Journal of Faculty of Physical Education

comparison of Swedish massage and Active Static Stretching on pain of the neck shoulder lower back and stress in the students of the Thailand National Sports University Sisaket Campus

2024-04-17T08:30:05+07:00

This study aims to compare the effects of pain and stress among the Swedish massage groups, together with great stretching with the group receiving only Swedish massage and the group who received outstanding Static stretching only before and after the experiment.
Methods: 30 volunteers with neck, shoulder, shoulder, and lower back pain were placed into three randomized trial groups of 10 each. The second group provided rehabilitation with the Swedish massage program only and the third group provided rehabilitation with the Static stretching program alone. The pain level was assessed with the visual analog scale; VAS and the stress level was assessed with the Suanprung stress test.
Results: In terms of pain, it was found that the pain level between experimental group 1, experimental group 2, and experimental group 3. After the experiment, there was no statistically significant difference at the .05 level. and stress found between experimental group 1, experimental group 2, and experimental group 3. After the experiment, there was no statistically significant difference at the .05 level. This study found that all 3 methods can reduce pain immediately after rehabilitation.

EFFECTS OF A HOME EXERCISE PROGRAM THAT AFFECTS PHYSICAL FITNESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE ELDERLY AFTER THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK

2023-12-01T15:03:40+07:00

This was Quasi-Experimental Research. It aimed to compare effects of home exercise program affecting physical fitness and quality of life of the elderly after the COVID-19 outbreak before and after 8-week training of the elderly in Phetchabun Municipality, Phetchabun Province. The samples were 30 people aged 66.65 ± 2.13 divided into experimental group and control group which consisted of 15 people per each group. There was 8-week training. The research tools were home exercise program, the elderly’s quality of life level, own exercise ability perception and home exercise behaviors record form. For before and after 8-week training, data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics and independent t-test was used for analyzing the comparison of experimental results. The statistical significance was p<0.05. The findings were as following:

For the elderly’s physical fitness after 8-week training, the experimental group had higher arm muscle endurance, leg muscle endurance, lower back hip, lower back leg muscle and shoulder flexibility, and moving balance ability than the control group with statistical significance as p<0.05.
For elderly’s quality of life, the experimental group after 8-week training had quality of life level in social relation area at good level and in environment area at moderate level with no statistical significance. Besides, in physical area and mental area had quality of life at moderate and good level respectively which were increasing than the control group with statistical significance as p<0.05.
For 8-week training, the experimental group had higher average of own exercise ability perception than before the experiment with statistical significance as p<0.05.
For home exercise behaviors by ones’ selves after 8-week training, the experimental group had higher average of home exercise behaviors by ones’ selves than the control group with statistical significance as p<0.05.

EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE CAREERS OF FREELANCE DANCE INSTRUCTORS AND QUALITY OF LIFE

2024-04-11T12:05:24+07:00

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the careers of freelance dance instructors and their quality of life. The participants consisted of 20 freelance dance instructors, 16 males and 4 females, in the Bangkok metropolitan area. The data were collected through interview, critical incidence and stimulated recall with photos. The findings indicated three themes on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on freelance dancers. First, the impact included five categories, as follows: (1) reduction of dance classes and participants per session (2) enforcing instructors to conduct online dance classes; (3) exhaustion and breathing difficulty with masks; (4) hurting and irritating nostrils because of too many ATK tests; and (5) increasing expense. Second, income during the COVID-19 pandemic decreased by 50.86%. Third, self-evaluation mean score on quality of life, from 1-9, lower scores indicated a lower impact than those higher scores, was 6.50, implying the great impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the physical, mental, social relationship and environmental domains. In summary, the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the career of freelance dance instructors, hindered their work, and decreased both their income and quality of life.

Motivation Factors Affecting the Decision to Participate in Recreational Activities of Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon Students After the COVID-19 Crisis.

2024-06-27T08:55:14+07:00

The aim of this research is to study the motivational factors affecting the decision to participate in
recreational activities of students at Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon after the
COVID-19 crisis. The sample group used in this research Including students from Rajamangala
University of Technology Phra Nakhon, 3 faculties: Faculty of Business Administration Faculty of
Liberal Arts and the Faculty of Textile Industry and Fashion Design, Years 1 - 4, totaling 375
people. The research instrument was a questionnaire on motivational factors affecting the
decision to participate in recreational activities of students at Rajamangala University of
Technology Phra Nakhon after the COVID-19 crisis. Statistics used in data analysis in research
include frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. and statistics used to find the
Pearson relationship. The research results found that Motivational factors affecting the decision
to participate in recreational activities of Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon
students after the COVID-19 crisis. Overall it was equal to 0.41, meaning that different internal
and external factors had different effects on the decision to participate in recreational activities.
with statistical significance at .05

JERD GURB: DEVELOPMENT OF ISAN THAI FOLK GAMES TRANSFORMED TO YOUTH LEISURE SPORTS

2024-05-27T13:52:00+07:00

The purposes of this research were as follows. 1) To design and develop leisure sports for youths between the ages of 18-24 years: At this stage, an action research design was employed through the 3 rounds of experimentation and development process. The samples consisted of 70 healthy youth volunteers aged between 18-24 years. 2) To assess the quality of Jerd Gurb, leisure sports for youths developed by the research team: The samples used in the quality assessment of Jerd Gurb were as follows: 2.1) 9 experts in sports science and physical education using the index of item-objective congruence (IOC) and 2.2) 40 athletes and spectators participating in Jerd Gurb (35 athletes and 5 spectators) using the satisfaction assessment to assess the samples’ satisfaction after participating in the 10th edition of Sports Science Network Sports Expo, Rajabhat University of Thailand Group, 2023. The research findings were as follows.

1) Jerd Gurb, leisure sports for youths between the ages of 18-24 years with a field size, equipment, methods of playing, rules and regulations for playing, number of players, scoring criteria, fouls, and clear methods for deciding the winner and the loser was obtained.

2) The quality of Jerd Gurb, leisure sports developed by the research team, assessed by 9 experts in sports science and physical education showed that the IOC was was 0.89, which was acceptable.

3) The quality of Jerd Gurb assessed by 40 athletes and spectators revealed that the satisfaction mean score was 4.47, which was at a high level.

THE RECREATION ACTIVITIES BEHAVIOR, OPTIMISM TOWARD ADJUSTMENT BEHAVIOR AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY PHRA NAKHON

2024-05-27T09:37:10+07:00

The objective of this research is to study the level of recreation activities behavior, optimism, and adjustment behavior. It also investigates the relationship between recreation activities behavior and optimism with adjustment behavior among undergraduate students at Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon. The research type is a survey to explore correlations. The sample group was 361 first year undergraduate students, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, derived from cluster random sampling according to the proportion of the population in each faculty. The research tool used in this research was questionnaires. The data was collected by distributing questionnaires to the sample group. The statistical analysis used involve frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and Pearson’s correlation analysis.

The results of the study found that 1) Undergraduate students at Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon had an overall average score for recreation activities behavior at a good level. The average overall optimism score was at a good level, and the average of the overall adjustment behavior score was at a high level 2) The relationship between the recreation activities behavior and adjustment behavior was at a moderate correlation level, which was statistically significant at the 0.001 level. Similarly, there was a moderate correlation level between optimism and adjustment behavior, which was statistically significant at the 0.001 level.

EFFECTS OF INTEGRATED PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES USING LEARNING ON FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

2023-07-14T15:04:25+07:00

This research aims to study and compare the effects of integrated physical education activities on the basic movement skills of preschool children. The population used in the study consisted of students at the preschool level of Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School, Semester 2, Academic Year 2565, Bangkok, totaling 272 individuals. The sample group comprised 34 preschool students who scored no more than 4 points in the test of four basic movement skills: walking, running, jumping and ball catching. The sample was selected using purposive sampling, divided into two groups: an experimental group of 17 students who received integrated physical education learning and a control group of 17 students who received regular physical education learning.

Data collection tools included the integrated physical education learning plan with validity (IOC = 1.0) and efficiency (E1/E2 = 81.90/82.70), as well as the test of four basic movement skills for preschool children with reliability (IOC = 0.97) and confidence (r = .81). The research was conducted over 8 weeks, with sessions held 3 days per week, each lasting 30 minutes. The movement skill tests were administered before training, after 4 weeks of training, and after 8 weeks of training. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and one-way ANOVA to compare the mean scores of basic movement skills before training, after 4 weeks of training, and after 8 weeks of training within the experimental group, with statistical significance set at .05 level.

Results of research

(1) The comparison of the average scores of basic movement skills between the experimental group before and after training at weeks 4 and 8 showed statistically significant differences at the .05 level, except for jumping skills before and after training at week 4, and ball catching skills before and after training at week 8, which did not differ significantly.

(2) The comparison of the average scores of basic movement skills between the experimental group and the control group after training at week 4 showed no significant differences for any item. However, after training at week 8, all items showed statistically significant differences at the .05 level, except for jumping skills, which did not differ significantly.

THE BUILD AND THE EFFICIENCY OF THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC SEPAK-TAKRAW BALL SHOOTING MECHANISM FOR TRAINING

2024-04-22T10:09:21+07:00

This research aimed to build and determine the efficiency of a semi-automatic Sepak-Trakraw ball. Use projectile object motion theory to calculate Takraw ball movement. The electrical design uses an electric motor with a drive capacity of 10 hp, a current of 17 amperes, and a rotor lock current of 50 amperes, no load speed at 1450 rpm, used single-layer belt reducers to drive pulleys according to the 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12-inch sizes used to experiment with the speed of the Takraw ball by setting the Takraw ball traverse time at 1 second.

The results showed that every test shot met the set performance criteria. The fifth test shot had the highest efficiency of 97.60 %, using a 5-inch pulley, a pulley speed of 19.27 meters, and an average Takraw ball traverse distance of 18.81 meters. From testing and determining efficiency, it was found that there is potential for using the semi-automatic Sepak-Trakraw ball for demonstration and training, indoors and outdoors.