Effects of Pilates-Based Exercise on Life Satisfaction,Physical Self-Concept and Health Status in Adult Women |
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| Authors: | Ana Cruz-Ferreira MA Jorge Fernandes PhD Dulce Gomes PhD Lisa Marie Bernardo PhD Bruce D. Kirkcaldy PhD Tiago M. Barbosa PhD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Sport and Health , University of évora , évora, Portugal;2. Department of Mathematics , University of évora , évora, Portugal;3. University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA;4. International Centre for the Study of Occupational &5. Mental Health , Düsseldorf, Germany;6. Polytechnic Institute of Bragan?a , Bragan?a, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | The objective of this study was to determine the effect of Pilates-based mat exercises on life satisfaction, perception of appreciation by other people, perception of physical appearance, perception of functionality, total physical self-concept, and perception of health status in healthy women. A randomized controlled trial was conducted in Évora, Portugal, in 2008, in which 62 healthy adult women were randomized to a Pilates-based mat (experimental group) (n = 38, mean age ± SD, 41.08 ± 6.64 years) or a control group (n = 24, mean age ± SD, 40.25 ± 7.70 years). Experimental group participants performed the Initial Mat of Body Control Pilates twice per week, 60-minutes per session. Repeated measurements were performed at baseline, 3 months and 6 months. No significant differences between the two groups were observed in life satisfaction, perception of appreciation by other people, perception of physical appearance, perception of functionality, total physical self-concept, and perception of health status at three time point measures (baseline, after 3 months, and after 6 months). No significant differences were observed in the control group over time. The experimental group showed significant improvements between baseline and six months in life satisfaction (p = .04), perception of appreciation by other people (p = .002), perception of physical appearance (p = .001), perception of functionality (p = .01), total physical self-concept (p = .001), perception of health status (p = .013) and between three and six months in life satisfaction (p = .002), perception of appreciation by other people (p = .05), perception of physical appearance (p = .001), perception of functionality (p = .02), and total physical self-concept (p = .001). Life satisfaction, perception of appreciation by other people, perception of physical appearance, perception of functionality, total physical self-concept and perception of health status may improve after 6 months of Pilates-based mat exercise. |
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| Keywords: | Pilates method Psychological well-being healthy women quality of life life satisfaction |
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