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Effects of Pilates exercises on health-related quality of life in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Priscila Peruzzolo de AlmeidaRaphael Gonçalves de OliveiraLaura Isabel Martins de AlmeidaLaís Campos de Oliveira
Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2024)
Pilates exercises, in general, allowed significant effects to improve HRQoL in postmenopausal women, especially when performed on equipment and when administered for at least 48 sessions. However, no analysis showed high certainty of evidence, and more RCTs of high methodological quality are needed to confirm these findings.
Keyphrases
  • postmenopausal women
  • bone mineral density
  • resistance training
  • high intensity