pilates reformer
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pilates reformer or performer?
a reformer is large and runs 1000-5000$
a performer is a home model around 200-400$
quality is reflected in price.
if you do not know much about the equiptment then i suggest you get some training with someone who has been professionally trained.
Otherwise its just about impossible to really know what you are supposed to be doing and do it right.
i am very body wise and bought my own reformer without much training... then i went for some private pilates lessons and was very surprised at what i had gotten wrong.
i have owned two reformers....I shopped very carefully and would be a good person to talk to when you know if thats what you really want.
i sold both however. I did not feel they were nec for me, I do matwork and so many other forms of exercise.
Reformers were developed for rehab work originally .......Then they were they used to strengthen students of pilates for mat work.
I think now they often get used to make pilates trainers alot of money doing private lessons!
You can live very well without one unless you have been trained on one and just love them.
i will say
They are super cool things. and the professional ones i had were just gorgeous and versitile pieces. ... and they took up a whole room by themselves.
are you a well motivated worker outter? I found i rather do other stuff than use the reformer, so it just sat around.
The last one i sold will pay this years property taxes!!$2000.00
The money i have spent on them would pay two years taxes!
and i am happy to have the room back.
If you know your Pilates principals they can be applied to everything you do....... I noticed some great moves on a fit ball that were very much like my favorite moves on the reformer...
so
My first suggestion.... Get to know Pilates really well before spending money......
a reformer is large and runs 1000-5000$
a performer is a home model around 200-400$
quality is reflected in price.
if you do not know much about the equiptment then i suggest you get some training with someone who has been professionally trained.
Otherwise its just about impossible to really know what you are supposed to be doing and do it right.
i am very body wise and bought my own reformer without much training... then i went for some private pilates lessons and was very surprised at what i had gotten wrong.
i have owned two reformers....I shopped very carefully and would be a good person to talk to when you know if thats what you really want.
i sold both however. I did not feel they were nec for me, I do matwork and so many other forms of exercise.
Reformers were developed for rehab work originally .......Then they were they used to strengthen students of pilates for mat work.
I think now they often get used to make pilates trainers alot of money doing private lessons!
You can live very well without one unless you have been trained on one and just love them.
i will say
They are super cool things. and the professional ones i had were just gorgeous and versitile pieces. ... and they took up a whole room by themselves.
are you a well motivated worker outter? I found i rather do other stuff than use the reformer, so it just sat around.
The last one i sold will pay this years property taxes!!$2000.00
The money i have spent on them would pay two years taxes!
and i am happy to have the room back.
If you know your Pilates principals they can be applied to everything you do....... I noticed some great moves on a fit ball that were very much like my favorite moves on the reformer...
so
My first suggestion.... Get to know Pilates really well before spending money......
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Debra
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Sep-22-01 AT 12:02PM (Est)[/font][p]I've used one but do not own one. It's a very large piece of equipment. Got to have the mirrors too! One can do an amazing variety of movements on the reformer. I can't imagine being able to use it without the guidance of a Pilates instructor at first. Then I would think a monthly tune-up with an instructor would be appropriate.
If I won the lottery, regular Pilates sessions would be on my list of splurges. I do group & video matwork, but working one on one with an instructor using the reformer & other equipment is a totally different level.
Cinza posted as I was replying so maybe I should just change my reply to "I agree with Cinza".
If I won the lottery, regular Pilates sessions would be on my list of splurges. I do group & video matwork, but working one on one with an instructor using the reformer & other equipment is a totally different level.
Cinza posted as I was replying so maybe I should just change my reply to "I agree with Cinza".
I have a Performer (the inexpensive model from QVC), is that what you mean?
Actually a friend had it and I expressed an interest in trying it so she loaned it to me with the option of purchasing it. After using it with the video I called and told her I was returning it and that I didn't want it. She indicated she didn't want it back and told me to keep it for nothing.
I think that says it all...
Actually a friend had it and I expressed an interest in trying it so she loaned it to me with the option of purchasing it. After using it with the video I called and told her I was returning it and that I didn't want it. She indicated she didn't want it back and told me to keep it for nothing.
I think that says it all...
I recently bought an Allegro reformer from Balanced Body. This is the metal, more portable version of the wooden reformer. It is almost the size and quality of the wooden one and is the type many group pilates classes use. I can place it against a wall so that it doesn't take up a whole room (weighs about 100 lbs.) The reason I bought it was that we're buying a house in the near future and I couldn't afford continuing with private lessons. So far I haven't used it as much as I would like but that is more due to the fact that right now I'm trying to lose weight and my limited work out time is better served with cardio and weights. Once I do get back to it I'll probable use it a couple of times a week as I love the tingly worked out feeling you get from a pilates session. I will continue with private lessons once a month or so just to keep my form accurate and to learn some additional moves. It is great, though, knowing I can just jump on it to get a really good stretch anytime I want. I'm glad I have it.
I owned the Pilates Performer which I purchased from QVC along with all the videos for over $400 (not including S & H) and really was not impressed with it. However, I wanted to add that you can get better results if you have an instructor. My neighbor tried my Performer after having taking private lessons and she said that it is a world of difference between the two.