Effect of Six-week Performance of Selected Pilates Exercises on Some of the Osteoporosis-related Indicators among Postmenopausal Women

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1 Associated professor, Department of Sports Physiology, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

2 MSc, Department of Sports Physiology, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

3 PhD Student, Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

4 Associate Professor, Department of Midwifery, Ahvaz Jondishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease that can be prevented and cured. One of the most important and effective non-pharmacological interventions is performing proper physical activities. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of 6-week performance of selected Pilates exercises for 6 weeks on some of the indicators associated with osteoporosis among postmenopausal women.
Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental research with a pretest-posttest design was conducted on 22 inactive postmenopausal women who participated voluntarily in this study. The subjects were divided into two groups of control and selected Pilates exercises (n=11 each). Bone alkaline phosphatase, calcium, and phosphorus were measured 24 h before and after the intervention. To analyze the data, one-way analysis of covariance and Bonferroni post hoc test were used for outgroup comparison.
Results: The mean scores of age and body mass index of subjects were obtained at 52.87±4.58 years and 29.72 ±3.68, respectively. The results of this study showed that after 6 weeks of exercising, there was a significant difference between the two groups of Pilates and control in the bone alkaline phosphatase, calcium, and phosphorus indices of postmenopausal women (P≤0.05). Accordingly, all three indices increased significantly.
Conclusion: Based on the results, 6 weeks of Pilates exercises improved some of the skeletal structural features of postmenopausal women. Therefore, it can be stated that if physical exercises are performed regularly and for a long time, they can be preventive factors of bone-related diseases in postmenopausal women.

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Volume 24, Issue 78
October 2021
Pages 54-64

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