ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2019
Pilates Method Improves Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
25 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.
- Metabolic intensity and energy cost of Pilates exercises: an exploratory systematic review and meta-analysis of limited and heterogeneous evidence.Systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Assessing Affective Valence and Activation in Stretching Activities with the Feeling Scale and the Felt Arousal Scale: A Systematic Review.Perceptual and motor skills · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Baduanjin exercise on the physical function of middle-aged and elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Training on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Triathletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Pilates for Overweight or Obesity: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of Pilates on Glucose and Lipids: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of Pilates on Sleep Quality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Pooled it
- The effect of the pilates method on psychobiological factors and blood pressure in women with hypertension: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Is the Combination of Aerobic Exercise with Mat Pilates Better than Mat Pilates Training Alone on Autonomic Modulation Related to Functional Outcomes in Hypertensive Women? Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Physiological Profile, Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Supplement Use in Recreational Adults Engaged in Contemporary Gym-Based Exercise Modalities.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Pilates Method as a Biopsychosocial Intervention in the Modern Workplace: A Systematic Review of Physical, Mental, and Occupational Benefits.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Exploring the Interplay Between Core Stability, Pulmonary Function, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an 8-Week Mat Pilates Intervention.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Acute Effects of Reformer, Cadillac, and Chair Pilates Apparatuses on Cardiac Autonomic Modulation and Flexibility in Sedentary Middle-Aged Women.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Pilates Method reduces blood pressure and increases respiratory strength and cardiorespiratory capacity in medicated hypertensive women.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Observational
- The Effects of Group Fitness Programs Zumba and MoFit on Body Composition Parameters in Women.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Caffeine Responsiveness Before and After Pilates Training in Healthy Older Adults.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2024Article
- Effects of Pilates Training on Cardiorespiratory Functions in Medical Conditions - Comprehensive Approach: A Narrative Review.Aging and disease · 2024Review
- The Effect of Pilates on Quality of Sleep, Aerobic Capacity and Anaerobic Power in Premenopausal Women.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2024Article
- Effects of a 12-Week Pilates Program on Functional Physical Fitness and Basal Metabolic Rate in Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged Women: A Quasi-Experimental Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of individualized low-intensity mat Pilates on aerobic capacity and recovery ability in adults.Physical activity and nutrition · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Cardiorespiratory fitness has been postulated as an independent predictor of several chronic diseases. We aimed to estimate the effect of Pilates on improving cardiorespiratory fitness and to explore whether this effect could be modified by a participant's health condition or by baseline VO
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