Josipa Radas¹, Vinka Sesar¹, Gordana Furjan-Mandic¹

¹University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Zagreb, Croatia

Differences between Female Subjects Practicing Pilates and Aerobics

Sport Mont 2017, 15(3), 25-28 | DOI: 10.26773/smj.2017.10.004

Abstract

The aim of this study was to establish if there are differences in strength between female subjects who practice Pilates and aerobics. Research was conducted on a sample of two groups, each consisting of 28 subjects, with tests being push-ups, "hundred" and wall squat hold. Differences between groups have been established by T-test for independent samples. Research has shown certain differences between aerobics and Pilates programs. Subjects who practice aerobics scored better results in all tests than subjects who practice Pilates. It can be concluded that aerobics program is much better for development of these types of strength. However, because this is not a representative sample that cannot be claimed.

Keywords

program types, fitness, women

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