Cardiorespiratory Responses to a Pilates Training Session and Treadmill Walking in Healthy Adults
Condition: Healthy
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Low cardiorespiratory fitness is related cardiovascular and total mortality. In addition,
      disease risk is increased with low cardiorespiratory fitness. There is strong evidence that
      physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with health variables in
      healthy individuals. Pilates exercises, which are the subgroups of physical activity, has
      become popular in recent years. Current evidence suggests that Pilates training improves body
      composition, respiratory muscle strength, exercise performance and quality of life. In
      addition to these benefits, recent evidence suggests that Pilates training can improve
      cardiorespiratory fitness. However, there is lack of evidence on whether practicing Pilates
      exercises satisfy recommendations for intensity of physical activity which improves and
      maintains health and cardiovascular fitness.

      The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the cardiorespiratory responses during a Pilates
      training session, by measuring cardiorespiratory fitness through oxygen consumption and
      energy expenditure. The secondary aim of this study is to compare the cardiorespiratory
      responses during Pilates training session and treadmill walking at different speeds (3.2 kmh
      and 4.8 kmh).

      First, resting metabolic rate will be measured. Then, the participants will be randomized to
      one of the two possible experimental conditions: (1) Pilates training session than treadmill
      walking or (2) treadmill walking than Pilates training session. Pilates session will consist
      of warm-up exercises (e.g. breathing, arm circle, cat and camel spinal rotation etc.) and
      basic mat exercises (e.g. one leg stretching, double leg stretching, the hundred, saw,
      rolling like a ball, swimming, pelvic curl etc.). The Pilates session will be presented to
      the participants via recorded video. Participants will walk on treadmill at two different
      speeds: 3.2 kph (2 mph) and 4.8 kph (3 mph). Participants initially will walk at pace of 3.2
      kph for 10 minutes. After 30-40 minutes- rest (after returning baseline values), participants
      will walk on at pace of 4.8 kph for 10 minutes.
    


Intervention name(s): Pilates exercise session; Treadmill walking at 3.2 kph; Treadmill walking at 4.8 kph
Intervention type(s): Behavioral; Behavioral; Behavioral
Intervention description(s): The Pilates session will consist of warm-up exercises (e.g. breathing, arm circle, cat and camel spinal rotation etc.) and basic mat exercises (e.g. one leg stretching, double leg stretching, the hundred, saw, rolling like a ball, swimming, pelvic curl etc.). The Pilates session will be presented to the participants via pre-recorded video.; Participants will walk on a treadmill at 3.2 kph (2 mph) speed for 10 minutes.; Participants will walk on a treadmill at 4.8 kph (2 mph) speed for 10 minutes.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Basic Science