The purpose of this study is to research the changes of body compositions, lower extremities strength, and an ability of balance control of adult women throughout exercise programs with pilates' universal reformer. Fourteen subjects participated in ex...
The purpose of this study is to research the changes of body compositions, lower extremities strength, and an ability of balance control of adult women throughout exercise programs with pilates' universal reformer. Fourteen subjects participated in exercise with pilates' universal reformer.
Subjects were examined body composition, strength of lower extremities and balance control ability and compared changes with exercise programs, 3 times per week for 8 weeks. The results of this study are the following.
The body composition except lean body mass has statistically shown meaningful changes(p<.01). There were meaningful changes in 60 degree/sec of the right/left extension and flexion for peak torque of lower extremity(p<.05).
The peak torque % body weight of lower extremity in 60 degree/sec of the right extension and flexion has statistically shown significant changes(p<.01).
Balance control ability has statistically shown meaningful changes in overall stability index(p<.01).
In the results of this study, pilates exercise with universal reformer for adult women has statistically shown meaningful results in changes of body composition, improvement of lower extremity strength and balance control ability.
The exercise with universal reformer will prevent injuries of ankle and knee joint from muscle weakness and imbalance. In the times of an aging society, it will be a proper exercise program for taking precaution against a falling from weakness of lower extremity strength according to an aging.
In these days, pilates' mat exercise has been introduced and come to fame but pilates exercise with universal reformer has been lack of understanding and been under an insufficient situation of this study in this country.
Therefore, it will be necessary that pilates exercise with universal reformer will broadly popularize and a systematic research execute throughout this study.