Feasibility of a mat‐based Pilates program for community dwelling seniors to improve balance and core strength
Community-based Pilates programs are highly desired, feasible, and acceptable. These results justify further studies, of longer training periods and perhaps increasing difficult levels, to determine if core strengthening mat-based Pilates is truly capable of improving balance, strength, and fall risks in seniors.
Authors
- Luigi P. Gonzales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3509-1718)
- Maya N. Hatch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7985-5815)
- Perri Kraus
- Katrina Ngo
- Yueni Zander
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- St. Joseph Hospital (US)
- University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory (US)
- Irvine University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PM&R
- Published
- 2025-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.13358
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00