Key result
Mat Pilates training significantly reduced brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (-0.7 ± 0.2 m/s), systolic blood pressure, and body fat percentage compared to control (P<0.05).
Why the study?
Mat Pilates training is popular, but its effects on vascular function and body composition in young obese women with elevated blood pressure are understudied.
Does Mat Pilates training improve vascular function and body fatness in young obese women with elevated blood pressure?
Comparison
Mat Pilates training vs nonexercising control
Design
Randomized controlled trial
Follow-up
12 weeks
Authors
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Supports Mat Pilates to improve arterial stiffness and BP in young obese women with elevated BP; extends RCT evidence on exercise modalities for vascular function.
RCT (n=28)
randomized
Does Mat Pilates training improve vascular function and body fatness in young obese women with elevated blood pressure?
Mean Difference: -0.7
p-value: p=<0.05
A 12-week Mat Pilates training program significantly improves arterial stiffness, blood pressure, and body composition in young obese women with elevated blood pressure.
Wong et al. (2020) conducted an RCT in obese young women with elevated blood pressure (n=28). Mat Pilates training vs. nonexercising control was evaluated on brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) (MD -0.7, p=<0.05). Mat Pilates training significantly reduced brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (-0.7 ± 0.2 m/s), systolic blood pressure, and body fat percentage compared to control (P<0.05).