Pilates Reformer

Kobe Bryant demonstrates one handed Pilates Push-Up while dribbling a basketball for Beijing Olympic fans ;-)

Kobe Bryant, like so many others Olympic Athletes who have tried Pilates, like the results they get.   Just by looking at Bryant, you can tell he is in the best shape of his life. He’s dropped eighteen pounds, has totally revised his diet, and now travels with his own personal Pilates instructor. Continue reading »

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Denise Richards Pilates Reformer workouts keeps this hot mama looking SMOKEN HOT even after two babies. Denise has been the envy of many women for her amazing figure. She especially admired for how quickly she got her pre-baby shape back twice, and quickly. Denise lost 30lbs after giving birth with a hybrid Pilates Reformer workout that really … Continue reading »

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TENDON STRETCH:

Basic Pilates Reformer Exercise

Springs: 3 Heavy or more

Repetitions: 10x each orientation

Contraindications: Hip, knee, and ankle injuries

Starting Body Position: Supine with knees extended

• 1. Tendon Stretch: Pilates First Position with metatarsal pads in contact with the footbar; feet plantar flexed.
• 2. Tendon Stretch: Neutral Leg Alignment (feet and legs parallel and aligned with the ASIS) with metatarsal pads in contact with the footbar; feet plantar flexed

Action : Pilates Reformer TENDON STRETCH

• Inhale while sinking heels under the bar in dorsi-flexion
• Exhale while plantar flexing the feet to push the carriage away from the footbar
• Inhale while dorsi-flexing the feet under the footbar to return the carriage closer to the footbar

Purpose : Pilates Reformer TENDON STRETCH

• Increases muscular strength and endurance of the calves and feet
• Lumbopelvic stability
• Strengthens powerhouse muscles
• Lengthens the muscles of the calves
• Ankle joint mobility

Watchpoints : Pilates Reformer TENDON STRETCH

• Chin jutting (raise headrest to tip chin down and lengthen the neck extensors)
• Shoulder elevation or protraction (shoulder blades should relax down the back)
• Hyperlordosis of lumbar spine and/or posterior pelvic tilt (change footbar position)
• Lack of core strength: unable to maintain stability through pelvis and lumbar spine
• Poor alignment of the legs and feet

Cues : Pilates Reformer TENDON STRETCH

• “Inhale energy into the body and then convert the energy into muscular engagement as you press it down from the powerhouse and out through the legs and feet.”
• “Do not smash the grape under the low back as the feet press the carriage away.”
• “Imagine you could push the footbar against the wall.”
• “Lengthen the legs out of the hips without locking the knees.”
• “Imagine your heels sinking into the sand.”

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Pilates Reformer Component Overview

Peak Pilates New State-Of-The-Art Pilates Reformer System

Introduction

The innovative exercises developed by popular trainer and gymnast Joseph Pilates focus on strengthening of muscles that help you to maintain a symmetrical and revitalized body. There are two main ways of performing Pilates exercises. The first one is floor exercises on a mat using your body weight and is called Pilates Mat work. The second is using specific pieces Pilates equipments that were designed by Joseph Pilates to assist and resist his students through ranges of motion and get them strong enough so they could do the Pilates Mat work properly.

This equipment includes the Pilates Reformer, Pilates Cadillac, Pilates Chair, Pilates Barrel, Pilates Circle, Pilates Spine Corrector, Pilates Ped-o-pull and several others.

Today we will be focusing on the main piece of Pilates equipment called the Pilates Reformer. We will go over some of the main features of this important exercise equipment, some exercises as well as the benefits of performing exercises on a Pilates Reformer. View this informative You Tube Video and Continue reading »

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