Francisco Esparza-Ros

Características Morfológicas y Perfil Antropométrico en Mujeres que Practican Pilates Clásico y Mat Clásico

El objetivo de este trabajo fue describir y comparar las caracteristicas antropometricas, somatotipo y proporcionalidad en mujeres que practicaban mat clasico y Pilates clasico. Setenta y nueve mujeres, 39 que realizaban Pilates clasico (edad: 45,10±8,32 anos; anos de practica: 1,84±0,73 anos) y 40 de mat clasico (edad: 42,60±7,83 anos; anos de practica: 1,65±0,96 anos), fueron valoradas usando una bateria de 41 medidas antropometricas. Se calculo el somatotipo, los valores Z utilizando la estrategia Phamton de proporcionalidad y la composicion corporal siguiendo la estrategia de cinco componentes de Kerr. Ambos grupos de mujeres obtuvieron valores similares en la mayoria de las variables antropometricas, valores Z de proporcionalidad, porcentajes de composicion corporal y en el somatotipo, clasificado como meso-endomorfico. En conclusion, la practica de mat clasico o Pilates clasico en mujeres no genera diferencias en las variables antropometricas, la composicion corporal y el somatotipo.

The effects of a reformer Pilates program on body composition and morphological characteristics in active women after a detraining period

ABSTRACT The aim of this quasi-experimental pilot study was to explore the effects of a reformer Pilates program on the anthropometry, body composition, and somatotype of active adult women after a short non-exercise period. Twenty-eight women (mean age: 40.21 ± standard deviation of 8.12 years old) with one to three years of reformer Pilates experience participated in the study. The women participated in a reformer Pilates program for 16 weeks (one hour, twice per week) after 4 weeks of detraining (summer holidays) in 2012. The International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry full profile was assessed before and after the intervention program. Significant decreases (p ≤ 0.05) from pre- to post-program were observed for triceps, iliac crest, supraspinale, abdominal, front thigh and medial calf skinfold thicknesses, six and eight skinfold thickness sums, forearm and ankle girths, waist/hip ratio, endomorphy, and fat mass. Significant increases (p ≤ .05) were observed for corrected arm, corrected calf girths, and muscle mass. Generally, women showed a mesomorphic endomorph (endomorphy predominant) and mesomorph–endomorph (endomorphy and mesomorphy predominant) in the pre- and posttests, respectively. In conclusion, the practice of reformer Pilates was associated with healthy changes in anthropometric parameters, body composition, and somatotype in Pilates-experienced women after 4 weeks of no physical exercise.