A blog about Pilates and fitness

I often get asked which is best - mat or reformer? The truth is that both are excellent ways to exercise and both will help you to achieve a stronger, more flexible body.  The reformer is a fantastic teaching tool that gives support and feedback to improve your technique, so that you can achieve things you never thought possible. The resistance training element means that it also offers more opportunity for strengthening the arms and legs. The 100 exercise performed on the mat and on the reformer The mat is where you can put what you have learned on the reformer into practice. Because you don't have the support of the springs, some exercises will work your core harder (so much harder, in fact, that we usually have to modify the work to make it accessible!). It's also an affordable option that will teach you the skills to establish an independent practice that you can take anywhere with you.  The ideal recipe for Pilates success is to take one mat and one reformer class every w...