Effects of Pilates Reformer Exercise on Standing Postural Alignment

ABSTRACT

Purpose@#This study examined the effects of applying the Pilates reformer exercise to 17 adult women on the alignment of the standing posture. @*Methods@#The subjects performed a Pilates reformer exercise for 60 minutes a day, three times a week, for a total of eight weeks. The Pilates reformer exercise consisted of five types: 1) lower and lift, 2) hundred, 3) plow, 4) airplane, and 5) twist. The standing posture alignment in the sagittal and frontal planes was measured using exbody 9100MOMI musculoskeletal analysis equipment. @*Results@#A comparison of before and after the exercise using paired t-test revealed a significant decrease in the difference between the horizontal inclination and the vertical height that approached zero after the intervention in the frontal plane of anterior and posterior standing postures (p<0.05), and the lateral standing posture in the sagittal plane. In addition, the difference between the horizontal inclination and the vertical height decreased and approached zero after the intervention (p<0.05). @*Conclusion@#The Pilates reformer exercise had a positive effect on the alignment of the standing posture.