scholarly journals The Impacts of Pilates and Yoga on Health-Promoting Behaviors and Subjective Health Status

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3802
Author(s):  
Eun-Ju Lim ◽  
Eun-Jung Hyun
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Positive Reinforcement ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Subjective Health Status ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle

This study investigates whether Pilates and yoga lead people to adopt generally health-promoting lifestyle elements and feel better about their physical and mental fitness. To this end, we designed an 8 week exercise program of Pilates and yoga reviewed by veteran practitioners and conducted an experimental study through which we collected the data from 90 volunteered adult subjects between ages 30 and 49 (mean age = 35.47), equally represented by women and men without previous experience with Pilates or yoga. In the 8 week long experiment, we assigned the subjects to three groups, where subjects in the two exercise groups regularly took part in either Pilates or yoga classes, and the control group participated in neither exercise classes. All participants completed two surveys, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP II) and the Health Self-Rating Scale (HSRS), before and after their assigned program. In our analysis of pre- and post-treatment differences across the three groups, we ran ANOVA, ANCOVA, and Sheffé test, implemented using SPSS PASW Statistics 18.00. Our results indicate that Pilates and yoga groups exhibited a higher engagement in health-promoting behaviors than the control group after the program. Subjective health status, measured with HSRS, also improved significantly among Pilates and yoga participants compared to those in the control group after the program. The supplementary analysis finds no significant gender-based difference in these impacts. Overall, our results confirm that Pilates and yoga help recruit health-promoting behaviors in participants and engender positive beliefs about their subjective health status, thereby setting a positive reinforcement cycle in motion. By providing clear evidence that the promotion of Pilates or yoga can serve as an effective intervention strategy that helps individuals change behaviors adverse to their health, this study offers practical implications for healthcare professionals and public health officials alike.

scholarly journals Impact of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Education Intervention on Health-Promoting Behaviors and Health Status of Postmenopausal Women: A Quasi-Experimental Study from Sri Lanka

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirmala Rathnayake ◽  
Gayani Alwis ◽  
Janaka Lenora ◽  
Sarath Lekamwasam
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Education Intervention ◽  
Lifestyle Modifications ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle ◽  
Lifestyle Education ◽  
And Control

Health promotion through lifestyle education is an important measure to enhance health status of postmenopausal women (PMW). This study evaluated the effectiveness of health-promoting lifestyle education intervention (HPLEI) on adhering to health-promoting behaviors (HPB) and enhancing the health status in a group of Sri Lankan PMW. A quasi-experimental study was conducted with randomly selected, sociodemographic status matched, 72 PMW from two geographically separated areas in Galle District, Sri Lanka, allocated as experimental (n = 37, 54.6 ± 4.5 years) and control (n = 35, 56.5 ± 3.4 years) groups. Education intervention focused on postmenopausal health management including lifestyle modifications was performed only for the experimental group during 8 weeks, and a health education package was provided. The control group was not given any planned education programme. Both groups were followed up for a 6-month period. HPB and menopausal symptoms severity were evaluated by validated Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II and Menopause Rating Scale, respectively. Anthropometric adiposity indices (AAIs) including weight, body mass index (BMI), waist (WC) and hip (HC) circumferences, and waist to hip ratio (WHR); cardiovascular disease risk indicators (CVDRI) including systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), fasting blood sugar (FBS), total cholesterol and triglycerides, muscle strength; hand grip strength (HGS) and physical performance (PP); gait speed (GS) were measured. All parameters were evaluated before the intervention (baseline) and after follow-up of 6 months. All evaluated parameters were not different between experimental and control groups (p>0.05) at the baseline. In the follow-up evaluation, HPB (p<0.001), menopausal symptom scores (p<0.001), AAI (p<0.001), CVDRI (SBP, DBP, and FBS) (p<0.05) and HGS and GS (p<0.001) were significantly improved in the experimental group but not in the control group. Health education intervention focused on health-promoting lifestyle modifications is effective in improving the adherence to HPB and enhances the health status in PMW. This provides positive impact in lifestyle medicine.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Lifestyle Educational Program in Health Promoting Behaviors and Menopausal Symptoms in 45-60-Year-Old Women in Marvdasht, Iran

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahin Nazari ◽  
Samaneh Farmani ◽  
Mohammad Hosein Kaveh ◽  
Haleh Ghaem
Keyword(s):  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
T Test ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle ◽  
Paired T Test

<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Health and lifestyle of women are of great importance in some periods of life, such as menopause. Since postmenopausal women are considered as a vulnerable group of the society, finding a strategy to improve their health seems necessary.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> This experimental study with pretest-posttest design was carried out on 200 postmenopausal women between 45 and 60 years old in Ramjerd, Marvdasht, Iran, in 2014. The women who met the inclusion criteria of the study were selected by simple random sampling. The data were collected using demographic information questionnaire, Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), and Walker’s Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP<strong>II</strong>). The data were entered into the SPSS statistical software (version 19) and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired t-test, independent t-test, and chi-square test. P-values less than 0.05 were considered as statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> The results of paired t-test showed a significant difference in the mean scores of health promoting lifestyle and MRS in the experimental group (P&lt;.05), but not in the control group (P&gt;.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Lifestyle education was effective in health promoting behaviors and menopausal symptoms. After the educational intervention, health promoting behaviors increased and menopausal symptoms decreased in the postmenopausal women. Therefore, educational interventions based on health promoting lifestyles can be used as an appropriate strategy to reduce postmenopausal women’s menopausal symptoms and improve their health.<strong></strong></p>

Body awareness therapy in persons with stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 1180-1188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mialinn A Lindvall ◽  
Anette Forsberg
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Body Awareness ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Subjective Health Status ◽  
Timed Up And Go ◽  
Balance Confidence ◽  
Experimental Intervention ◽  
Over Time

Objective: To investigate the effects of body awareness therapy on balance, mobility, balance confidence, and subjective health status in persons with stroke. Design: A pilot randomized controlled study with follow-up at one and 4–6 weeks after the intervention period. Setting: Four primary healthcare centres in Örebro County Council. Subjects: Persons more than six months post stroke, with walking ability of 100 metres. Intervention: The experimental intervention was body awareness therapy in groups once a week for eight weeks. The controls were instructed to continue their usual daily activities. Main measures: Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go Test, Timed Up and Go Test with a cognitive component, 6-minute walk test, and Timed-Stands Test. Self-rated balance confidence was assessed using the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale, and subjective health status using the Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire. Results: A total of 46 participants were included (mean age 64 years); 24 in the experimental intervention group and 22 in the control group. No significant differences in changed scores over time were found between the groups. Within the experimental intervention group, significant improvements over time was found for the tests Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go cognitive, and 6-minute walk test. Within the control group, significant improvements over time were found for the Timed Up and Go Cognitive, and the Timed-Stands Test. Conclusion: In comparison to no intervention, no effects were seen on balance, mobility, balance confidence, and subjective health status after eight weeks of body awareness therapy.

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