Applied to sedenter women age 30-40 8 weeks of pilates exercises with equipment examining the effect on anthropometric parameters

In this study, it was aimed to examine the effect of an 8-week pilates exercise program on physical fitness and perceived stress levels. Ten subjects and 10 controls, totally 20 sedentary women, whose average age (30-40 years) and average height (1,66) who had not participated in physical activity before, were included in the study. During the 8 weeks designed in accordance with the experimental group; Instrumental pilates exercises were applied for 40 minutes, 2 days a week. Data were collected by measuring the subjects' body weights, stress perception scale, body diameter measurements (WKI), skinfold skin fold, before and 8 weeks after the exercise. For the analysis of the data obtained, SPSS 21.0 package program was used and statistical test was used to determine the changes between pre-post tests. Compared to the pre-exercise period, a decrease was observed in the stress perception scale body diameter measurements (WKI), skinfold skin fold, measurements obtained at the end of 8 weeks. It has been concluded that pilates exercises may have effects on sedentary women's stress perception scale, body diameter measurements (WKI), skinfold skin fold, decrease in their values, and increase in satisfaction with their physical fitness and psychology. Keywords; Pilates, Sedentary, Reformer, Women