The Effect of 8-Week Instrumented Pilates Exercises on Body Weight and Some Biomotor Characteristics in Sedentary Female

Year 2025, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 98 - 113, 23.10.2025

Erdal Bal , Nedim Malkoç , Yeliz Pehlivan , Merve Bektaş

https://doi.org/10.70007/yalovaspor.1706109

Abstract

Purpose: Sedentary lifestyle has become a widespread problem in modern society, which may have negative effects on muscle strength and anthropometric parameters. Pilates can play an important role in reducing these negative effects by increasing muscle strength and improving body composition. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 8 weeks of Pilates exercises on body weight, flexibility, balance, muscular endurance and functional movement assessment performance in sedentary female. Material and Methods: Twenty-five sedentary female with a mean age of 35.8±2.5 years participated in the study. The participants were tested for body weight, flexibility, balance, functional motion screen, 30 s push-up, 30 s crunch, 30s plank, 30 sec push-up, plank and functional movement imaging parameters before and after 8 weeks of Pilates training. Data were analyzed using SPSS 29 package program. Paired Samples T Test was used to compare two dependent groups for normally distributed data and Wilcoxon Singed Ranks Test was used to compare two dependent groups for non-normally distributed data. Results: As a result of the analysis, statistically significant differences were found between pre-test and post-test in flexibility, balance (right and left), crunches, squat and functional movement imaging values. Conclusion: Pilates training for eight weeks was found to improve flexibility, balance, crunches, squat and functional motion screen values of female participants.

Keywords

Female , Muscle Strength , Pilates

Sedanter Kadınlarda 8 Haftalık Aletli Pilates Egzersizlerinin Vücut Ağırlığı ve Bazı Biyomotor Özellikler Üzerine Etkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Sedanter yaşam tarzı modern toplumda yaygın bir sorun haline gelmiştir ve bu durum kas gücü ve antropometrik parametreler üzerinde olumsuz etkilere neden olabilmektedir. Pilates, kas gücünü artırarak ve vücut kompozisyonunu geliştirerek bu olumsuz etkileri azaltmada önemli bir rol oynayabilir. Bu nedenle, bu çalışmanın amacı 8 haftalık aletli pilates egzersizlerinin sedanter kadınlarda vücut ağırlığı, esneklik, denge, kassal dayanıklılık ve fonksiyonel hareket değerlendirme performansı üzerindeki etkilerini araştırmaktır. Çalışmaya yaş ortalaması 35.8±2.5 yıl olan 25 sedanter kadın katılmıştır. Katılımcılar 8 haftalık pilates egzersizleri öncesi ve sonrası vücut ağırlığı, esneklik, denge, fonksiyonel hareket görüntüleme, 30 sn şınav, 30 sn mekik, 30 sn skuat, plank ve fonksiyonel hareket görüntüleme parametreleri açısından test edildi. Veriler SPSS 29 paket programı kullanılarak analiz edildi. Normal dağılım gösteren verilerde bağımlı iki grubu karşılaştırmak için Paired Samples T Testi, normal dağılım göstermeyen verilerde bağımlı iki grubu karşılaştırmak için Wilcoxon Singed Ranks Testi kullanıldı. Sonuçlar: Analiz sonucunda esneklik, denge (sağ ve sol), mekik, squat ve fonksiyonel hareket görüntüleme değerlerinde ön test ve son test arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılıklar bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak sekiz haftalık aletli pilates egzersizleri kadın katılımcıların esneklik, denge, mekik, skuat ve fonksiyonel hareket görüntüleme değerlerini iyileştirdiği bulunmuştur.

Keywords

kadın , kas kuvveti , pilates

Ethical Statement

The ethics committee certificate required for the data collection phase of the article was granted by the Ethics Committee of Istanbul Health Sciences University (2024/14-14/35).

Supporting Institution

Istanbul Health Sciences University

Thanks

The authors would like to express their gratitude to their participants for their cooperation during the study and to their student Şeyma Köklü, a graduate student of exercise and sport sciences.

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