This study aims to compare core muscle stability, postural balance, and flexibility between healthy women who regularly practice Pilates and those with a sedentary lifestyle. The researcher will evaluate if long-term Pilates practice (5 months or more) leads to significant improvements in physical performance compared to a lack of regular exercise. Assessment tools include the Pressure Biofeedback Unit (PBU) for core activation, the McGill battery for endurance, the Y-Balance test for dynamic stability, and the Sit-and-Reach test for flexibility.
Healthy female volunteers aged 20-45.
For the Pilates group: having practiced mat Pilates, reformer Pilates, or any equipment-based Pilates discipline for at least 6 months; attending regular 60-minute sessions at least twice a week with a certified instructor.
For the control group: having a sedentary lifestyle (weekly moderate physical activity time less than 150 minutes).
Objectively demonstrating sedentary status using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ); only participants in the "low physical activity" category will be included in the control group.
History of any surgery involving the spine, pelvis, or lower extremities within the last 12 months prior to the study.
Currently pregnant or less than 6 months postpartum.
Diagnosed vestibular disorders or chronic clinical balance disorders.
History of neurological disease (MS, Parkinson's, etc.) or systemic metabolic disorder (diabetes, etc.).