Invest?gat?on of the effect of Pilates Exerc?ses on the Funct?onal Parameters of Middle Age Sedantery Women

This study aimed to investigate the effects of 8-week mat and reformer pilates exercises on functional movement skills, flexibility adult healthy sedentary women. 58 [reformer exercise group (n: 20), 21) control 17)] volunteer women participated in study. Functional Movement Screen test (FMS), sit reach test, Trunk lateral flexion Quadriceps Femoris M.Iliopsoas were applied participants. Two-way repeated measures ANOVA was used analysis obtained data. Additionally, Bonferroni one multiple comparison tests, determine source difference between groups. Moreover, percentage changes eight-week FMS scores, strength parameters determined by using formula %?= [(Post-test - Pre-test) / Pre-test*100]. According results study, it that there a statistically significant total mean scores group. There higher increase lower extremity values compared group, other hand, upper levels found be than As result, had positive some skills Keywords: Mat pilates, Reformer screen