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The Effects of Pilates Exercise on Static and Dynamic Balance in the Elderly

  • Park, Ji-Hye (Major in Physical Education, Graduate School of Education, Silla University) ;
  • Lee, Joong-Sook (Division of Kinesiology, College of Health and Welfare, Silla University) ;
  • Yang, Jeong-Ok (Division of Kinesiology, College of Health and Welfare, Silla University) ;
  • Lee, Bom-Jin (Division of Kinesiology, College of Health and Welfare, Silla University) ;
  • Bae, Kang-Ho (Department of Physical Education, Graduate School, Silla University) ;
  • Shin, Jin-Hyung (Department of Physical Education, Graduate School, Silla University)
  • Received : 2016.08.25
  • Accepted : 2016.09.29
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

Objective: Pilates is a low/mid-intensity exercise that can be easily performed by elderly individuals as it is an individual body-oriented exercise. It is also a cardio workout that can be performed anywhere to develop strength and flexibility. Therefore, we investigated the effects of 8 week Pilates program on the balancing ability of elderly individuals. Method: The research participants were selected from elderly residents in B city. Ten individuals voluntarily signed an agreement to undergo free measurements as well as to participate in the workout program. (Height: $157.1{\pm}11.9cm$, Weight: $61.7{\pm}8.0kg$). The Pilates exercise was performed 60 minutes a day, three times a week for a total of eight weeks. The measurement variables used to test balance were the vestibular test, 5 m habitual and maximum walk test and 3 m tandem walk test. A series of paired t-test were conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0 to analyze all the research data collected in order to determine the balance ability of the participants before and after the Pilates program. Additionally, the statistically significant level for all analysis was set to ${\alpha}=.05$. Results: In the vestibular test, some meaningful changes were observed in the length envelope area (ENV) while standing on one foot, but there were no significant differences in the ENV, rectangle(REC), root mean square, and total length. Results also revealed that statistically significant differences existed in the 5 m habitual and maximum walk test, as well as the 3 m tandem walk test. Conclusion: To summarize the findings, the 8 week Pilates program employed in this study significantly improved the dynamic balance of the elderly participants. Thus, elderly individuals that frequent perform Pilates are expected to enjoy positive benefits such as increased balance and fewer falling accidents.

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