FITNESS
This strength starts at your core and radiates outward, shaping how your body moves, balances, and performs.
Yet, despite its growing popularity, misconceptions about Reformer Pilates are everywhere. Geraldine Anderson, Fitness Guru, busts some of the most common myths.
MYTH 1 IT’ S JUST STRETCHING OR AN EASY WORKOUT Truth: It’ s deceptively demanding strength training.
“ If you think it’ s easy, you’ re probably doing it wrong,” Anderson says.“ If you’ re doing it right, you’ re pushing or pulling, resisting, returning to the starting position with precision, and staying aligned the whole time. By the end of the class, you’ re shaking because those deep stabiliser muscles have worked hard.”
MYTH 2 IT DOESN’ T BUILD REAL STRENGTH Truth: It builds strength that spills over into real life.
Lifting weights typically builds strength in a single direction. The Reformer challenges your muscles as they lengthen and contract under tension, engaging multiple muscle groups at once. The result is the kind of functional strength you use every day. Getting out of the car, carrying groceries, stabilising yourself after stepping on a Lego – it all comes back to control.
MYTH 3 IT’ S ONLY FOR WOMEN, DANCERS, OR REALLY FLEXIBLE PEOPLE Truth: It’ s for anyone who wants to move better.
Many assume Reformer Pilates is only for a certain type of person. In reality, it strengthens
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