Breathing exercises during Pilates for women
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how adding special breathing exercises to your regular Pilates routine might improve your workout. If you already do equipment-based Pilates, you may be able to join and help researchers learn how breathing affects your results.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be a woman between 20 and 50 years old
- Already do equipment-based Pilates regularly (like on a reformer)
- Can attend Pilates sessions twice a week for 8 weeks
- No spinal surgery or serious back injury in the last 6 months
- No diabetes, breathing, or muscle/bone conditions that would limit participation
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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