Efeito do método pilates na força dos músculos inspiratórios e expiratórios em idosos

Abstract

With aging, the respiratory muscle strength decreases and the pilates method is a technique that uses respiration as one of its principles. The present study has the aim of analyzing the influence of the pilates method on respiratory muscle strength in older women. For the evaluation of respiratory muscle strength (inspiratory and expiratory), manovacuometer was used. Thirty-one older women were divided into two groups: 14 participated in the pilates group and 17 in the control group. Participants of the pilates group performed 16 sessions of pilates method with an hour of training, twice week for eight weeks. The control group participated in four educational lectures for eight weeks. For statistical analysis, Shapiro-Wilk, ANOVA for repeated measures (p <0.05) and Cohen’s D index were performed. The results showed significant difference and the mean effect for the Cohen’s D index expiratory muscle strength of the pilates group when comparing before (69.71 ± 25.48) and after (85.23 ± 22.21) training (p<0.05) with an increase of 23%. The results of inspiratory muscle strength were not significant but presented an average effect for the Cohen’s D index for the pilates group before (69.71 ± 35.46) and after (88.00 ± 34.87) training, with an increase of 27%. The control group did not present significant differences for the variables evaluated. It could be concluded that the pilates method is effective in improving expiratory muscle strength and provides positive effects on the increase in inspiratory muscle strength.

Pilates Method Improves Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…Pilates has become popular in recent years as a holistic exercise [16] focused on respiration, body control and accuracy of movements. Current evidence suggests positive effects of Pilates on respiratory muscle strength, balance, quality of life and overall physical performance [18,19,20,21,22,23,24]. These benefits are observed not only in the healthy population but also in those with specific disorders, such as chronic low back pain [16], multiple sclerosis [25], breast cancer [26] and Parkinson’s disease [27].…”

Effects of Movement-Based Mind-Body Interventions on Physical Fitness in Healthy Older Adults: A Meta-Analytical Review

“…Five studies with a PEDro score between 3 and 7 did not report inclusion and exclusion criteria [19, 20, 22, 38, 39]. Training intervention duration ranged from 8 [19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 29, 33, 39] to 48 weeks [35], with most interventions lasting 8 or 12 weeks [17, 19-27, 29-33, 36, 38-41, 49] ( n = 22). Training frequencies varied between 2 and 7 times per week.…”

“…Study Population and Study Quality 2,792 healthy community dwellers with a mean age of 71.2 ± 4.7 years have been enrolled in the 30 included trials. Eleven studies included only female participants [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]49]. The mean sample size was 96 ± 128 ranging from 24 [27] to 684 [28] design [9,18,[28][29][30][31][32].…”

“…Five studies with a PEDro score between 3 and 7 did not report inclusion and exclusion criteria [19,20,22,38,39]. Training intervention duration ranged from 8 [19,20,22,25,26,29,33,39] Training session duration was between 30 and 90 min. Roughly, half of the trials conducted a 60-min workout (n = 17).…”

Efeitos Do Método Pilates Nos Parâmetros De Força E Função Pulmonar: Uma Revisão Sistemática / Effects of the Pilates Method in Forces and Lung Function Parameters: A Systematic Review

“…Em relação a Força Muscular Expiratória (PEmáx), 8 estudo 3,9,11,12,14,15,17 realizaram a avaliação desta variável. Por meio dos resultados apresentados, é possível observar que o método pilates realizado isoladamente foi capaz de promover a melhora nos parâmetros de PEmáx em 7 dos 8 estudos, em indivíduos saudáveis, de ambos os sexos e diferentes faixas etárias.…”