Choosing a Pilates exercise machine

What’s a Pilates exercise machine? Benefits, types of Pilates machines follow below. Immediately below are links to our helpful pages on Pilates exercises and other Pilates pages.
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Pilates can certainly be done without any equipment at all. However, a Pilates machine would certainly enhance your Pilates workout.

What is a Pilates Exercise Machine?

Simple, it’s a rather large apparatus that will help you practice Pilates. It offers different levels of resistance and extra support. Typical Pilates workout machines feature back and neck supports and several resistance bands.

You can get Pilates machines that also provide cardiovascular benefits, like the Aero Pilates machine types. You can also get Pilates machines that can fold flat and so be stored under your bed such as the Ellen Croft machine. The traditional Pilates machine is the Pilates reformer machine.

Why use an exercise machines instead of just doing regular Pilates floor exercises?

Because doing Pilates machine exercises lend support and add extra resistance. So you should get a better workout and burn more calories and fat during a Pilates session.

The Pilates machine also offers neck and back support. It also helps maintain correct posture. This is especially important when you don't have an instructor with you to correct your posture.

Pilates fitness machine benefits

Using a Pilates machine offers similar benefits to exercise in general. They include the following:

* Improved metabolism

* Increased energy

* Improved posture

* Increased muscle tone and definition

* Body fat decrease

* Improved mood, less anxiety

What exercises can you do on a Pilates machine?

A Pilates machine is great for exercising your entire body. The focus is on your core (abs, lower back and hips), but your legs and your upper body also get quite a workout.

Some Pilates machines let you do a cardio workout such as the Aero Pilates machine. They also allow you to do stretching and warm up exercises.

What are the disadvantages to a Pilates exercise machine?

Pilates machines tend to be pretty big so you would need extra space for storage. If storage space is a problem, consider a Pilates machine that can be folded up and stacked underneath your bed such as the Ellen Croft Pilates machine.

Also, Pilates machines can be quite expensive. A poor strategy is to get a cut rate machine which are clumsy and prone to break down. If you can’t afford a good one, just get some pieces of Pilates equipment, a good mat and some several excellent Pilates DVDs.

What types of Pilates Machines are available?

Plenty. Click for the better representative ones (LINK coming soon)


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