SENAM OTAK LEBIH MENINGKATKAN KESEIMBANGAN DINAMIS DARIPADA SENAM KESEGARAN JASMANI (2008) PADA ANAK USIA 7-8 TAHUN DI KECAMATAN SIMPANG TERITIP BANGKA BARAT

Abstract

Nowadays , decreasing of physical activity of children were increasing the
risk of falling and injury. The Provision of physical activity of children years will
increase the balancing ability and reduced risk of fall. Dinamic balance started at
age 7-8 years. Gymnastics is a physical activity which helps to optimize the brain
function, one of them is dynamis balance. This study aims to determine the
physical training of brain gyms were better to improve the dynamic balancing
than Senam Kesegaran Jasmani (SKJ) 2008 in children of age 7-8 years old.This
study used true experimental method with pre-test and post design. Experiment
was conducted in SD Negeri 8 Simpang Teritip, SD Negeri 11 Simpang Teritip,
SD Negeri 15 Simpang Teritip Bangka Barat. Group control was given
intervention SKJ 2008 consisted of 38 boys and 41 girls, while in the treatment
group was given brain gyms intervention consisted of 35 boys and 44 girls. The
exercises was conducted 3x per week for 6 weeks. Balance beam walking test was
used to measure the dynamic balancing. The results of using Wilcoxon test in the
control group gained an average of dynamic balancing before trained the SKJ
2008 was 2.95 ± 0.354 and after trained the SKJ 2008 was 4.15 ± 0.949 with p =
0.000 (p <0.05). Whereas in the treatment group the mean of dynamic balance
before brain gym was 2.89 ± 0.358 and after brain gym was 4.97 ± 0.225 with p =
0.000 (p <0.05). Different mean of dynamic balancing among group control and
treatment were tested using the Mann Whitney was obtained p value = 0.000 (p
<0.05) with a mean value of dynamic balance after treatment in the treatment
group of brain gym was 4.97 ± 0.225 was heigest than the group of SKJ 2008 was
4.15 ± 0.949. The conclusion of SKJ 2008 and brain gyms that can improve the
dynamic balancing in children of age 7-8 years old, however brain gym was more
improve the dynamic balance than SKJ 2008 in children of age 7-8 years old.