Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil.
Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil.
J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2021 Jan;25:80-86. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.11.012. Epub 2020 Nov 16.
It is well known that physical exercise improves functional capacity (FC), promoting healthy aging. The Pilates method (PM) is an example of well-accepted physical exercise by the elderly and has been reported in studies to be beneficial for this population. However, it is not yet known whether there is a difference between the practice of mat and apparatus PM. The goal of this study was to compare the effect of mat versus apparatus Pilates training on functional capacity in elderly women.
48 active elderly women (65.15 ± 3.0 years old), independent or partially independent in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), who had never practiced Pilates, were separated into three groups in a random order through a draw: Mat Group (MG = 15), Apparatus Group (AG = 16) and Control Group (CG = 17). Pilates training sessions were applied to MG and AG for 8 weeks, with two weekly sessions of 50 min. The FC of the three groups was evaluated by the Senior Fitness Test (SFT) battery, pre and post intervention.
There were improvements in lower and upper limb strength, aerobic endurance, lower and upper limb flexibility, and agility after the intervention in both groups, showing no significant differences when compared to mat and apparatus Pilates training (<0,05).
The mat and apparatus Pilates training provide significant and similar improvements in the functional capacity of elderly women.
众所周知，体育锻炼可提高功能能力（FC），促进健康老龄化。普拉提方法（PM）是老年人公认的体育锻炼方式之一，有研究报道称其对这一人群有益。然而，目前尚不清楚垫上 PM 和器械 PM 的练习是否存在差异。本研究旨在比较垫上和器械普拉提训练对老年女性功能能力的影响。
48 名活跃的老年女性（65.15±3.0 岁），日常生活活动（ADL）和工具性日常生活活动（IADL）独立或部分独立，从未练习过普拉提，通过抽签随机分为三组：垫上组（MG=15）、器械组（AG=16）和对照组（CG=17）。MG 和 AG 组接受 8 周的普拉提训练，每周 2 次，每次 50 分钟。干预前后，通过老年人健康测试（SFT）电池评估三组的 FC。
干预后，两组下肢和上肢力量、有氧运动耐力、下肢和上肢灵活性以及敏捷性均有改善，与垫上和器械普拉提训练相比无显著差异（<0.05）。
垫上和器械普拉提训练均可显著提高老年女性的功能能力，且效果相似。
