INFLUENCES OF PILATES TRAINING ON POSTURAL BALANCE IN MARTIAL ARTS STUDENTS

ABSTRACT Introduction: Physical stability is extremely important for student-athletes of martial arts, and it is believed that the practice of Pilates can generate benefits in this aspect. Objective: Analyze the influences of Pilates training on postural balance in martial arts students during daily training. Methods: Using the control experiment verification method, this study selected 60 martial arts students and athletes to perform the control experiment. They were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group. In addition to the traditional daily martial arts training protocol, the experimental group underwent Pilates training, while the control group performed only daily training. Results: In the experimental Pilates training group, vertical balance time increased from 791.25 ± 158.48 ms to 695.64 ± 208.08 ms, and left-right laterality balance time increased from 1,861.04 ± 202.96 ms to 1,994.70 ± 189.67 ms, and anteroposterior balance time increased from 1243.24 ± 475.07 ms to 1419.52 ± 331.62 ms. The balance score increased from 53.16 ± 3.94 to 63.83 ± 3.12. Conclusion: Pilates training improved postural balance in martial arts students. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.