The effect of Pilates method on elderly flexibility

Abstract

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

Análise Da Funcionalidade E Flexibilidade De Mulheres Em Exercícios De Pilates No Solo

“…Estudo envolvendo Pilates, durante 12 semanas com um grupo de idosas, demonstrou melhora na força e condutibilidade elétrica nos músculos estabilizadores da parte lombar da coluna (17) . Outro estudo verificou o efeito do método Pilates no nível de flexibilidade em idosos durante 12 semanas de treinamento e comparou com um grupo controle e conclui-se que os idosos sedentários apresentaram menor grau de liberdade e o Pilates foi a sugestão para prevenir e melhorar as limitações oriundas da idade (18) . Os dados da distância mão-chão indicaram que não houve melhora significativa nos dois grupos, com a flexibilidade se mantendo estável.…”

Efeitos de 30 sessões de mat Pilates sobre a flexibilidade, a força de membros inferiores e a qualidade de vida em idosas

“…E, considerando a influência da flexibilidade sobre a funcionalidade (8) , pode-se inferir que a prática do Pilates também ocasionaria melhora da aptidão funcional.…”

“…45 (9) 40 (8) .102 A comparação entre o GE e GC, no momento de pré-intervenção demonstrou diferença significativa apenas para a variável "sentar e alcançar" (U = 59, z = -2.701, p = .007).…”

Examining the effects of pilates exercise programs on flexibility performance and body composition in women<p>Bayanlara uygulanan pilates egzersiz programının esneklik performansı ve beden kompozisyonu üzerine olan etkisinin incelenmesi

“…(2007) , 2012;Cancela, de Oliveira and Rodriguez-Fuentes, 2014), back muscles and hamstring muscles flexibility (Mahdavinejad and Gholam, 2014), general health condition (Pourvagh, Bahram, Sharif and Sayyah, 2014), core muscle performance (Abramaviciut, Waterjet and Zaicenkovi, 2013). The beneficial effects of pilates exercise training have been emphasized on body mass, body mass index, body composition and flexibility (Gonzalvo, Diaz and Jimenez, 2012;Cruz-Ferreira, Fernandes, Larango, Bernardo and Silva, 2011;Segal, Hein and Basford, 2004;Bernardo, 2007;Bertolla, Baroni, Junior, Pinto and Oltramari, 2007;Irez, Özdemir, Evin, Irez and Korkusuz, 2011;Vergili and Yalman, 2012;Fourie and arkadaşları, 2013;Guimaraes, Azevedo, Simas, Machado and Jonck, 2014;Singh and Singh, 2014). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the Pilates training program on flexibility and body composition in women.…”