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Método pilates em revista: aspectos biomecânicos de movimentos específicos para reestruturação postural - Estudos de caso

2008; UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA; Volume: 13; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.18511/rbcm.v13i4.660

2237-9002

Isabel de Camargo Neves Sacco, Mariane S Andrade, Priscila S. Souza, Maurício Nisiyama, Anita Lopes Cantuária, Fabiana Y I Maeda, Marina Pikel,

Physical Education and Sports Studies

The purpose of this study was to describe some of the Pilates technique's exercises under biomechanical and kinesiological considerations. Two subjects (Pilates´ technique teachers) were photographed while performing the exercises in different equipments - Mat, Cadillac, Chair and Reformer. The relationship among the articular angles - analyzed in the Corel Draw - and the muscles working eccentrically or concentrically, or that were elongated has been established. The segmental model was applied on the digitalized photos in order to locate the gravity center and the resistant torques were calculated by Dempsters anthropometric model. We concluded that there is a great variation of the resistant torques in relation to upper limbs, lower limbs, head and trunk positions in the exercises and the abdominal muscles are the main group functioning in the exercises analyzed.