O Método Pilates e Exercício Aeróbico na Qualidade de Vida de Idosos Sedentários: Revisão Sistemática

Introduction: Elderly people with a sedentary lifes tyle may present changes that are characteristic of aging, which due to sedentary lif estyle are combined with a decline in health resulting from this behavior. For this population t o have a healthy aging process it is necessary to maintain a good functional capacity th at occurs through an active life, which improves physical and mental health and can delay t he development of some diseases, including chronic pathologies. Objectives: To analy ze the effectiveness of the Pilates Method and aerobic exercise on the quality of life of sede ntary elderly people through a systematic review. Methods: A search was performed in the PubM ed, PEDro and Virtual Health Library (VHL) databases, where two independent researchers searched for randomized and controlled articles published between 2010-2019. Results: 238 articles relevant to this research were selected, after excluding articles that did not mee t th criteria for quality and inclusion, or duplicates, knowing that 5 were used to prepare thi s systematic review. The selected articles scored ≥4 on the PEDro scale. Of these 5 articles, 2 presen t d the Pilates Method as an intervention, 1 used dance with low impact aerobic movements and 2 used aerobic exercise. Conclusion: This study demonstrated with regard to the practice of physical activity among sedentary elderly people, that it is a contributing factor for improving the quality of life and preventing the aggravation of chronic diseases and changes inherent to aging that end up being more aggravated because of the association se de tary behavior of this population.