Investigation of the effects of clinical Pilates exercises on physical fitness and psychosocial parameters in healthy women

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of supervised and home-based clinical Pilates exercises on physical fitness, psychosocial status, and exercise beliefs in healthy women. Methods: Thirty-eight healthy women (mean age=29.95±7.16 years) were divided into two groups: supervised group (N=19) and home-based group (N=19). Physical fitness was assessed with modified push-up, sit-up, sit to stand, anterior plank, lateral plank, Biering-Sorensen, trunk flexors endurance, timed up and go and 6-min walking tests. Body composition was assessed with body mass index and waist to hip ratio. Psychosocial status was assessed with Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Body Image Scale and Exercise Beliefs Questionnaire. Both groups completed a 24-session exercise program for 8 weeks, 3 days a week. Results: After the program, a significant improvement was seen in the modified push-up, sit-up, sit to stand, anterior plank, lateral plank, Biering-Sorensen, trunk flexors endurance tests with SAAS, RSES and Exercise Beliefs Questionnaire scores in the supervised group (p<0.05). In the home-based group, significant improvement was achieved in the modified push-up, sit-up, anterior plank, trunk flexors endurance tests with Exercise Beliefs Questionnaire scores (p<0.05). Comparing delta values, it was observed that there was a significant difference in the sit to stand and anterior plank tests with the Exercise Beliefs Questionnaire scores in favor of the supervised group (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was seen that clinical Pilates exercises, both supervised and home-based, similarly increased endurance and muscle strength, as well as positively affected participants’ perspectives on exercise in healthy women. In addition, clinical Pilates exercises performed under supervision made a difference in both lower extremity strength evaluated by sit to stand test and endurance results evaluated by anterior plank test.

Keywords

• Exercise
• Physical fitness
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Egzersiz
• Fiziksel uygunluk
• Anksiyete
• Depresyon

Sağlıklı kadınlarda klinik Pilates egzersizlerinin fiziksel uygunluk ve psikososyal parametreler üzerine etkilerinin incelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, sağlıklı kadınlarda gözlem altında ve ev tabanlı klinik Pilates egzersizlerinin fiziksel uygunluk, psikososyal durum ve egzersiz inançları üzerindeki etkisini incelemekti. Yöntem: Otuz sekiz sağlıklı kadın (ortalama yaş=29,95±7,16 yıl), gözlem altındaki grup (N=19) ve ev tabanlı grup (N=19) olmak üzere iki gruba ayrıldı. Fiziksel uygunluk modifiye push-up, mekik, otur-kalk, anterior köprü, lateral köprü, Biering-Sorensen, gövde fleksörleri endurans, kalk yürü ve 6 dk yürüme testleri ile değerlendirildi. Vücut kompozisyonu; vücut kitle indeksi (VKİ) ve bel kalça oranı (BKO) ile değerlendirildi. Psikososyal durum; Sosyal Görünüş Kaygı Ölçeği (SGKO), Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği (RBSO), Beden İmajı Ölçeği ve Egzersiz İnanışları Anketi ile değerlendirildi. Her iki grup haftada 3 gün, 8 hafta boyunca 24 seanslık egzersiz programını tamamladı. Bulgular: Programdan sonra, gözlem altındaki grupta modifiye push-up, mekik, otur-kalk, anterior köprü, lateral köprü, Biering-Sorensen, gövde fleksör endurans testleri ile SGKO, RBSO ve Egzersiz İnanışları Anketi skorlarında anlamlı düzeyde gelişme görüldü (p<0,05). Ev tabanlı grupta ise, modifiye push-up, mekik, anterior köprü, gövde fleksör endurans testleri ve Egzersiz İnanışları Anketi skorlarında anlamlı düzeyde gelişme elde edildi (p<0,05). Delta değerleri karşılaştırıldığında, otur-kalk ve anterior köprü testleri ile Egzersiz İnanışları Anketi skorlarında gözlem altındaki grup lehine anlamlı düzeyde fark olduğu görüldü (p<0,05). Sonuç: Hem gözlem altında hem de evde yapılan klinik Pilates egzersizlerinin, sağlıklı kadınlarda dayanıklılığı ve kas gücünü benzer şekilde artırdığı, katılımcıların egzersize bakış açılarını da olumlu yönde etkilediği görüldü. Ayrıca, gözetim altında yapılan klinik Pilates egzersizleri, hem otur-kalk testi ile değerlendirilen alt ekstremite kuvveti hem de anterior köprü testi ile değerlendirilen endurans sonuçlarında fark yaratmıştır.

Keywords

• Egzersiz
• Fiziksel uygunluk
• Anksiyete
• Depresyon

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