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Background: With increasing age agility starts declining. Use of an assistive device hopefully aids in improving balance, agility, and confidence. There are fewer studies of objective quantification of agility with the use of the assistive device. This study aims to determine the agility in elderly using an assistive device by 8 foot up and go test. Methods: A comparative, experimental study was done on 60 Healthy adults of age 75 to 85 years. Subjects were asked to perform 8 foot up and go agility test initially without assistive device and then with an assistive device. The time in seconds was noted respectively. The mean of the two trials each was calculated. The data were analyzed using the paired t-test. Results: There was a statistically significant difference in mean agility score on 8 foot up and go test between subjects without an assistive device (12.33 ± 3.21 seconds) and with an assistive device (13.33 ± 3.39 seconds). Subjects when given assistive device took a longer time to complete the 8 foot up and go agility test than they required for completing it without an assistive device. Conclusion: There was a significant decrease in agility in elderly using an assistive device as shown by the increase in time taken to complete the 8 foot up and go agility test. There is a need for cautious clinical prescription practice for mobility aids.

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Background: Plyometric training (PT) has been shown to improve agility among sports which require aerobic endurance. Semi-professional football players need a short-term training program which will improve their performance in competitive matches even due to time constraint or lack of professional training. The study aims to identify effectiveness of two short duration program 4 week or 6-week plyometric training on agility in semi-professional football players. Method: In this comparative experimental study, 45 semi-professional football players were selected and randomly divided into three groups. One group underwent 4 weeks of plyometric training, other group 6 weeks of plyometric training and control was third group. All the participants performed Agility T test before and after completion of training. Result: Data was recorded and used for statistical analysis. There was statistically signicant difference between pre (15.05 + 0.81) seconds and post (14.8 + 0.58) seconds values after 4- weeks of Plyometric training & pre (15.05 + 0.81) seconds and post (14.4 + 0.70) seconds values after 6- weeks of plyometric training. Intergroup comparison between all three groups showed no difference between 4 weeks and 6 weeks of plyometric training. (p>0.05) Conclusion: Thus, our study shows that both the short-term training programs are equally effective in improving agility among semi – professional football players.