Want to start your journey of Reformer Pilates?
You came to the right place. BodyBase will help you become a stronger and healthier version of yourself.
What is Reformer Pilates?
Reformer pilates is a workout where movements and principles of traditional pilates are practiced on a reformer machine. The variety of reformer pilates exercises is wide and suitable for all levels; beginners, intermediate and advanced.
Low impact but high intensity workout will always be dynamic, which is great for your mind as well. Reformer Pilates is known to be a very effective and unique way to sculpt your body. Besides that, it has a positive effect on your mindfulness too. At BodyBase, we practice reformer pilates on our special reformers, BaseLines.
Why Reformer Pilates?
Reformer Pilates has a lot of benefits for you.
- Improving posture and balance. It emphasizes the right alignments and strengthens the core.
- Muscle sculpting and toning. Besides that, it helps to define different muscle groups.
- Improving mood. It reduces anxiety, fatigue and symptoms of depression.
- Enhancing flexibility. It allows a lot of dynamic movements and stretches.
- Increasing mind-body connection. It combines controlled movement and mindful focus.
- Reducing pain and injuries. It reduces chronic pains in the head, neck, shoulders and back. It is restoring the muscles to their proper roles.
What to expect from a Reformer Pilates class at BodyBase?
Reformer pilates class in a 45-minute long session with a professional trainer showing and explaining exercises. Besides that, trainers are always making sure that you practice the movements correctly as well as taking care that you feel comfortable and motivated throughout the whole class.
Classes start with a warmup and end with a cool down. In between, be ready for a carefully prepared dynamic workout on the BaseLine reformer. Besides using the reformer to its fullest potential, meaning using the moving base, ropes, handles and different resistances for various exercises, some workouts also include weights, balls, resistance bands and pilates circles.
You can also expect variety. BodyBase offers many reformer pilates classes from different professional trainers; there is something for everyone. You can choose between Slow Burn, Mind Body, Booty & Core, Full Body and many more. But what is common to all of them? You will definitely feel good after the reformer pilates class.
For the firstcomers, a class called Beginner’s Guide is recommended. There, you will learn everything about the BaseLine reformer, and how to correctly use it and after the class or two, you will have the basic knowledge about the Reformer Pilates.
Tips for Reformer Pilates Beginners
- Take a Beginner’s Guide class to build a solid foundation
- Talk to your instructor about your previous experiences, injuries…
- Ask your instructor questions if you do not understand something
- Focus on form and the correct posture instead of intensity
- Consistency is important and it takes time to learn something new
Ready to try out reformer pilates at BodyBase? Check out our schedule here. We are waiting for you 😊