Load monitoring on Pilates training: a study protocol for a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently there are campaigns to raise the awareness of the need to practice physical exercise with several objectives, mainly as a preventive measure. The Pilates method is a form of therapeutic exercise for maintaining and improving health. However, despite being popular, there is still no scientific evidence on the standardization and progression of the method. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop a protocol to monitor the progression of daily Pilates loads between the basic, intermediate, and advanced levels, as well as to analyze the effects of the method on psychometric, cardiorespiratory, and autonomic measures.

Methods/design

In total, 54 healthy men underwent 36 sessions of Pilates mat work. Before each training session, cardiorespiratory m

SUBMITTER: de Souza Cavina AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6798512 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature