Show/Hide Menu
Hide/Show Apps
anonymousUser
Logout
Türkçe
Türkçe
Search
Search
Login
Login
OpenMETU
OpenMETU
About
About
Açık Bilim Politikası
Açık Bilim Politikası
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Browse
Browse
By Issue Date
By Issue Date
Authors
Authors
Titles
Titles
Subjects
Subjects
Communities & Collections
Communities & Collections
Integrating Pilates exercise into an exercise program for 65+year-old women to reduce falls
Date
2011-03-01
Author
BABAYİĞİT İREZ, GÖNÜL
Ozdemir, Recep Ali
Evin, Ruya
Irez, Salih Gokhan
Korkusuz, Feza
Metadata
Show full item record
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
.
Item Usage Stats
0
views
0
downloads
The purpose of this study was to determine if Pilates exercise could improve dynamic balance, flexibility, reaction time and muscle strength in order to reduce the number of falls among older women. 60 female volunteers over the age of 65 from a residential home in Ankara participated in this study. Participants joined a 12-week series of 1-hour Pilates sessions three times per week. Dynamic balance, flexibility, reaction time and muscle strength were measured before and after the program. The number of falls before and during the 12-week period was also recorded. Dynamic balance, flexibility, reaction time and muscle strength improved (p < 0.05) in the exercise group when compared to the non-exercise group. In conclusion, Pilates exercises are effective in improving dynamic balance, flexibility, reaction time, and muscle strength as well as decreasing the propensity to fall in older women.
Subject Keywords
Pilates
,
Elderly women
,
Balance
,
Reaction time
,
Muscle strength
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/52873
Journal
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
Collections
Department of Physical Education and Sports, Article