Características Morfológicas y Perfil Antropométrico en Mujeres que Practican Pilates Clásico y Mat Clásico

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe and compare the kinanthropometric characteristics, somatotype and proportionality between women who perform reformer Pilates and traditional mat Pilates. Seventy-nine women, 39 who practice reformer Pilates (age: 45.10±8.32 years; years of practice: 1.84±0.73 years) and 40 who do mat Pilates (age: 42.60±7.83 years; years of practice: 1.65±0.96 years), were assessed using a battery of 41 anthropometric dimensions. Somatotypes, Phantom Z-scores and body composition with the strategy of five components of Kerr were calculated. Both groups showed similar values of anthropometric dimensions, phantom Zscores, values of body composition and mean somatotypes. Somatotype was best described as meso-endomorph in both groups. In conclusion, both groups showed similar values in all anthropometric dimensions, proportional values, body composition and somatotype.