SSG training program
BENDS, RECRUITMENT
The lead investigator is a Professionally Certified SSG Instructor and taught the SSG exercise to two co-investigators who each led groups of 14 women into which the Exercise Group was divided for convenient supervision of the SSG training. The two group leaders acted as manager of their respective groups during the study period. During the two months that the Exercise Group underwent SSG training, the women in the Control Group continued their normal life and after the experiment was completed, as had been offered at the time of recruitment, received the same SSG training program as the Control Group but without any measurements being recorded.When performing SSG, and for the measurements of Posture, Flexibility and Gait, participants wore loose, comfortable sportswear and flat shoes. The 8 week training program comprised three SSG sessions per week, each lasting 40 minutes [Each SSG training session was divided into three parts comprising Warm-up, SSG exercise and Cool-down. The 5 minute Warm-up included 30 second intervals of each of the following, raising the neck up and down, shoulder circles, cross arm swings, forward arm swings, wrist circles, trunk twists, knee bends and ankle circles. Next, the SSG exercise (