Efficiency of Classes on the Pilates System with Women of the Second Mature Age

Abstract

32 women at the age of 39-48 years participated in researches. The first six classes were devoted totraining in costal respiration and studying of the repertoire of Matwork exercises where 15 exercises of the basic level entered. The women did 15 exercises of the basic level with gradual increase or level lowering of complexity of exercises due to use of a small ball, an elastic tape, an isotonic ring in the subsequent 10 classes. Further modifications of other 19 exercises of the original version of Pilates only towards simplification were used. Roller was used as myofascial relaxation and also for mobilization of cervical, chest and lumbar departments of a backbone. Indicators: respiratory rate, hypoxemic Stange’s and Hench’s tests improved more than by 20%. At the beginning of the researches body weight of women averaged 74,3kg, at the end of researches this indicator decreased to 69,7. The gain made more than 100% in indicators of spine column mobility, stand in "plank" on hands, "Roll up with bent and direct legs", "Push up from one knee". These improvements have reliability of distinctions, p<0,05.