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Acute Effects of Exercise on Cognitive Performances of Older Adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Accelerating rates of structural decline become evident during the third and fourth decades of human life, with disproportionate degeneration occurring in the frontal, parietal, and temporal brain lobes.
Hanna, S., Pennington, R.
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Pain perception and stabilometric parameters in people with chronic low back pain after a pilates exercise program: A randomized controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Various exercise interventions, such as Pilates exercises and traditional physical therapy methods, are employed to decrease low back pain (LBP). Nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP) is distinct from LBP, however, as the distribution of pain is restricted ...
Battaglia, Giuseppe   +8 more
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Effects of a Mat Pilates Programme on Body Composition in Elderly Women [PDF]

open access: yesWest Indian Medical Journal, 2013
With ageing, the ability to mobilize fat is reduced and this, coupled with gradual decrease in lean body mass (LBM) from lessened exercise, allows for an increased body fat percentage (%BF). Exercising is considered a key to maintaining an appropriate body mass (BM), as it improves fat oxidation, while maintaining LBM. Although the effects of endurance
M, Fourie   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Effects of Pilates Reformer Core and Mat Core Exercises on Standing Posture Alignment

open access: yesPhysical Therapy Korea, 2022
Background: Pilates exercises are used for body shape correction because they can achieve correct posture alignment through spinal stabilization.Objects: This study aimed to determine whether the use of reformers increases the effective-ness of Pilates ...
Gyeongseop Sim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of mat Pilates on postural alignment in the sagittal plane in school children: a randomized clinical trial

open access: yesMotriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 2020
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the mat Pilates method, an exercise program, on postural alignment in the sagittal plane among children aged between 8 and 12 years.
Fabíola Unbehaun Cibinello   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sedanter Ev Kadınlarında Pilates ve Mat Egzersizlerinin Antropometrik Özelliklere Etkisinin İncelenmesi

open access: yesJournal of Global Sport and Education Research, 2022
Bu araştırma düzenli uygulanan pilates ve mat egzersizlerinin sedanter kadınların antropometrik özellikleri üzerine etkisini incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Çalışmaya yaş ortalaması X̄=42,54 olan 22 sedanter kadın katılmıştır. Kontrol(n=11) ve deney(n=11) olmak üzere iki grup yapılmıştır.
Mustafa Nurullah KADI   +2 more
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Pilates versus resistance exercise on the serum levels of hs-CRP, in the abdominal circumference and body mass index (BMI) in elderly individuals

open access: yesMotricidade, 2016
Recent studies have shown that the elderly exhibit a subclinical state of inflammation associated with increased adipose tissue and several comorbidities.
Maria Adesilda Silva Pestana   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Which strength and balance activities are safe and efficacious for individuals with specific challenges (osteoporosis, vertebral fractures, frailty, dementia)?: A Narrative review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Physical activity guidelines advocate the inclusion of strength and balance activities, twice a week, for adults and older adults, but with caveat that in some individuals there will be certain movements and activities that could lead to adverse events ...
Mavroeidi, Alexandra, Skelton, Dawn A.
core   +2 more sources

COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF MAT AND REFORMER PILATES ON MUSCLE SKELETAL SYSTEM COMPLAINTS, BODY COMPOSITION AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OBESE WOMEN: RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY

open access: yesTürk Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of mat pilates and reformer pilates training on musculoskeletal complaints, body composition and quality of life in obese women.
Merve KARAKOÇ, Deniz DEMİRCİ
doaj   +1 more source

Pilates-Based Training for Postural Stability in Patients with Schizophrenia [PDF]

open access: yesExercise Medicine, 2019
OBJECTIVES Impairment in postural stability is prevalent in schizophrenia patients and this poses potential hazards. This study was planned to investigate whether the Pilates-based training improve the postural stability of patients with schizophrenia ...
Emin Ulaş Erdem, Eda Akbas, Banu Ünver
doaj   +1 more source

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