Comparison of Pilates and Bodybuilding in Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in the Elderly of Brasília-DF

INTERVENTION: Exercise Movement Techniques Other Resistance Training The elderly women were randomly divided into three groups. The first group with 13 elderly women practiced mat Pilates, twice a week, with moderate intensity, for 24 weeks. The second group, composed of 14 elderly women, practiced resistance training on weight machines, twice a week, with moderate intensity, for 24 weeks. The third group with 14 elderly women was the control group, the elderly women in this group performed recreational activities twice a week for 24 weeks. The tests took place at three different moments: before starting the intervention, in the middle of the intervention (12th week) and at the end of the intervention (24th week). The elderly's physical fitness was assessed using the Senior Fitness Test Battery and also the quality of life through the WHOQOL‐OLD and SF‐36 instruments. CONDITION: Investigation of physical fitness, quality of life ; Physical Fitness ; Quality of Life Physical Fitness Quality of Life PRIMARY OUTCOME: Expected outcome 1: It was expected that both the Pilates group and the Resistance Training group would improve their performance in physical fitness tests over the 24 weeks. Expected outcome 2:It was also expected that the quality of life of the elderly in the experimental groups would improve throughout the intervention. Outcome found 1: In the resistance training group, a significant evolution was observed for the elbow flexion variable, both between the 24 and pre‐week periods (47.1% increase, equivalent to 6 repetitions, p = 0.001), and for the 24 and 12 week periods (24% increase, approximately 4 repetitions, p = 0.029).; In the Pilates group, there was an improvement of 30.1% in the variable lifting and sitting (about 3 repetitions, p = 0.026) comparing the 24 weeks and pre moments and an increase of 36% (about 4 repetitions, p = 0.010) between 24 weeks and 12 weeks. In the elbow flexion variable there was an increase of 47.1% (about 6 repetitions, p = 0.000) between the beginning and the end of the intervention and an increase of 24% (about 4 repetitions, p = 0.044) between the middle and the end of the intervention. No intergroup differences were found. Outcome found 2:; There was an improvement in the Social Participation domain for the GP (p <0.05). In the GTR, a significant difference was found for the Mental Health domain (p = 0.012). In the CG, there was an improvement in the Social Participation domain (p = 0.026) and Total WHOQOL‐OLD Score (p = 0.027). In the intergroup comparisons, there was a difference in the WHOQOL‐BREF Total Score of the GP and GTR, with the GP presenting a better QOL at the beginning of the study (p = 0.032). The Vitality of the GTR (p = 0.009) and CG (p = 0.045) improved in relation to the GP. The CG had a better score at 12 weeks compared to the GTR in the Past, Present and Future Activities facet (p = 0.027). SECONDARY OUTCOME: Secondary outcomes are not expected. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Elderly women aged 60 years or more, who had not been exercising regularly for at least 3 months.