If you are used to convenience lifting: everything set up so that you can lift whatever muscle is being targeted while other groups of muscles are excluded because you are on a stable bench or a fixed machine, then reformer Pilates will humble!
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The ‘hold you in place’ muscles: the stabilisers are at play on this moving carriage, and this can be alarming if you are of the belief that all those years of strength training have guaranteed you just that strength.
Your foundations may well prove to be shaky!
The reformer bed, which consists of a moveable board that slides along its length. The board is attached to adjustable springs set to make it either more mobile (lighter) or more fixed (heavier) although I will add that going light doesn’t mean easier and that is where I step in to ensure you do it correctly.
I ask you this. Is it really important to be able to lift a massive barbell off the floor if you can’t retrieve the dogs ball from under the sofa.
