Key result
Eight-week mat Pilates lowers systolic blood pressure but raises blood glucose in elderly women.
Why the study?
Does an eight-week mat Pilates program improve cardiometabolic parameters in sedentary, apparently healthy elderly women?
Population
50 sedentary, apparently healthy females aged 60 and older
Comparison
Eight-week progressive mat Pilates exercise… vs No structured exercises throughout the…
Design
RCT, randomly assigned
Follow-up
8 weeks
Authors
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Reduces SBP yet raises glucose in elderly women; challenges Pilates as cardiometabolic substitute and leaves optimal regimens open.
RCT (n=50)
randomly assigned
Does an eight-week mat Pilates program improve cardiometabolic parameters in sedentary, apparently healthy elderly women?
p-value: p=0.040
An eight-week mat Pilates program in elderly women reduced systolic blood pressure but did not favorably alter other cardiometabolic parameters, suggesting it may not substitute for conventional exercise for these specific outcomes.
Fourie et al. (2013) conducted an RCT in sedentary, apparently healthy (n=50). mat Pilates vs. no structured exercises was evaluated on systolic blood pressure (p=0.040). An 8-week mat Pilates program in elderly women significantly decreased systolic blood pressure (P=0.040) and increased blood glucose (P=0.000), with no changes in other cardiometabolic parameters.
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