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Pilates With Diaphragmatic Breathing in Sedentary Women
Sponsor: Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Summary
This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether adding diaphragmatic breathing exercises to an eight-week supervised Pilates program improves pulmonary function, resting heart rate, and core endurance in sedentary women aged 35 years and older. Participants were randomized to Pilates combined with diaphragmatic breathing or Pilates alone. Both groups trained three times per week for eight weeks.
Official title: Effects of Pilates Combined With Diaphragmatic Breathing on Cardiopulmonary Markers in Sedentary Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
35 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
24
Start Date
2025-06-03
Completion Date
2025-10-07
Last Updated
2026-06-16
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Pilates Exercise Program
Participants completed a supervised mat-based Pilates exercise program three times per week for eight weeks. Each session lasted approximately 60 minutes and included a warm-up phase, a main Pilates exercise component targeting core stability, flexibility, postural alignment, and muscular endurance, and a cool-down phase.
Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise
Participants performed structured diaphragmatic and abdominal breathing exercises integrated into the Pilates sessions. The breathing protocol included slow nasal inhalation, controlled oral exhalation, abdominal expansion, segmental thoracic breathing, and guided breathing rhythm during selected Pilates exercises.
Locations (1)
Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine
Balıkesir, Bandırma, Turkey (Türkiye)