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Article

Online and Face-to-Face Mat Pilates Training for Long COVID-19 Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Health Outcomes

by
Ana Clara Ribeiro Cunha
1,
Juliana Cristina Silva
1,
Caroline Pereira Garcês
1,
Tássia Magnabosco Sisconeto
1,
João Luiz Rezende Nascimento
1,
Ana Luiza Amaral
1,
Thulio Marquez Cunha
2,
Igor Moraes Mariano
1 and
Guilherme Morais Puga
1,*
1
Exercise, Women and Cardiometabolic Health Research Group, Faculty of Physical Education and Physical Therapy, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia 38400-678, MG, Brazil
2
School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia 38400-902, MG, Brazil
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(10), 1385; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21101385
Submission received: 25 September 2024 / Revised: 8 October 2024 / Accepted: 15 October 2024 / Published: 19 October 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physical Fitness and Exercise during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic)
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Abstract

This study investigated the impacts of online and face-to-face Mat Pilates training in adults with persistent symptoms of long COVID on health outcomes. Forty-nine patients (52 ± 5.85 yr.) diagnosed with long COVID related to fatigue symptoms were randomly included in three groups: online Mat Pilates training (n = 16), face-to-face Mat Pilates training (n = 15), and a control group (n = 18) without training. Mat Pilates training was conducted three times a week for 12 weeks. Fatigue, functional capacity, anthropometrics, body composition, and cardiometabolic markers were assessed before and after the interventions. Two-factor Generalized Estimating Equation analyses identified significant differences with Bonferroni post hoc testing (p < 0.05). After the intervention, only the face-to-face Mat Pilates training group had an improved total, physical and mental fatigue, trunk isometric strength, upper limb muscle endurance strength, and aerobic capacity (p < 0.05). No changes were found in fat mass, muscle mass, free fat mass, % of fat, body mass, body mass index, or waist and hip circumferences. No significant changes were observed in blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, or blood pressure (p > 0.05). Our results highlight the potential of face-to-face Mat Pilates training as an effective intervention to mitigate persistent symptoms of long COVID related to fatigue and functional capacities.
Keywords: online exercise; fatigue; Pilates; functional capacity; body composition; SARS-CoV-2 online exercise; fatigue; Pilates; functional capacity; body composition; SARS-CoV-2

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Cunha, A.C.R.; Silva, J.C.; Garcês, C.P.; Sisconeto, T.M.; Nascimento, J.L.R.; Amaral, A.L.; Cunha, T.M.; Mariano, I.M.; Puga, G.M. Online and Face-to-Face Mat Pilates Training for Long COVID-19 Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Health Outcomes. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 1385. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21101385

AMA Style

Cunha ACR, Silva JC, Garcês CP, Sisconeto TM, Nascimento JLR, Amaral AL, Cunha TM, Mariano IM, Puga GM. Online and Face-to-Face Mat Pilates Training for Long COVID-19 Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Health Outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(10):1385. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21101385

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Cunha, Ana Clara Ribeiro, Juliana Cristina Silva, Caroline Pereira Garcês, Tássia Magnabosco Sisconeto, João Luiz Rezende Nascimento, Ana Luiza Amaral, Thulio Marquez Cunha, Igor Moraes Mariano, and Guilherme Morais Puga. 2024. "Online and Face-to-Face Mat Pilates Training for Long COVID-19 Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Health Outcomes" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21, no. 10: 1385. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21101385

APA Style

Cunha, A. C. R., Silva, J. C., Garcês, C. P., Sisconeto, T. M., Nascimento, J. L. R., Amaral, A. L., Cunha, T. M., Mariano, I. M., & Puga, G. M. (2024). Online and Face-to-Face Mat Pilates Training for Long COVID-19 Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Health Outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(10), 1385. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21101385

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