I am going to start this honestly, although I exercise, I am not a bendy or flexible person. Many people reading this have probably had the pleasure of seeing me "stretching" at the gym. Touching my toes is out of the question, and if you think I can walk my hands between my legs then you have another thing coming. I do not bend those ways.
That in mind, I was a little nervous when myself and some work colleagues signed up for a Pilates Reformer class at The Residence in Glasgow this week. I had done mat Pilates before and besides from almost taking an eye out with the band and laughing at my friend (a lot!), I could only remember a lot of stretching and bending being involved. I was really interested to use the reformer machines, as I know that's what all the celebs use and rave about! And not one to turn down the prospect of a Gwyneth Paltrow body, I put my name down to go along.
When we arrived the machines do look slightly daunting, but the teacher Lisa soon put us at ease and has us all up and doing different things. Everything was explained very clearly and by the time the class started I felt quite confident using the machine.
In the class there was about 10 of us and a second teacher arrived, SJ. She was lovely and both teachers would walk around correcting any wrong positioning, which was helpful. There are different moves for different areas of the body, the reformer works by using resistance from the springs and your controlled movement to work your muscles. To make anything lighter or heavier you simply adjust the springs attached to the carriage.
The class was really enjoyable and I definitely learnt new things about how to work your core and how important your posture is. I really enjoyed the class and while I was there could feel the burn on my legs and core. I think that the more you go to the class the more repetitions you can do, as you are use the to the reformer. That said, parts of my body definitely felt like they had been working. My inner thighs, core and arms were all a little achy today, but in a very good way!
I would definitely go back to this class as I do think its good to change the muscles you use in your workout and it is always good to try new things. Not to mention that the class was in a very nice setting within The Residence.
I've put all the links below, so I say grab some friends and go along for a class to learn something new and do something different for an hour or so!
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xx
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