A influência do método pilates no desenvolvimento motor de crianças: um estudo de intervenção

Abstract

The engine development consists of a continuous change of motor behavior throughout life, caused by the interaction between the requirement of the motor task, the individual biology and environmental conditions in this regard is essential to encourage the practice of physical exercises to help in the formation of motor development of children, as regular participation in sports and gymnastics show improvement in motor skills in childhood, thus the aim of this study is to ascertain the influence of the Pilates method in children's motor development and also whether the motor development is associated nutritional status and sex of children. The sample consisted of 58 students aged 7 years, 52.5% female, the Municipal Elementary School Moacyr Ramos Martins. The study is characterized as quasi-experimental, composed of pre-test and post-test and an experimental treatment with the Pilates Method Development Motor was evaluated from the Moviment Assessment Battery test for Children – Moviment ABC 2 and the protocol used in this year was the age group 2 (7-10 years), the tests divided into three categories: manual dexterity test, skills test with ball and balance tests, and to check the level of the nutritional status of students was used one digital scale. The results showed that the engine development had a significant improvement after applying the experimental treatment, and could not find statistically significant differences between the sexes and there was no association between nutritional status and the development of motor skills. It was concluded that it is of fundamental importance to physical exercise guided the early school years, to improve the motor skills of children. Therefore, it is necessary that further studies are made for it to be clear benefits in children.