Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
Department of Physical Education Department, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
Sports Health. 2020 Nov/Dec;12(6):547-551. doi: 10.1177/1941738120918381. Epub 2020 May 12.
The use of Pilates in various fields of sport sciences and rehabilitation is increasing; however, little is known about the muscle adaptations induced by this training method.
A standardized Pilates training program for beginners (9 months; 2 sessions of 55 minutes per week) will increase the muscle volume and reduce potential side-to-side asymmetries of the quadratus lumborum, iliopsoas, piriformis, and gluteus muscles (gluteus maximus, medius, and minimus).
Controlled laboratory study.
Level 3.
A total of 12 inactive, healthy women (35.7 ± 5.4 years) without previous experience in Pilates were randomly selected to participate in a supervised Pilates program (36 weeks, twice weekly). Muscle volume (cm) was determined using magnetic resonance imaging at the beginning and end of the intervention program. Side-to-side asymmetry was calculated as [(left - right volume) × 100/right volume].
Small, nonsignificant ( > 0.05) differences in the volume of the quadratus lumborum, iliopsoas, piriformis, and gluteus muscles were observed between pre- and post-Pilates program timepoints. Before and after Pilates, side-to-side asymmetry was less than 6% and nonsignificant in all muscles analyzed.
Modern Pilates performed twice weekly for 9 months did not elicit substantial changes in the volume and degree of asymmetry of the selected lumbopelvic muscles in inactive women.
The benefits of Pilates in rehabilitation or training are likely elicited by neuromuscular rather than morphological adaptations. Pilates has no significant impact on muscle volume and does not alter side-to-side ratios in muscle volume (degree of asymmetry) of the lumbopelvic muscles.
在运动科学和康复领域，人们越来越多地使用 Pilates 训练法，但对于这种训练方法所引起的肌肉适应性变化却知之甚少。
经过 9 个月，每周 2 次，每次 55 分钟的标准化初学者 Pilates 训练计划将增加竖脊肌、腰大肌、梨状肌和臀肌（臀大肌、中肌和小肌）的肌肉体积，并减少潜在的左右侧不对称。
对照实验室研究。
3 级。
共随机选择 12 名无 Pilates 训练经验的不活跃、健康女性（35.7±5.4 岁）参与监督 Pilates 训练计划（36 周，每周 2 次）。在干预计划开始和结束时，使用磁共振成像确定肌肉体积（cm）。左右侧不对称性计算为[（左侧-右侧体积）×100/右侧体积]。
在 Pilates 训练前后，竖脊肌、腰大肌、梨状肌和臀肌的体积均出现较小、无统计学意义的（>0.05）差异。在 Pilates 前后，所有分析的肌肉中，左右侧不对称性均小于 6%，无统计学意义。
每周两次，每次 9 个月的现代 Pilates 训练法并未引起不活跃女性腰骶部肌肉体积和不对称程度的显著变化。
Pilates 在康复或训练中的益处可能是通过神经肌肉适应而不是形态适应产生的。Pilates 对肌肉体积没有显著影响，也不会改变腰骶部肌肉体积的左右侧比值（不对称程度）。
