Effect of Pilates exercises in risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases: a systematic review

Authors

  • Silvana Junges Pontifícia Universidade Católica Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS
  • Camila Bittencourt Jacondino Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Maria Gabriela Gottlieb Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6108.2015.1.19839

Keywords:

Pilates, Exercise, Physical therapy modalities, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes mellitus, Obesity.

Abstract

Aims: To perform a systematic review of the literature on the effect of Pilates on risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases.

Methods: The search was conducted in the LILACS, SciELO, PubMed, and Scopus databases both in English and in Portuguese. The search term used was Pilates exercise combined with the following key words and their equivalents in Portuguese: sedentary lifestyle, obesity, body mass index, body composition, blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia. The inclusion criteria consisted of intervention studies on Pilates, original articles in English and Portuguese available in their full-length versions, and target population with at least one cardiometabolic risk factor and with a sedentary lifestyle. Studies that failed to meet these criteria were excluded. The articles were collected from 2004 to 2014, and this review was written between July 2014 and January 2015.

Results: Ninety-three articles were selected, but only seven met the selection criteria. Of these, three studies (42.86%) investigated the effect of Pilates on classic cardiometabolic risk factors: triglycerides, glucose, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, but no beneficial results were obtained for these parameters in the intervention group. On the other hand, six (85.71%) out of the seven studies, revealed statistically significant reductions in some of the following factors: systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body mass index, body fat percentage, fat mass, and waist-to-hip ratio between the intervention and control groups (P<0.05).

Conclusions: Pilates has proven effective in reducing body fat percentage, fat mass, waist-to-hip ratio, and systemic blood pressure in different-aged individuals. These benefits, mainly the reduction of waist-to-hip ratio and of systemic blood pressure, have a clinically relevant impact on morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. However, more randomized controlled trials need to be conducted in this area.

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Author Biographies

Silvana Junges, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS

Possui graduação em Educação Fisica pela Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde do Instituto Porto Alegre da Igreja Metodist (1987) e mestrado em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde. pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2010). Atualmente está cursando Doutorado em Gerontologia Biomédica, pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul e atuando como professora do método Pilates - Studio Pilates Silvana Junges.

Camila Bittencourt Jacondino, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Possui graduação em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Pelotas (Bacharelado e Licenciatura 2003) , Mestrado em Gerontologia Biomédica pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2013), . Atualmente é doutoranda e bolsista CAPES do programa de pós graduação em Gerontologia Biomédica da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul.

Maria Gabriela Gottlieb, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Possui graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (1999) e mestrado em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2004). Possui Doutorado pelo Programa de Pós Graduação em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande de Sul. Atualmente está fazendo Pós Doutorado no Programa de Pós -Graduação em Gerontologia Biomédica no Instituto de Geriatria e Gerontologia da PUCRS pelo Programa Nacional de Pós Doutorado (PNPD) e é pesquisadora e professora permanente do mesmo.

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Junges, S., Jacondino, C. B., & Gottlieb, M. G. (2015). Effect of Pilates exercises in risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases: a systematic review. Scientia Medica, 25(1), ID19839. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6108.2015.1.19839

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