Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of pilates participation on body composition and cardiometabolic parameters in women, by analyzing the current literature. The data from 38 studies were included for meta-analysis, and Comprehensive Meta Analysis(CMA) Version 2.0 was used for statistical analysis. A total 759 subjects were included in this analysis. An average duration of the pilates intervention was 11.17 weeks, 2.97 session per week, and 48.86 minutes per session. Significant reduction in body fat percentage, total cholesterol, triglycerides. adiponectin, insulin resistance were observed while significant increase in HDL-cholesterol. There were large effect size were observed for insulin, adiponectin while medium and small effect size were observed for total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-C. In conclusion, pilates participation resulted in positive changes in body composition and cardiometablolic parameter in women.
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