Recently i have taken up Pilates at Dynamic Pilates in Manly. I am trying to always switch up my weekly routine with exercise and am really excited to add these new classes to my weekly fitness regime.
If you are like me and have tried mat Pilates but never tried reformer before you will love this. After 2 classes my body already feels the results and benefits and trust me I'm very sore all over.
The reformer offers all the famous benefits of Pilates including overall strength, flexibility, coordination, and balance. These things in turn lead to daily life improvements like better posture, graceful, efficient movement, and for many, relief from pain associated with physical imbalances such as back pain .
The reformer is large enough to accommodate full-range motion which is wonderful for increasing flexibility while building strength. It seems to invite the length we want to create in the body. And it trains the body to sustain that length. Pushing and pulling with legs or arms against the resistance of the springs, carriage, and body weight is generally strength building.
The instability of a rolling carriage with the springs set at different levels of resistance provides all kinds of stability challenges that develop core strength and promote better balance.
I for one have the worst balance and often have sore backs but with Pilates reformer slowing down and focusing on technique allows me to control this and prevent and strengthen these areas.
Check out Dynamic Pilates on 33 Pittwater Road Manly. I will be posting updates and videos on my Instagram so keep checking to see my progress. @_agirlobsessed
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