The effect of preventive exercises in improving the flexibility, strength and balance of muscles working on the ankle joint for women aged 30-40 years

Abstract

The research aims to prepare special preventive exercises in improving the muscles working on the ankle joint for women aged 30-40 years and to identify the effect of these preventive exercises in improving the flexibility, strength and balance of the muscles working on the ankle joint.

The research sample was chosen by the non-probability method, by the accidental sampling method, and the sample was selected from untrained women aged (30-40) who attend the fitness hall (Alaa Jam), and the number of (10) women. The statistical bag (SPSS) was used to extract the results. The researcher concluded that the preventive exercises used had a positive effect on improving the muscles working on the ankle joint, and that the preventive exercises had contributed to improving the flexibility, strength and balance of the muscles working on the ankle joint in the research sample. Therefore, the researcher recommends, based on the results extracted from the study, to use these exercises in Sports clubs, as well as the adoption of these exercises in physical therapy centers and fitness centers (Al-Jam) and the use of these exercises at other age stages, and the need to educate women about the importance of exercising to prevent them from getting injuries.