Effects of clinical Pilates exercises on physical fitness of healthy subjects

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of clinical Pilates exercises on physical fitness parameters healthy subjects. Methods: Thirty five healthy subjects working at Bayındır Hospital, aged between 20-50 years old, participated in our study. Pilates exercises were practiced for 8 weeks, 3 days a week and with a duration of 45-60 minutes. Measures for evaluating physical fitness parameters were repeated before and after Pilates training also at 6 and 12 weeks after completion of training. Body composition, muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility, balance, cardiovascular endurance measures were evaluated. Results: Statistically significant changes for triceps, abdominal, suprailiac skin folds, fat measurement ratio, waist and hip circumferences, waist hip ratio were found after Pilates training (p<0.05). Statistically significant increases for trunk, upper and lower extremity muscle strength, all endurance and flexibility tests, balance, 6 minute walking test distance were found after Pilates training (p<0.05). This influence on muscle strength, flexibility, endurance, balance and walking distance were continued till the 12th week after Pilates training. Conclusion: Results show that Pilates exercises are effective for increasing physical fitness and muscle strength of healthy subjects

Keywords

• Pilates exercises, Physical fitness, Muscle strength

Sağlıklı bireylerde klinik Pilates egzersizlerinin fiziksel uygunluk üzerine etkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, sağlıklı kişilerde klinik Pilates egzersizlerinin fiziksel uygunluk parametreleri üzerine etkisini araştırmaktı. Yöntem: Çalışmamıza Bayındır Hastanesi’nde çalışan, yaşları 20-50 arasında değişen 35 sağlıklı birey katıldı. Bireylere 8 hafta süreyle, haftada 3 gün, 45-60 dakika fizyoterapist eşliğinde Pilates egzersizleri yaptırıldı. Kişilerin fiziksel uygunluk parametrelerini değerlendirmek üzere yapılan ölçümler; Pilates eğitimi öncesi, sonrası ve eğitim sonrası 6.hafta ve 12. haftada tekrarlandı. Bireylerin vücut kompozisyonu, kas kuvveti, kassal endurans, esneklik, denge, kardiyovasküler endurans ölçümleri değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Bireylerin Pilates eğitimi sonrası triseps, abdominal, suprailiak deri kıvrımları, yağ ölçüm oranı, bel çevre ölçümü, kalça çevre ölçümü ve bel kalça oranı değerlerindeki değişim anlamlı bulundu (p

Keywords

• Pilates egzersizleri, Fiziksel uygunluk, Kas kuvveti

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