摘要：The objective of this study was to find out the effects of Pilates exercise on body composition (percentage of body fat, total body fat and lean body mass) among school boys. For the purpose of the study 80 school boys from Kendriya Vidyalaya School, Loktak (Manipur) were randomly selected as subjects. The age was ranged from 14- 16 years. The subjects were divided into two groups i.e. experimental group (N=40) and control group (N=40). Body composition was assessed by taking the skinfold measurement at four sites namely biceps, triceps, subscapular and suprailiac (Durnin & Womersley, 1974). The Lange Skinfold Caliper was used to assess percentage body fat. For experimental group a Pilates training programme was given to the subjects, 45 minutes per day 3 days per week during 12 weeks. To compare the mean difference between the pre-test data and post-test data, 't' test was applied using the SPSS software. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was applied to determine the difference between the results obtained at different stages of training (Initial week, 4 th week, 8 th week and 12 th week) of the experimental group. Schefee's Post-Hoc test was applied in cases where 'F'-ratio has shown significance to find out which of the differences of the paired means were significant. For testing hypothesis, the level of significance chosen was .05. Total body fat and percentage of body fat were found to be statistically significant in experimental group. In case of control group there was no significant difference found in the variables of body composition.
关键词：Pilates; Body Composition; Percentage of Body Fat; Total Body Fat; ; LBM
