Pilates With Diaphragmatic Breathing in Sedentary Women

Participants were sedentary women aged 35 years and older who had not participated inregular structured exercise during the previous six months. Participants were randomlyassigned in a 1:1 ratio to either Pilates combined with diaphragmatic breathing exercisesor Pilates alone. Both groups completed supervised exercise sessions three times per weekfor eight weeks. Each session lasted approximately 60 minutes and included warm‐up, mainPilates exercises, and cool‐down. The experimental group additionally performedstructured diaphragmatic and abdominal breathing exercises integrated into the Pilatessessions. Pulmonary function, cardiovascular parameters, functional performance,anthropometry, and echocardiographic safety parameters were assessed at baseline andafter the intervention.