Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.
Department of Teaching Physical Education, Fine Arts and Music, University of Cádiz, 11003 Cádiz, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 20;17(10):3580. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103580.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a Pilates exercises program on the cognitive and physical functioning of older Spanish women. This study is a randomized clinical trial; a total of 110 women aged ≥60 years were initially allocated to either a Pilates group (PG, n = 55), who underwent a 12-week Pilates exercise program, or to a control group (CG, n = 55), who did not receive any intervention. Global cognitive function (Mini-Mental State Examination), verbal fluency (Isaacs test), executive function (Trail Making Test), functional flexibility (Back Scratch Test and Chair Sit-and-Reach Test), and lower-body strength (30 s Chair-Stand Test) were assessed before and immediately after the intervention period. The main findings of this study suggest that women in the PG (within-group differences) experienced improvements across all the variables examined except for global cognitive function. When compared with the CG (between-group differences), our analysis revealed significant benefits in the PG for all measures except for global cognitive function and functional flexibility (Back Scratch Test). In conclusion, our results suggest that Pilates has the potential to improve both cognitive and functional abilities among Spanish women aged 60 years and over.
本研究旨在确定普拉提运动方案对老年西班牙女性认知和身体机能的影响。这是一项随机临床试验，共纳入了 110 名年龄≥60 岁的女性，最初将她们随机分配至普拉提组（PG，n=55）和对照组（CG，n=55）。PG 组接受 12 周的普拉提运动方案，CG 组未接受任何干预。在干预前后分别评估了整体认知功能（简易精神状态检查）、语言流畅性（艾萨克斯测试）、执行功能（连线测试）、功能性灵活性（后背搔抓测试和坐立前屈测试）和下肢力量（30 秒坐站测试）。本研究的主要发现表明，PG 组的女性（组内差异）在除整体认知功能以外的所有检查变量中都有改善。与 CG 组（组间差异）相比，PG 组在除整体认知功能和功能性灵活性（后背搔抓测试）以外的所有指标中均有显著改善。综上所述，本研究结果表明，普拉提运动可能有助于提高 60 岁及以上西班牙女性的认知和功能能力。
