Effect of pilates method on inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength in the elderly
| Autor: | Beatriz Mendes Tozim, Marcelo Tavella Navega |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1415-8426 1980-0037 |
| DOI: | 10.5007/1980-0037.2018v20n1p1 |
| Popis: | With aging, the respiratory muscle strength decreases and the pilates method is a technique that uses respiration as one of its principles. The present study has the aim of analyzing the influence of the pilates method on respiratory muscle strength in older women. For the evaluation of respiratory muscle strength (inspiratory and expiratory), manovacuometer was used. Thirty-one older women were divided into two groups: 14 participated in the pilates group and 17 in the control group. Participants of the pilates group performed 16 sessions of pilates method with an hour of training, twice week for eight weeks. The control group participated in four educational lectures for eight weeks. For statistical analysis, Shapiro-Wilk, ANOVA for repeated measures (p |
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