Talk:Pilates

The current "Effectiveness" section cites the 2015 Australian Government Natural Therapies Review, which concluded the evidence for Pilates was uncertain and led to the withdrawal of insurance rebates.^[1]

A more recent, more comprehensive review was published in 2024 by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.^[2]

According to the 2024 review:

• Moderate-certainty evidence indicates that Pilates improves incontinence-related quality of life in men after radical prostatectomy, and reduces disability while improving overall quality of life in people with chronic low back pain.
• Low-certainty evidence suggests benefits for chronic neck-related disability, pain reduction in low back pain, menopause symptoms (sleep quality, vasomotor and physical symptoms), osteoporosis quality of life, knee rehabilitation stability, physical function in those at risk of age-related decline, activities of daily living in women with type 2 diabetes, mental wellbeing in people with multiple sclerosis, and anxiety in high-risk individuals.
• Moderate- to low-certainty evidence shows little to no benefit for functional capacity in low back pain.
• Low-certainty evidence shows limited or no effects on physical and mental wellbeing, BMI, fatigue in type 2 diabetes; functional mobility in multiple sclerosis; stroke recovery; quality of life and spinal mobility in spondyloarthropathies; analgesic use in low back pain; static balance in osteoporosis; general health perception in age-related mental decline.
• For certain conditions—breast cancer treatment, hypertensive heart disease, chronic widespread pain, shoulder pain—no evidence was identified.

Suggestion: Retain the 2015 review for historical context, but add a summary of the 2024 review to reflect the updated evidence base. This would enhance neutrality and ensure the article represents current scientific understanding.

BitingRabbit (talk) 10:05, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

The History section is surprisingly lacking in dates. The only clue as to when Pilates began is sometime between WWI (when he was working out in an internment camp) and 1934 (when he published his first book). FreddieRainbow (talk) 13:49, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

As I did with the Spanish version, I am going to modify almost the entire article for the following reasons. 1- The "History" section is full of false myths. 2- The "Mat and Reformer Pilates" section offers a very inaccurate classification of Pilates types. 3- The "Comparison with yoga" section does not provide fundamental information about Pilates; the comparison with yoga would be relevant in a much broader article. Ronchitin (talk) 14:52, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Your sources are? Acroterion (talk) 15:54, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

You can see them in the Spanish version; most are either in English or have an English version. Ronchitin (talk) 19:19, 26 January 2026 (UTC)