The effects of an 8-week Pilates program on physical fitness and spinal posture in adult women

This study analyzed the effects of an 8-week Pilates exercise program on health-related physical fitness and spinal morphology in female col-lege students. As a result of performing 8 weeks of Pilates exercise program, there was a significant difference in flexibility and muscular endurance in the experimental group. In addition, there was a signifi-cant difference in lateral deviation after performing 8 weeks of Pilates exercise program. Therefore, it is expected that consistent participation in Pilates exercise will lead to improvements in flexibility, endurance, and lateral deviation. Pilates requires professional and systematic theo-retical establishment, and therefore, future research requires more spe-cific qualitative studies on Pilates exercise.