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02-16-16, 02:49 PM | |
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: the Sunny South
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Lorajc:
I meant to chime in earlier, and then it slipped my mind until now. I have a Balanced Body studio reformer with a jump board. While I love jump board workouts, they do not get my heart rate up particularly high. There are a few exceptions, and if you subscribe to Pilates Anytime, I can tell you which ones hit the cardio zone for me. I have mild scoliosis and mild to moderate degenerative process of my spine, and Pilates has helped with posture (and it needed a LOT of help) and pain management. Speaking solely from my experience, I have to avoid at all costs short spine on the reformer. It feels good, or at least not bad, while I am doing it, and then my back hurts terribly for several days after. As for the tension springs, I know that the Pilates Anytime instructors constantly emphasize form over tension, and one in particular (Courtney Miller, she's great) is careful to point out that different tensions work different things. (For example, jumping with lighter tension works the core more.) After years of lifting heavy weights, I appreciate this perspective. I have the standard Balance Body springs -- one blue, three red, one green -- and it's only very rarely that I wish I had a yellow for light UB work. I think my current line-up is perfect. I do reformer workouts 3-4 days a week, and I will be happy to answer any other questions that you might have. I am NOT a Pilates instructor, though; just a happy student. AF Check out my blog at www.typeALC.com |
02-16-16, 04:58 PM | |
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: the Sunny South
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Brent Anderson also has some great back-specific workouts and tutorials.
Pilates Anytime runs $18/month, auto-debited through PayPal, but if you look around, you can find discount codes for 15-30 day free tryouts. It's a good value for me, and it keeps me from buying DVDs. Score! AF Check out my blog at www.typeALC.com |
02-23-16, 09:46 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: North Texas
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There's a LOT of YouTube stuff out there, even full 20-30 minute workouts. I used words like Pilates reformer, Aeropilates, and stuff like that.
My Pilates Anytime was just taken with my charge card, not PayPal. But I cancelled awhile back so maybe it changed. Also I can't really walk and get my heart rate up on it. But when I really focus on going down into the mat, versus pushing off, it makes a huge difference. I don't think I can explain how though LOL. Let me find a link for that exercise. http://youtu.be/Gs6S79GO4-A
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