REPERCUSSÕES DO MÉTODO PILATES EM PESSOAS IDOSAS: REVISÃO NARRATIVA SOBRE EQUILÍBRIO, FUNCIONALIDADE E QUALIDADE DE VIDA

DOI: 10.53524/lit.edt.978-65-84528-51-2/08

PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Expectativa de vida. Idoso. Método Pilates.

KEYWORDS: Life expectancy. Elderly. Pilates method.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To analyze the repercussions of the Pilates Method in elderly people, with emphasis on balance, functionality, and quality of life. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Narrative literature review in the PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scientific Electronic Library Online databases, using the keywords " Pilates" and " Elderly/Elderly," combined with AND/OR, including studies published between 2012 and 2025, in Portuguese, English, or Spanish, and excluding reviews, meta-analyses, and grey literature. 33 studies were included. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Regular practice of the Pilates Method was associated with a reduction in body fat, improvement in anthropometric measurements and laboratory parameters, postural re-education, increased balance, strength, stability, gait cadence, and autonomy in activities of daily living, in addition to possible benefits on mental health. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The inclusion of the Pilates Method indicates potential benefits for the quality of life of elderly people.

Autor

  • Enzo Henrike Bitencourt de Morais

  • Kelisson Alves Sousa

  • Marianne Celestino Andrade

  • Pedro Henrique da Silva Rodrigues

  • Tatiane Batista dos Santos

  • Victória Garcia Peres

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