Best foldable Reformer Pilates machines for a space saving exercise solution
If it feels like everyone is talking non-stop about Pilates, it’s because they are.
The practice has had a stratospheric rise in popularity in the last few years, in no short thanks to the efficacy of the workout. There’s a reason why Victoria’s Secret models and celebrities from Kourtney Kardashian to Harry Styles praise the movement in their svelte figures.
The strength-building, core-centric exercise offers a low-impact alternative to other intense workouts, remaining gentle on the joints, while still working the muscles so that you can feel the burn from the shoulders down.
“Pilates was invented by Joseph Pilates in the 1920s as a form of physical exercise and strength rehabilitation”, explains Jessie Blum, Founder and CEO of Heartcore Pilates. “Joseph Pilates originally called his work “Contrology.” He founded this body/mind/spirit approach to movement on the integrative effect of centring, concentration, control, precision, breath and flow”.
If you want to recreate a Pilates class at home, the equipment required is fairly minimal. You can get by on just a mat, resistance band and a ring. on the other hand? Well, that’s an entirely different story.
