| Autor: |
THOMA, Polixeni, FAMISIS, Konstantinos, GRAMMATIKOPOULOU, Maria G., ISPIRLIDIS, Ioannis, GALAZOULAS, Christos, KYRANOUDIS, Aggelos, ALIPASALI, Fotini, ZAKAS, Athanasios |
| Zdroj: |
Physical Training; 2016, p1-10, 10p, 5 Graphs |
| Abstrakt: |
Until today, no one has evaluated the effect of mat Pilates exercises performed on one training season, on the joint flexibility of elder and younger individuals. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to assess the acute effect of mat Pilates exercises on lower extremities joint flexibility between young and older women. A total of 16 women aged between 65-76 years old and 18 younger women aged 24-35 years old volunteered to participate in the study. All participants completed 5 selected mat Pilates exercises ten times (1x10), alternately for each leg, which were repeated once more, in random order (2x10). Measured indices included range of motion after the completion of the exercise, during hip extension and abduction, and during knee and ankle flexion and abduction with the knee flexed. The analysis of variance for repeated measures used to compare the two age groups prior to and after the implementation of the training protocol, revealed a significant improvement (p≤0.001) in all participants, with the improvements being similar in both age groups. The findings suggest that joint ROM can be ameliorated in the same degree in both young and older women with the use of selected mat Pilates exercises performed in full ROM. Additionally; the findings provide useful information on the design and implementation of Pilates training programs aiming to increase joint flexibility among women of all ages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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