Effects of Pilates exercise on trunk strength, endurance and flexibility in sedentary adult females

Sekendiz, Betul; Altun, Özkan; Korkusuz, Feza; Akın, Serhat

doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2006.12.002

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“…The powerhouse or core strength is the method's focus of intervention. The powerhouse comprises a region that extends from the pelvic floor to the chest, formed by local and global muscles closely related to the stabilization of the spine and internal organs (36,37,38,39). In general, Pilates ® promotes three effects on the powerhouse.…”

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The Pilates® Method in the treatment of lower back pain

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Introduction: The Pilates ® method incorporates a number of the guidelines recommended for therapeutic exercises considered to be effective in the treatment of chronic lower back pain, such as the contraction of the transversus abdominis and multifidus muscles, associated with breathing, while taking into account the individual characteristics of patients. Objective: To assess the effects of the Pilates ® method on the treatment of lower back pain. Method: This systematic review includes papers published from 2000 to 2010 in the BIREME, LILACS, MEDLINE and SciELO databases. The keywords used were spinal stabilization, Pilates

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The Pilates® Method in the treatment of lower back pain

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“…Despite the Pilates-based method's popularity and health claims, little research has been conducted to measure its effectiveness in healthy adult populations (Emery et al, 2009;Endleman & Critchley, 2008;Herrington & Davis, 2005;Petrofsky et al, 2005;Queiroz et al, 2009;Rogers & Gibson, 2009;Sekendiz et al, 2007). Researchers are critical of the lack of studies concerning the impact of the Pilates-based method in adult populations (Bernardo, 2007;Lange et al, 2000), especially on psychological variables (Sekendiz et al, 2007). None of the aforementioned researchers has utilized the Pilates-based method to study the variables of life satisfaction and physical self-concept.…”

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Effects of Pilates-Based Exercise on Life Satisfaction, Physical Self-Concept and Health Status in Adult Women

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“…Another study on the basis of the Pilates method tried to assess the effects of this method on the abdominal muscle, lumbar strength, muscular abdominal resistance, and trunk posterior flexibility, together with the physical composition of sedentary women. It is possible to conclude that there was a positive answer in all cited areas, regardless of the fact that the weight and body fat percentages did not differ significantly (32). Besides the studies above, another study inspired in the Pilates method, with the intention of checking the balance in the vertical position (known as postural stability in the elderly), showed that after eight weeks of training, they presented a significant improvement inducing the reduction of fall risks (33).…”

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The effect of Pilates method on elderly flexibility

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Introduction: Pilates as physical exercise practice brings countless benefits, such as improvement of motor aptitudes and skills. Objective: To look into the effect of the Pilates method on the hip and shoulder girdle flexibility levels in the elderly. Methods: Experimental study composed of 30 elderly subjects of the control group and 30 of the Pilates group within a 12 week training time. A form was used to characterize the sample and to assess hip flexibility and shoulder girdle. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used, under a significance level of p < 0.05. Results: On hip flexibility, the 30 elderly individuals from the control group remained under normal and inferior classification, not presenting any differences between the variables (p = 0.180) from the pretest to the retest. In the intervention group, 60% of the elderly subjects were assessed as normal. In the retest, such percentage increased to 66.7%. In the pretest, 10% of the elderly subjects were given the superior classification, and in the retest, it increased to 33%, not presenting significance between the variables (p = 0.180). On shoulder flexibility in the intervention group, 63% of the elderly subjects were graded as normal, and 17% as superior. In the shoulder retest the number of elderly individuals

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Effects of Pilates exercise on trunk strength, endurance and flexibility in sedentary adult females

Cited by 172 publications

References 10 publications

The Pilates® Method in the treatment of lower back pain

The Pilates® Method in the treatment of lower back pain

Effects of Pilates-Based Exercise on Life Satisfaction, Physical Self-Concept and Health Status in Adult Women

The effect of Pilates method on elderly flexibility

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