Key result
A 4-week Pilates program is linked to ~11 mmHg lower SBP and reduced heart rate.
Why the study?
Does a 4-week Pilates program improve cardiovascular, metabolic, and neuroendocrine responses in previously sedentary adult women?
Population
30 previously sedentary adult women stratified by age
Comparison
Age 30–40 years (n = 15) vs age 50–60 years (n = 15) undergoing Pilates
Design
Single-arm prospective longitudinal study
Follow-up
4 weeks
Authors
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May support short-term cardiometabolic benefits from Pilates in sedentary women; hypothesis-generating pending randomized confirmation.
Does a 4-week Pilates program improve cardiovascular, metabolic, and neuroendocrine responses in previously sedentary adult women?
A 4-week moderate-intensity Pilates program improves cardiometabolic and neuroendocrine markers in previously sedentary women, with age-specific physiological adaptations.
Onu et al. (2026) studied Previously sedentary (n=30). Pilates program vs. Baseline (T0) was evaluated on Cardiovascular, metabolic, and neuroendocrine responses (HR, SBP, DBP, BMI, ABD, GLU, CORT). A 4-week Pilates program significantly reduced heart rate (Δ=-10.7 bpm, p<0.0001) in women aged 30-40, and systolic blood pressure (Δ=-10.8 mmHg, p=0.0001) in women aged 50-60.
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