Benefits of the practice of the Pilates Method on physical fitness of elderly

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Autor(a) principal: Deon,Letícia Sanches
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Silva,Eduardo Ramos da
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/183
Resumo: <p>Human life expectation increases significantly over the years, such that people aged over sixty are growing in population proportion. This study aimed to investigate the benefits of physical fitness that the practice of Pilates provides to elderly. The research was conducted through the databases: Google Scholar, PubMed, Medline and Scielo, using the keywords "Pilates", "elderly" and "aging". We selected studies talking about aging, and those related to the effects of Pilates in this population. We considered only the observational and the experimental studies to analyze the effects of Pilates in the elderly. From the eight selected articles, it was observed that the Pilates Method has provided significant improvements in levels of flexibility, muscular strength, balance, personal autonomy and quality of life in older people. The Pilates Method is an exercise program favorable to minimize or reverse the negative effects of aging and improve the necessary levels of physical fitness for elderlies.</p>
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Benefits of the practice of the Pilates Method on physical fitness of elderly
title Benefits of the practice of the Pilates Method on physical fitness of elderly
spellingShingle Benefits of the practice of the Pilates Method on physical fitness of elderly
Deon,Letícia Sanches
Physical fitness, exercise movement techniques, aged.
title_short Benefits of the practice of the Pilates Method on physical fitness of elderly
title_full Benefits of the practice of the Pilates Method on physical fitness of elderly
title_fullStr Benefits of the practice of the Pilates Method on physical fitness of elderly
title_full_unstemmed Benefits of the practice of the Pilates Method on physical fitness of elderly
title_sort Benefits of the practice of the Pilates Method on physical fitness of elderly
author Deon,Letícia Sanches
author_facet Deon,Letícia Sanches
Silva,Eduardo Ramos da
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author2 Silva,Eduardo Ramos da
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Deon,Letícia Sanches
Silva,Eduardo Ramos da
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Physical fitness, exercise movement techniques, aged.
topic Physical fitness, exercise movement techniques, aged.
description <p>Human life expectation increases significantly over the years, such that people aged over sixty are growing in population proportion. This study aimed to investigate the benefits of physical fitness that the practice of Pilates provides to elderly. The research was conducted through the databases: Google Scholar, PubMed, Medline and Scielo, using the keywords "Pilates", "elderly" and "aging". We selected studies talking about aging, and those related to the effects of Pilates in this population. We considered only the observational and the experimental studies to analyze the effects of Pilates in the elderly. From the eight selected articles, it was observed that the Pilates Method has provided significant improvements in levels of flexibility, muscular strength, balance, personal autonomy and quality of life in older people. The Pilates Method is an exercise program favorable to minimize or reverse the negative effects of aging and improve the necessary levels of physical fitness for elderlies.</p>
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