Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of 12 weeks Pilates exercises on functional and cognitive performance in elderly people which are living in an elderly care center. Forty three elderly were randomly allocated either to Pilates group (PG, n= 21; mean age, 72.8 ± 7.84 years), which performed three session of Pilates per week for 12 weeks, or to control group (CG, n= 22; mean age, 77.7 ± 7.25 years), which no performed any exercise is except from daily works. Participants tested to handgrip strength, Berg balance scale, Functional reach test and Mini Mental State Examination Test before and after the 12 weeks of exercise. Finally, PG demonstrated improvement in all variables. However, CG has no improvement any variables. Pilates exercises led to significant improvement in functional and cognitive performance. Therefore, elderly people can apply a well-structured Pilates exercise program under Pilates instructor and physiotherapist.
Highlights
Elderliness is a period which is required by evaluation with physical, psychological and social dimensions
This study is aimed to investigate the effect of 12 weeks Pilates exercises on functional and cognitive performance in elderly people which are living in an elderly care center
According to 2 ×2 (Group ×Time) mixed design analysis of variance (ANOVA) results, there were statistically significant interaction effects between Group and Time regarding all the performance variables indicating that all performance variables showed different change patterns between groups across 12-week training period
Summary
Elderliness is a period which is required by evaluation with physical, psychological and social dimensions. Physiological elderliness can be defined changes which were occurred with chronological age (Beğer and Yavuzer, 2012). “elderly” has been defined as a chronological age of 65 years old or older, while those from 65 through years old are referred to as “early elderly” and those over years old as “late elderly” (Orimo et al.,2006). A report which was released by World Health Organization (WHO) informed that in 2010, an estimated 524 million people were aged 65 or older. This ratios are equal to 8 % world’s population. By 2050, this number expected to nearly triple to about 1.5 billion, representing 16% of the world’s population (https://www.who.int/ageing/publications/global_health.pdf?ua=1)
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