Increased Strength of The Scapular Stabilizer and Lumbar Muscles After Twelve Weeks of Pilates Training Using The Reformer Machine: A Pilot Study

Summary Objective The aim of this work was to analyze muscle strength in Pilates novices who used the Reformer equipment during twelve training sessions. Methods Twenty-four healthy young female volunteers, who were non-smokers and did not exercise regularly, were split into a control group (mean age 28 ± 4 years and BMI 24.55 ± 3.21 kg/m2 ) and a training group (mean age 29 ± 4 years and BMI 22.69 ± 2.87 kgm2 ). The data were checked for normality using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, and were then analyzed using the t-test (p