Pilates is a form of exercise that targets back, hips and abdomen while using the entire body.
Pilates exercise equipment provides balanced strength and training flexibility. It improves your posture, flexibility and reduces amount of stress.
Pilates can be done on the equipment like pilates reformer, pilates chair, pilates ladder barrel, and pilates resistance board.
Pilates utilizes the muscles to their maximum capacity with a lot of mind and body concentration. Pilates uses the whole body instead of concentrating individual muscles. No muscle group is over trained or under trained.
Pilates reformer
It is a pilates equipment which consists of pulleys, straps and springs. You can perform more than hundred kinds of workouts.
It consists of a platform that glides where you can stand, kneel or lie down whichever is comfortable. You can simply pull or push off the foot bar by utilizing arms, legs, anklets and wrists as you slide back and forth along the rails in a controlled manner while the pressure builds slowly in the muscles. It also helps in establishing the stability of the upper body as well as the postural alignment.
Pilates ladder barrel
It is a pilates equipment which consists of ladder like rungs and a rounded barrel like surface. You can perform flexibility, stretching and strengthening exercises. The sliding base can be adjusted to accommodate different upper body sizes and leg lengths and it is used to separate the barrel from the ladder. Varying levels of fitness can be provided by adjustable four to six ladder rungs.
Pilates resistance band
It is simply stretchy strip of latex. It helps to work the core abdominals, lengthen major muscles, target the upper and lower body, improve flexibility and focus mind and body. The resistance band can be used for toning and stretching from ankle to wrist. You can perform a single leg stretch by lying on your back with your foot in the strap.
Pilates Cadillac
It is a pilates equipment which consists of a horizontal table top that is covered by a frame that has four posters on which the levers, straps, bars and springs are fixed. It works on abdominal muscles, strengthens the back, develops spinal flexibility and stretches the whole body.
Pilates ball
It is a pilates equipment which is used to strengthen your core back, pelvic and abdominal muscles.
Pilates supporter
Pilates supporter helps to support the spine while performing pilates exercises. It helps to develop proper form for pilates abdominal, lumbar and pelvic work while reducing neck and shoulder strain. It is used for safely modifying exercises and for avoiding injuries.
Pilates equipment helps in achieving leaner muscles. It helps in solving back problems. It increases the level of resistance making more intense than regular exercises. It trains several muscles at once in continuous and smooth movements. No exercise can be as gentle as pilates. You can perform these exercises in sitting positions and most of the exercises are low impact. As your body conditioning improves, you can increase the intensity of exercise.
