Effects of 8-week Pilates exercise program on menopausal symptoms and lumbar strength and flexibility in postmenopausal women
| Autor: | Sangseo Park, Hae-Lim Lee, Joy Matthew Cuasay Caguicla, jeeyoun kim, Dong Jick Kwak, Myung-Ki Kim, Yun-Jin Park, Deuk-Yeon Won |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Menopausal symptoms Lumbar strength Postmenopausal women Flexibility (anatomy) business.industry Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Trunk 03 medical and health sciences Pilates exercise 0302 clinical medicine Lumbar Physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine.anatomical_structure Physical therapy Medicine Original Article Lumbar flexibility Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Pilates 030212 general & internal medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation |
| ISSN: | 2288-1778 2288-176X |
| DOI: | 10.12965/jer.1632630.315 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of an 8-week Pilates exercise program on menopausal symptoms and lumbar strength and flexibility in postmenopausal women. In total, 74 postmenopausal women were recruited and randomly allocated to a Pilates exercise group (n=45) and a control group (n=29). Menopausal symptoms were measured through a questionnaire, while lumbar strength was measured through a lumbar extension machine, and lumbar flexibility was measured through sit-and-reach and trunk lift tests performed before and after the Pilates exercise program, respectively. The Pilates exercises consisted of 7–10 min for warm-up, 35–40 min for the main program modified from Pilates Academy International, and 5–7 min for the cool-down, and were performed 3 times a week for 8 weeks. The results showed a significant decrease in menopausal symptoms except urogenital symptoms. Also, the results presented a significant increase in lumbar strength and flexibility after 8 weeks of the Pilates exercise program. We concluded that an 8-week Pilates exercise program is effective in decreasing menopausal symptoms and increasing lumbar strength and flexibility. |
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