부산대학교 도서관

The object of this study is to see the effect of Pilates therapy applied to the advanced hypertensive. For the purpose, this study prepared an experimental group of advanced female hypertensive and applied Pilates therapy for 12 weeks. During the study, the experimental group has attempted to check the change of blood pressure, Angiotensin Ⅰ, fat of blood(total cholesterol, neutral fat, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol), building up body(weight, body mass index, the rate of fat body, WHR, the strength of abdomen, flexibility) and before and after paired t-test. The findings of this study are as follows.1. Statistically, the change of blood pressure has shown positive results through the 12 weeks Pilates mat therapy. On the other hand, the change of Angiotensin Ⅰ hasn't.2. In case of the change of the numerical value of cholesterol and neutral fat, it was hard to find differences between before & after therapy. Also, the change of HDL-C and LDL-C hasn't shown positive results.3. The change of weight and the amount of body fat have shown positive results after the therapy. From the statistical point of view, the change of the rate of body fat, body mass index, WHR, building up body and flexibility of muscular have shown positive results after the therapy, too.