Remote Pilates Training Is Effective in Improving Physical Fitness in Healthy Women: A Randomized Controlled Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Intervention
2.4. The Pilates Exercise Program
2.5. The Zoom Exercise Group
2.6. The Studio Exercise Group
2.6.1. Measurements
2.6.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Studio Group (n = 19) | Zoom Group (n = 19) | p Value | |
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BMI | 22.7 (3.3) | 22.9 (3.3) | 0.89 |
HR rest (beat/min) | 78 (11.1) | 75.5 (6.4) | 0.27 |
Curl-up test (rep/min) | 34.2 (9.7) | 34 (6.1) | 0.86 |
Push-up test (rep/min) | 24.9 (9.2) | 23.3 (8.1) | 0.58 |
V-sit and reach (cm) | 47.1 (11.4) | 53.2 (10.3) | 0.86 |
Plank test (s) | 67.1 (30.1) | 66.2 (25.7) | 0.93 |
Stork test (s) | 2.3 (1.2) | 2.9 (1.4) | 0.36 |
Working status (full-time job) | 46% | 54% | 0.34 |
(a) | ||||||||
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Studio Group (n = 19) | Zoom Group (n = 19) | |||||||
Test | Baseline | Middle | End | Effect Size | Baseline | Middle | End | Effect Size |
Curl-up test (rep/min) | 34.6 (9.8) | 37.9 (6.4) | 41.8 (8.4) | 0.8 | 33.6 (6.2) | 40.3 (8.2) | 43.8 (6.7) | 1.6 |
Push-up test (rep/min) | 25.9 (8.7) | 30.4 (7.2) | 34.4 (8.40) | 1 | 23.0 (8.2) | 29.5 (10.1) | 30.1 (11.4) | 0.7 |
V-sit and Reach test (cm) | 47.3 (8.7) | 53.4 (7.2) | 53.9 (8.4) | 0.8 | 54.1 (8.2) | 59.0 (10.1) | 60.6 (11.4) | 0.6 |
Plank test (s) | 66.1 (30.2) | 73.0 (23.6) | 78.7 (31.5) | 0.4 | 65.1 (26) | 71.5 (28.6) | 70.6 (27.4) | 0.2 |
Stork test (s) | 2.3 (1.2) | 3.7 (1.7) | 3.5 (1.7) | 0.8 | 2.9 (1.44) | 3.9 (3.10) | 3.3 (2.3) | 0.2 |
(b) | ||||||||
Bayesian Factor10 | ||||||||
Group Model | Intervention Model | Interaction Model | ||||||
Curl-up test | 0.3 | 2.10 × 106 | 2.60 × 105 | |||||
Push-up test | 0.5 | 2.35 × 106 | 4.41 × 105 | |||||
Stork test | 0.4 | 1.18 × 101 | 1.05 × 100 | |||||
V-sit and reach test | 1.9 | 2.37 × 109 | 8.64 × 108 | |||||
Plank test | 0.5 | 3.35 × 100 | 4.70 × 10−1 |
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Lazarowitz Zanzuri, C.; Hadas, D.; Hutzler, Y.; Goral, A.; Tsuk, S. Remote Pilates Training Is Effective in Improving Physical Fitness in Healthy Women: A Randomized Controlled Study. Healthcare 2024, 12, 724. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070724
Lazarowitz Zanzuri C, Hadas D, Hutzler Y, Goral A, Tsuk S. Remote Pilates Training Is Effective in Improving Physical Fitness in Healthy Women: A Randomized Controlled Study. Healthcare. 2024; 12(7):724. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070724
Chicago/Turabian StyleLazarowitz Zanzuri, Carine, Dan Hadas, Yeshayahu Hutzler, Aviva Goral, and Sharon Tsuk. 2024. "Remote Pilates Training Is Effective in Improving Physical Fitness in Healthy Women: A Randomized Controlled Study" Healthcare 12, no. 7: 724. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070724