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Methods: The criteria of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) were used in this review. We conducted research in three scientific databases: (i) Web of Science Core Collection, (ii) SCOPUS, and (iii) search directory of the library catalog of the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education of the University of Coimbra\u2014EBSCO Discovery Services. We found 334 articles, covering the period between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2021. After the selection process, we found 33 eligible articles. Results: The main results seem to point to a tendency to get a better body weight and body fat percentage (BFP), hip circumference (HC), waist, and skinfolds from the chest, abdomen, triceps, and supra-iliac in mostly female samples. Available evidence indicates that, in body composition (BC) and FBC, Pilates practice tends to be effective in reducing obesity as a multifactorial condition. Conclusions: It is concluded that there is a marked trend in the benefits of Pilates in FBC, which is in line with other systematic reviews at the BC level (which includes body weight (BW) and body mass index (BMI)) and in the reduction of the percentage of fat mass (FM). It is also concluded that there is a vast lack of studies on the male population, preventing further scientific development in this area. The limitations of this systematic review can be overcome with studies that bring together multidisciplinary aspects of FBC, better designed and methodologically more robust, which will allow more reliable analyses for the implementation of the Pilates method in terms of FBC. In addition, further studies with a male sample or mixed samples (men vs. women) could confirm the trend of no gender differences in the benefits of Pilates practice.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/app12157523","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,26]],"date-time":"2022-07-26T22:03:42Z","timestamp":1658873022000},"page":"7523","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Efficacy of Pilates in Functional Body Composition: A Systematic Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8802-5269","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"M\u00e1rio Jos\u00e9","family":"Pereira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias do Desporto e Educa\u00e7\u00e3o F\u00edsica, Universidade de Coimbra, FCDEF, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3774-6661","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gon\u00e7alo","family":"Dias","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias do Desporto e Educa\u00e7\u00e3o F\u00edsica, Universidade de Coimbra, FCDEF, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"ESEC-UNICID-ASSERT, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra, 3030-329 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"ROBOCORP, IIA, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra, 3030-329 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"CIDAF (UID\/DTP\/04213\/2020), Universidade de Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Rodrigo","family":"Mendes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ESEC-UNICID-ASSERT, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra, 3030-329 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"Instituto de Telecomunica\u00e7\u00f5es, Delega\u00e7\u00e3o da Covilh\u00e3, 6201-001 Covilh\u00e3, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2433-5193","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rui Sousa","family":"Mendes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ESEC-UNICID-ASSERT, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra, 3030-329 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"ROBOCORP, IIA, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra, 3030-329 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"CIDAF (UID\/DTP\/04213\/2020), Universidade de Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1812-2300","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fernando","family":"Martins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ESEC-UNICID-ASSERT, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra, 3030-329 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"ROBOCORP, IIA, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra, 3030-329 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"Instituto de Telecomunica\u00e7\u00f5es, Delega\u00e7\u00e3o da Covilh\u00e3, 6201-001 Covilh\u00e3, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2310-1560","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ricardo","family":"Gomes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ESEC-UNICID-ASSERT, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra, 3030-329 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"ROBOCORP, IIA, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra, 3030-329 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"CIDAF (UID\/DTP\/04213\/2020), Universidade de Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Jos\u00e9","family":"Gama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CIDAF (UID\/DTP\/04213\/2020), Universidade de Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1500-355X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria Ant\u00f3nio","family":"Castro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro de Engenharia Mec\u00e2nica Materiais e Processos (CEMMPRE), Universidade de Coimbra, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"Escola Superior de Sa\u00fade, Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Vasco","family":"Vaz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias do Desporto e Educa\u00e7\u00e3o F\u00edsica, Universidade de Coimbra, FCDEF, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"CIDAF (UID\/DTP\/04213\/2020), Universidade de Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"235","DOI":"10.36453\/2318-5104.2018.v16.n1.p235","article-title":"Composi\u00e7\u00e3o corporal funcional: Breve revis\u00e3o","volume":"16","author":"Carvalho","year":"2018","journal-title":"Cad. 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