INVESTİGATİON OF THE EFFECT OF 8 WEEKS OF PHYSİCAL ACTİVİTİES ON THE BALANCE AND FLEXİBİLİTY OF HEARİNG IMPAİRED STUDENTS

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 8 weeks of physical activities on the balance and flexibility of hearing impaired individuals. For this purpose, balance and flexibility tests were applied to 30 students aged 10-14 years studying at Malatya Akşemseddin Hearing Impaired Secondary School. All of the movements applied in the tests were done with physical education and sports clothes. The first results were obtained after the application was shown once, the final results were obtained at the end of the 8-week study. The 8-week study was conducted 3 days a week; Monday, Wednesday, Friday between 15:00-17:00. In the Flamingo Balance Test, 24 out of 30 students decreased their error rate compared to the first trial, 1 student made the same number of errors, and 5 students made more errors. While the total number of errors of 30 students was 154 in the first measurement, it was determined as 95 after 8 weeks of study. In the measurements made at the end of 8 weeks in the Measurement of Flexibility test, it is seen that the result of 16 athletes changed positively, the result of 12 athletes did not change, and the result of 2 athletes changed negatively. As a result, as a result of the 8-week study, it is seen that while the balance time of the athletes increased in general, their flexibility did not increase much.