Efeitos do Pilates na resistência muscular, flexibilidade e equilíbrio de mulheres jovens

• Main Authors: Laís Campos de Oliveira, Deise Aparecida de Almeida Pires-Oliveira, Rodrigo Franco de Oliveira, Marieli Ramos Stocco, Fabrício José Jassi, Joyce Karla Machado da Silva, Raphael Gonçalves de Oliveira
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Nove de Julho 2014-01-01
• Series: ConScientiae Saúde
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92935317005

AbstractIntroduction:The Pilates method has enabled improvement in muscle streng-th, flexibility and balance, however, little is known about the effects on youngpeople and in short periods of training.Objective:To investigate the effects ofPilates in young women, on the trunk muscle endurance, flexibility and balance.Methods:Participants were ten volunteers, with a mean of 22.5±1.80 years. Pre-and post-intervention were performed for muscle strength of the trunk flexorsand extensors; flexibility in flexion of the hip and trunk flexion and extension;and static postural balance through a force platform. The interventions occurredwith eight Pilates sessions over four weeks.Results:It was possible to identify asignificant improvement (P<0.05) in all tests related to muscle strength and fle-xibility.Conclusion:Four weeks of intervention with Pilates was able to provideimproved muscle strength and flexibility of the trunk of young women.