Detraining period of the PILATES method on functional capacity of elderly women with type 2 diabetes: A randomized clinical trial

• Published in: Journal of bodywork and movement therapies 2022-07, Vol.31, p.77-83
• Main Authors: Melo, Karla Cinara Bezerra, Santos, Geovani Alves dos, Araujo, Flavio de Souza, Moreira, Sergio Rodrigues
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aging; Diabetes; Functionality; Interruption; Resistance exercise
• ISSN: 1360-8592; 1532-9283
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2022.03.012

The aim of this study was to verify the effects of a 4-week detraining period on the functional capacity of elderly women with type-2 diabetes (T2D) after 12 weeks of a PILATES training program. Twenty-two individuals with T2D were randomly allocated into two groups: CONTROL (n = 11; 67.5 ± 6.3 years; 154.7 ± 6.1 cm; 73.5 ± 6.1 kg; calorie intake: 1487.5 ± 360.6 kcal/day) and PILATES (n = 11; 65.5 ± 5.5 years; 155.0 ± 4.5 cm; 66.2 ± 5.4 kg; calorie intake: 1289.3 ± 385.0 kcal/day). The PILATES group participated at a 12-week PILATES program at moderate intensity, 3x/week with each session lasting 60-min. The functional capacity was evaluated in the baseline (PRE), after 12-weeks (POST) and 4-week detraining period (4W_DT). The general index of functional capacity (GIFC) was calculated for all participants. In the PILATES group there was a reduction in performance (increased test time) for the GIFC after 4W_DT in relation to POST (p  0.05) (PRE: 36.0 ± 5.5 s vs. POST: 27.2 ± 4.0 s vs. 4W_DT: 29.0 ± 4.2 s). The CONTROL group had worse performance than the GIFC POST (35.3 ± 4.6 s) and 4W_DT (35.4 ± 4.6 s) when compared to the PILATES group (F = 106.967; np2 = 0.842; p