Pilates with Sara Richardson
Pilates instructor, Sara Richardson from Ford Models takes us through a Pilates workout.
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Pilates and his wife, Clara, designed more than 500 specific exercises involving both equipment and mat work. The classic Reformer looks like a large rowing machine with a gliding platform that uses springs, straps, and pulleys. The purpose of the machine is to elongate the spine and increase flexibility in the joints and muscles. While doing work on the Reformer at a Pilates Center is ideal, you can buy your own Pilates Reformer once you have received training.
Another popular apparatus is the Trapeze table or Cadillac. It a padded platform with a cage structure to which straps and bars are attached. At a Pilates class, you’ll also find the Barrel or Spine Corrector which works the spine to improve posture and keep it supple. It also strengthens the abdominals and other muscles, and opens the chest for deeper breathing.
Pilates can also be done without equipment. A Pilates Mat is the same size as a Yoga mat, although it needs to be much thicker since there are many rolling exercises in Pilates. Yoga has many standing poses, which is why those mats are usually only about 1/4” thick. In a pinch, you can use 2 or 3 yoga mats to do Pilates workouts.
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