Pilates
Physical fitness system
Summary
Pilates is a type of mind-body exercise developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates, after whom it was named. Pilates called his method "Contrology". It is practiced worldwide, especially in Western countries such as Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. As of 2005, there were 11 million people practicing the discipline regularly and 14,000 instructors in the United States.
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rv per FRINGE, MAINSTREAM, ARBPS, MEDRS
Important to distinguish betw. scientific evidence & other forms of evidence; empirical & anecdotal evidence, observations of doctors, do indicate effectiveness. //I agree that better med cites can be obtained; but if old ones remain here they should be properly summarized - editors shouldn't sub their own opinions for medical evidence. Pls. read the actual articles cited. //Important to mention other therapies, so as not to suggest study was limited to Pilates. If disagree, go to talk page
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please discuss and defer to MEDRS
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/* Effectiveness */ removing bloat and bringing statements into better alignment with the research studies they cite; still a lot more work that needs to be done, as much of the medical information in the article remains inaccurate and out of date.
/* Effectiveness */ tangential - summarize why instead?
/* Effectiveness */ updating information re Australian health coverage
removed [[Category:Bodyweight exercise]]; added [[Category:Bodyweight exercises]] using [[WP:HC|HotCat]]
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poor source per RSN - specifically for MEDRS use - probably best to use one of the reviews like Wells 2012
/* Effectiveness */ tag - section should be updated, then we can figure out a proper summary for lede
