The Physical and Mental Health of People With Type II Diabetes Mellitus.

Influence of the Pilates Method on the Physical and Mental Health of People With Type II Diabetes Mellitus.

To analyze the effects of a Pilates exercise program on physical and mental health in people with type II diabetes mellitus.

This is a randomized clinical trial of single-blind with 2 arms (Control group and experimental group), in which a pre-treatment-postest design has been used. The study will define two groups: A control group (CG) that will not be submitted to treatment, which will be evaluated in the pre and post phase of the study. Participants assigned to this group will receive general advice on the positive effects of regular physical activity and will be given a guide to recommendations for promoting physical activity. An experimental group (GE) that after an initial evaluation will undergo a physical training program based on Pilates exercises. Once the intervention is finished, it will be submitted to a final evaluation to see if there is a difference or not with the results obtained at the beginning.

The assignment to the groups will be of simple random type and hidden. Those responsible for admitting patients to the intervention phase will not know what group has been assigned each. This assignment will be made in advance by a researcher who will not intervene in the later stages of evaluation, intervention, data recording and elaboration of database. The assignment will be communicated through sealed and totally opaque envelopes. All measurements given above will be made both to the control group and to the experimental group just prior to the start of the intervention, and immediately after and six months after the end of this period, and the results will be recorded in a data record

raining based on a basic level Pilates exercise program will be as follows: A duration of weeks with a frequency of 2 sessions a week and with a duration of 55 minutes each. The exercises to be performed will be divided into three distinct phases: warm-up, lasting 15 minutes; Main part with a duration of 30 minutes and the return to calm, based mostly on stretching and with a duration of 10 minutes. The repetitions of the exercises will be between 5 and 10 according to the difficulty.

Is calculated from the formula, Weight (kg) / Height2 (m2), whose unit is kg/m2. It is a rough indicator of total body fat.

Hetero-administered scale used for the detection of anxiety, exploring the interruption of the emotional continum and subjective feelings of tension, restlessness or nervousness.

The MNA is a validated instrument initially developed to assess nutritional status in elderly patients and is mainly indicated for research settings.

Inclusion Criteria: Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus Not participating in an exercise program That they were able to carry out the different selected questionnaires. Exclusion Criteria: Contraindications for performing physical tests Illnesses that limit static and dynamic balance and physical activity Central or peripheral vestibular or nervous disorders.