Table 5 Functional tests of elderly women before and after (within-group comparison) Pilates and PNF training or usual activity (control)

Control

 BERG

50.5 ± 3.4

51.0 ± 3.5

0.462

 TAF (cm)

19.7 ± 7.6

20.0 ± 6.5

0.878

 TUG (sec)

13.8 ± 3.3

13.9 ± 4.3

0.915

PNF

 BERG

51.7 ± 4.8

55.8 ± 0.4

0.001

 TAF (cm)

21.7 ± 7.3

30.9 ± 5.7

<0.001

 TUG (sec)

10.7 ± 1.9

8.1 ± 1.9

<0.001

Pilates

 BERG

54.0 ± 1.9

56.0 ± 0.1

<0.001

 TAF (cm)

24.6 ± 7.0

33.4 ± 5.9

<0.001

 TUG (sec)

11.3 ± 2.5

7.7 ± 1.5

<0.001