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INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute effects of Pilates exercises on flexibility and performance in practitioners of an extreme conditioning program (ECP). The hypothesis adopted was that Pilates could activate deeper muscles and improve the stability of core muscles. METHODS: This was an observational cross-sectional study with individuals practicing an ECP submitted to a Pilates method (PM) exercise session. The Wells bench test was used to assess flexibility, while performance was evaluated using the Wall Ball exercise commonly performed by ECP practitioners. The perception of effort was measured using the Borg scale. RESULTS: A single session of PM exercises was able to significantly improve flexibility immediately after the exercises (p < 0.001) and performance in one of the movements of the ECP (p < 0.001), as well as decrease the perception of effort. CONCLUSION: An acute intervention with Pilates exercises promoted improvement in performance of the CrossFit Wall Ball exercise.
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Exercise Movement Techniques , Humans , Exercise Movement Techniques/methods , Cross-Sectional Studies , Male , Adult , Female , Young Adult , Range of Motion, Articular/physiology , Muscle Strength/physiology , Muscle, Skeletal/physiologyABSTRACT
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the associations between quality of life and sociodemographic characteristics, motivation, and frequency and time of practice in practitioners of an extreme conditioning program. Methods:Observational descriptive-exploratory type research, with a convenience sample consisting of CrossFit® practitioners. The practitioners answered a demographic data questionnaire, and the WHOQOL-bref instrument was used to assess the quality of life. Results: Of the 260 practitioners evaluated, 59.61% were female. The highest means of QoL scores were for the physical domain (79.8 ± 11.76), social domain (74.1 ± 15.59), psychological do-main (73.2 ± 13.67), and environment domain (70.7 ± 12.14). Practice time showed positive correlations with all QoL domains. Conclusions: The practitioners showed good results for quality of life, with the highest scores for the physical domain, followed by the social domain, the psychological domain, and finally, the environment domain. Longer practice time was correlated with higher averages for all QoL domains (AU).
Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as associações entre a qualidade de vida com características sociode-mográficas, motivação, frequência e tempo de prática em praticantes de um programa de condicionamento extremo. Métodos: Pesquisa de caráter observacional, do tipo descritivo-exploratória, sendo a amostra por conveniência composta por praticantes de Crossfit®. Os praticantes responderam um questionário de dados demográficos e, para avaliar a qualidade de vida, utilizou-se o instrumento validade WHOQOL-bref. Resultados: Dos 260 praticantes avaliados, 59,61% foram do sexo feminino. As maiores médias dos escores da qualidade de vida foram para o do-mínio físico, (79,8 ± 11,76), domínio social (74,1 ± 15,59), domínio psicológico (73,2 ± 13,67) e domínio ambiente (70,7 ± 12,14). O tempo de prática mostrou correlações positivas com todos os domínios qualidade de vida. Con-clusão: Os praticantes apresentam bons resultados para a QV, sendo os maiores escores no domínio físico, seguido pelo domínio social, domínio psicológico e por último domínio ambiente. Maior tempo de prática indicou correlação com maiores médias em todos os domínios da QV (AU).
