How Can Reformer Pilates Change Your Body?

What is Reformer Pilates?

We have all heard about Pilates, and Pilates instructors are the stuff of legend. The exercise that has helped lots of Australians get in shape can be done in a variety of ways. Reformer Pilates is even better than normal Pilates. Performed on a reformer machine as opposed to a mat, reformer Pilates can be particularly great for people who've recently had an injury or wish to get more exact with their movements or to isolate and better certain muscles even further.

A Pilates reformer machine like the Trojan Studio MAX Aluminium Reformer Inc Box & Jump Board looks like a bed frame. However, rather than a mattress, the reformer uses a platform on wheels that roll up and down as you do the moves. The reformer also has long, stretched cords that you'll attach to your hands or feet for certain exercises and which you can elongate as you work out.

The resistance the machine generates helps lengthen the muscles and builds strength. Also, the workout teaches one to focus on belly breathing, also called diaphragmatic breathing, and improves postural control as per the experts at Trojan Fitness.

What is the Pilates reformer machine made of?

Pilates reformer machines such as the Trojan Studio Maple Folding Reformer Inc Box & Jump Board Height Adjustable machine are very complex and need to be of the highest quality. 

The platform component is also known as the carriage. This part is connected to the end of the frame using springs, and the springs create your desired level of resistance. You utilize your body weight and muscles to push and pull the carriage on the reformer’s frame. Blocks on the carriage which rest above your shoulders make sure you do not slip off the carriage as you work hard.

The reformer also has a bar at one end, this is also adjustable. During some exercises, you will place your hands on the bar. For different moves, you will use your feet. Opposite the bar on top of the machine is a set of long straps and handles. We can loop our feet through the handles and use the straps as you spread your legs as part of certain moves.

Thanks to the springs, the MAX Aluminium Reformer is completely adjustable. This means that you can adjust your exercises and resistance according to your fitness level, knowing about Pilates moves and the build of your body. An Aluminium Pilates Reformer Machine can be just as useful for someone looking to intensely develop their core as it is for someone recovering from a serious injury. In this regard the Infrared Sauna & Pilates Reformer Combo is a popular choice among consumers.

How Can Reformer Pilates Change Your Body?

A healthy, toned body is just the beginning of the epic transformation you expect by doing reformer Pilates regularly. This has the potential to achieve greater fat loss, develop muscle tone, and have strength and flexibility, resulting in a more toned physique and, most important of all, improved overall well-being.

How often during a week should one go for Pilates?

At Trojan Fitness one of the most common questions we get is how often to go for it. While there’s no fixed number when it comes to reformer Pilates, the number of times you practice is dependent on what kind of results you want to see. In the words of Joseph Pilates: “In 10 sessions you will feel better, in 20 you will look better, and in 30 you will have a whole new body.” As a general rule, like most fitness workouts’, going for 3-4 classes per week is a nice guideline to stick by.

How Pilates can improve your overall well-being

Builds muscle

• Most Pilates exercises work on building up the deepest layer of muscle, which can develop and improve long, lean muscles that will help create a better inner and outer frame. This has a great impact on your overall body composition. 
• A lot of people who want to lose weight do not necessarily want the number on the machine to be smaller. However, rather to be able to have more muscle mass and reduce body fat. Whether or not the number on the scale changes, then loses relevance, as your body composition has been altered and you are looking leaner and more toned. Pilates achieves this really well as it is all about the best use of both bodyweight training and actual weight training, which builds your body and lets people have a better muscle to fat ratio.
• The Pilates workouts we practice on the reformer machine use resistance to cause muscular contraction. By stretching the muscle, the muscle fibers realign and lengthen, which is an amazing way to shape the body, giving people a tighter and leaner physique.

Reformer Pilates strengthens your core

During Pilates classes in Perth, experts work ALL of your abdominal muscles, such as the six-pack rectus abdominis, the waist-defining exercises, and the deep transverse abdominis, this is the lower part of your abdominals usually missed in traditional ab workouts. 

Lots of movements and postures we do using the classic aluminum reformer machine require you to hold your core in place, while moving the limbs in different directions. This challenges your body with stability and balance, and strengthens your core over time enabling your abdominals to become more defined.

In a study conducted by experts found that after completing 40 weeks of Pilates training, women strengthened their abdominis by a usual of about 21 percent, letting the stomach look a lot more defined. 

• Breath work

The breath work we do during Pilates classes fuels the metabolic system, which promotes more fat-burning and can result in weight loss. Regular practice will also improve hormonal balance, thus making it easier for you to keep a healthy body weight and shape.

• Why is it a great idea to go for reformer pilates?

There are many reasons why people incorporate Reformer Pilates classes into their fitness regime. The benefits are just too many! However, just to mention a couple, you can expect to see more balance and posture, increased muscle tone and strength, better blood circulation and breathing, improved stabilization of the spine, better body awareness, as well as improved mental health, heart fitness, stress management and ability to relax.

Conclusion 

Reformer Pilates is all about the right amount of exercise using the right kind of equipment. Unlike conventional Pilates which are done on a mat, this kind of Pilates is on a machine. The choice of the machine is a make or break decision. In this, it is good to source your equipment from trusted Australian owned and managed businesses such as Trojan Fitness in order to get the best possible results for your health and fitness. 

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