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ReviewAIMS public health2026

Pilates and obesity: A practical and promising option.

Alexiοs Batrakoulis, Marilyn Gilyana, Mary Ann Rumplasch

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Review in AIMS public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Alexiοs BatrakoulisDepartment of Life Sciences, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Marilyn GilyanaCollege of Sport Science, University of Kalba, Kalba, Sharjah, UAE.
Mary Ann RumplaschBlood Cancer United, Washington, DC, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pilates is a type of mind-body fitness that may lead to significant improvements in body composition, physical fitness, cardiometabolic health, and mental health. However, these findings are supported by very limited and often mixed or scarce evidence. In general, Pilates training may promote exercise engagement of people with larger bodies in a physically and mentally comfortable environment, thereby promoting their health, performance, and well-being. Research suggests that integrating Pilates training as a component of a comprehensive, tailored, supervised exercise program for individuals with excess body weight and adiposity may offer a pleasurable and pain-free training alternative in practical settings. In this review, we synthesize the scientific evidence and a real-world Mat Pilates workout routine for obese individuals.

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exercise prescriptionoverweightphysiological adaptationspsychological adaptations

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PMID42909335
PMCPMC13684068

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