Capacidade funcional de usúrios do pilates

Abstract

The Pilates Method was created by the German Joseph Hubertus Pilates around the 1920s but had a recognition around the 1940s, in New York City, with a more frequent audience of dancers in the region. Thus, in the 1980s, he had a great recognition of his techniques, and in his later years, his method became known worldwide and actively disseminated. For good performance, Pilates adopts six principles to be followed, which are: concentration, fluidity, control, precision and breathing. The study aimed to verify the functional capacity and physical activity of users who practice the Pilates method. The study is cross-sectional exploratory field research with a quantitative approach. The instrument for data collection was through two questionnaires, one of which was the HAQ that measured functional capacity, containing 20 questions, and the alternatives to be marked were without any, with any, with a lot and unable to ask, related to the degree of difficulty to carry out the activity. The other questionnaire applied was the IPAQ related to physical activity, with questions about the time spent in relation to this activity, from mild to vigorous. It was possible to verify that the pilates method is quite effective, contributing to improving its regular practitioners' quality of life, such as improving flexibility, muscle strength, balance, relieving pain, and improving posture. However, further studies on the subject are still needed.