 ± 2.4912.90 ± 2.280.78011.80 ± 1.8116.00 ± 2.00< 0.001*< 0.001†
(0.760)		0.320
(0.055)		< 0.001†
(0.777)
VO2peak
(mL/kg/min)		37.13 ± 7.3734.84 ± 6.140.013*34.06 ± 5.2437.74 ± 6.13< 0.001*0.206
(0.087)		0.976
(0.000)		< 0.001†
(0.638)
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Note. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Statistical significance was determined by two-way repeated-measures ANOVA. VO2peak: peak oxygen uptake; CON: control group; EXP: experimental group; Inter: interaction; ηp2: partial eta squared. * p < 0.05 significantly different between pre- and post-test; † p < 0.05 significant main effect or interaction.