Niveles de salud psicológica y laboral en practicantes de Pilates / Levels of Psychological and Occupational Health in Pilates Adherents

Abstract

<p class="p1">Actualmente, la práctica de Pilates carece de fundamentación científica sólida que establezca beneficios sobre la salud psicológica. El objetivo principal del presente trabajo fue analizar si los participantes que combinan Pilates con otras Actividades Físico-Deportivas (AFD) presentaban puntuaciones más altas en las variables psicosociales y laborales estudiadas que practicantes de Pilates, practicantes de otras AFD diferentes al Pilates y participantes sedentarios. El segundo objetivo fue comprobar si los años de experiencia practicando Pilates, de forma aislada, influían positivamente sobre las variables estudiadas. El cuestionario de autoeficacia (AEG), autoestima (RSE), personalidad situacional (CPS), optimismo (LOT-R), satisfacción laboral (S10/12) y <span class="s1">engagement<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span> (UWES) fueron completados por 212 participantes con una edad media de 41.83 años (<span class="s1">DT<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span> = 12.41). Los practicantes de Pilates asistían a centros especializados en la técnica Pilates original. La metodología empleada fue de corte transversal. Las puntuaciones más altas en autoeficacia, estabilidad emocional, autoconcepto, optimismo y satisfacción con las prestaciones recibidas obtenidas por el grupo que combina Pilates con otras AFD no son estadísticamente significativas frente al resto de los grupos. Sin embargo, los minutos semanales de AFD correlacionan significativamente con la autoeficacia, el autoconcepto y la tendencia optimista. Los resultados del segundo objetivo muestran diferencias significativas en las variables autoeficacia y autoconcepto entre los practicantes más expertos de Pilates con respecto a los principiantes. Como conclusión, no se detectan diferencias significativas entre los grupos analizados, pero una práctica continuada y regular de Pilates en el tiempo, superior a 5 años, puede reportar interesantes beneficios psicológicos.</p>

Corporate Well-Being Programme in COVID-19 Times. The Mahou San Miguel Case Study

“…Third, workplace well-being programmes have a positive impact on psychosocial aspects, such as emotional stability, optimism, enthusiasm and psychological well-being [31], trust [32], a greater perception of the ability to control memory [33], the will to work, the feeling of well-being and interpersonal relationships [24], and an improvement in the resilience of employees [34]. Furthermore, Gil-Beltrán et al [11] showed that regular physical activity is required to reduce stress levels, improve job satisfaction levels and make job emotions more positive.…”

Digital Tools for Adapting Corporate Wellness Programmes to the New Situation Caused by COVID-19: A Case Study

“…During confinement, it was possible to observe an increase in the offer of digital channels that help the guided practice of physical activity throughout the use of safe, simple and easy to implement programs and applications that cover activities related to cross-fit, yoga or dance activities for the general population or for the improvement of physical and mental well-being in older adults [42]. According to the findings in this successful case study, it can be concluded that it is highly recommended implementing these hybrid corporate well-being programmes, due to all the physical, mental and social benefits it brings to employees and, therefore to the company [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35], even more in this COVID-19 times. This is in line with Núñez-Sánchez et al (2021) [49], who concluded that physical inactivity and increased sedentary lifestyles triggered by Covid-19 and teleworking are having negative consequences for the physical and mental health of employees, which is why it is essential for companies that want to look after the health of their employees, while they work at home, to adapt their wellness programmes to the new situation as soon as possible.…”

“…Corporate well-being programmes also have a positive impact on psychosocial aspects, such as emotional stability, optimism, enthusiasm, and psychological well-being [31], trust [32], greater perception of the ability to control memory [33], the willpower to work, the feeling of well-being and interpersonal relationships [28], and with an improvement in the resilience of employees [34]. In addition, Gil-Beltrán, Meneghel, Llorens and Salanova [35] showed that, in order to reduce stress levels, improve job satisfaction levels, and make work emotions more positive, physical activity must be performed regularly.…”

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