About this trial
This study investigating the effects of mat pilates on body awareness and physical activity levels in sedentary women transitioning to adulthood, 27 control groups and 27 mat pilates exercise groups will be included. The groups will be compared at the end of an 8-week exercise program. Participants' socio-demographic characteristics, body awareness (using the Body Awareness Questionnaire), and physical activity level (using the Tegner Physical Activity Questionnaire and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire short-form scales) will be assessed.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Possess the ability to read and understand Turkish, be between the ages of 18 and 29,
I have a sedentary lifestyle, possess the cognitive ability to understand and interpret survey questions, and for sedentary participants, not have engaged in regular exercise for 2 months, have a Physical Activity Score (IPAQ) -short form of less than 600 Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) minutes per week, and body weight below 130 kg.
Disqualifiers
Participants with chronic, neurological, orthopedic, rheumatic systemic and/or lung disease, those who exercise/sport, have a history of malignancy, are pregnant, have a history of fracture in the last year,
I have chronic kidney or liver disease, have cardiovascular disease, and have peripheral vestibular disorder were excluded.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Pilates training (experimental)