The Effects of Pilates on Posture and Physical Fitness Parameters in 5-6 Years Old Children

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Fitness; Posture

Treatments: Other: Pilates exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05210426

NOzturk

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this non-randomized controlled study was to investigate the effects of Pilates on posture and physical fitness parameters in 5-6 years old healthy children.

As a result of this study, pilates can be applied as an alternative exercise that improves posture and physical fitness in children.

Full description

The purpose of this non-randomized controlled study was to investigate the effects of Pilates on posture and physical fitness parameters in 5-6 years old healthy children.

As a result of this study, pilates can be applied as an alternative exercise that improves posture and physical fitness in children.

This study will answer whether pilates practice has an effect on posture and whether pilates has an effect on physical fitness parameters.Demographic information of the participants was recorded. Postural assessments were evaluated by the New York Posture Rating (NYPR) chart test and fitness was evaluated by the Eurofit test battery.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 6 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Attending Aydın Bahçeşehir Kindergarten,
• Being allowed by her family to participate in the study
• Being a volunteer,
• Not having a diagnosed physical or mental illness that would prevent her from exercising.

Exclusion criteria

• Not being a volunteer,
• Having a health problem that prevents exercise.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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66 participants in 2 patient groups

Pilates

Experimental group

Description:

The Pilates Group completed a 10-week. The intervention was performed in 20 sessions. The exercise program was created based on books and from the booklet acquired in the APPI Pilates Method training courses. Since the study was in preschool children, the basic level of Pilates was performed. Each exercise was performed 5 times for 30 minutes each twice a week .

Treatment:

Other: Pilates exercises

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

The Control Group did not perform any Pilates. The children in the CG continued their routine physical activities at school.