Table 3. Results for step length and rate of the 60 m sprint test. Data are means (±SD)
SL 1 (m)
SL 2 (m)
SR 1 (Hz)
SR 2 (Hz)
WBV
Pre
1.95 (.14)
1.97 (.14)
4.19 (.38)
4.14 (.30)
Post
2.06 (.14)
2.05 (.16)*
4.02 (.30)*
4.02 (.31) *
%diff
-5.6
-4.5
-3.9
-2.8
C
Pre
1.99 (.20)
1.96 (.19)
4.14 (.26)
4.19 (.29)
Post
2.00 (.18)
2.00 (.21)
4.12 (.26)
4.11 (.29)
%diff
.6
2.3
-.3
-1.9
Abbreviations: WBV = whole body vibration training group, C = control group, SL 1 = stride length of the first stride, SL 2 = stride length of the second stride, SR 1 = stride rate of the first stride, SR 2 = stride rate of the second stride
Significantly different from Pre test (p < 0.05) as determined by repeated measures analysis of variance and Tukey tests.