The Role of Focus Strategies on Pilates

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Exercise Therapy; Reaction Time; Humans; Exercise Movement Techniques; Pilates

Treatments: Other: Internal Focused Pilates; Other: External Focused Pilates

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06683898

09.11.2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aims of the randomized controlled study is compare to the effects of external and internal focus strategies, commonly used in Pilates, on participants' reaction time and performance metrics. Conducted over an 8-week Pilates program at Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, we plan to include 25 participants in each focus group. Participants in the external focus group will use equipment to perform exercises, while the internal focus group will perform exercises with attention to body positioning.

Full description

The primary aim of this study is to examine the difference in effects between 8-week internally and externally focused Pilates exercises on the performance of young sedentary individuals. A secondary aim is to investigate the effects of internally and externally focused Pilates exercises on the physical characteristics and reaction time of young sedentary individuals.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volunteers aged between 18 and 30 years who have no musculoskeletal disabilities and are willing to exercise were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Had any cardiovascular or musculoskeletal condition that would prevent them from exercising,
• Had an acute pain history of 5 or more on the visual analog scale in the past week,
• Had a systemic disease that would prevent exercise,
• Had a BMI of 30 or above,
• Had any issues that would hinder their ability to perceive or understand verbal commands, or had hearing problems.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

External Focused Pilates

Experimental group

Description:

Pilates training was implemented with an external focus (EF).

Treatment:

Other: External Focused Pilates

Other: Internal Focused Pilates

Internal Focused Pilates

Experimental group

Description:

Pilates training was implemented with an internal focus (IF).

Treatment:

Other: External Focused Pilates

Other: Internal Focused Pilates