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The influence of Pilates method in quality of life of practitioners

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 17; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.03.006

1532-9283

Fernanda Teles Dias Vieira, Lucila Martins Faria, João Irineu Wittmann, Wagner Afonso Teixeira, Leandro Alberto Calazans Nogueira,

Physical Education and Gymnastics

The priority of Pilates is to obtain physical and mental health, including flexibility, in a secure and balanced way.To verify the change in the quality of life of practitioners of the Pilates method.Descriptive observational study of 74 Pilates practitioners divided into 3 groups: practitioner for up to three months; practitioner for more than 1 year; and ex-practitioners. The quality of life analysis was performed using the self-administered questionnaire, SF-36. The comparison between groups was made by ANOVA one-way, then an analysis by post-hoc Scheffé, with a significance level of p < 0.05.The group of experienced practitioners showed better results in the dimensions of physical function (mean 86.37 points; p < 0.01), general health (mean 29.48 points; p < 0.001) and mental health (mean 43.59 points; p < 0.02) of quality of life.Pilates was associated with the improvement of quality of life.