1. PILATES HEALTH EQUIPMENT | Dealing with COVID-19 In Your Studio

    COVID-19 presents many challenges in the workplace, and with restrictions starting to ease across Australia, some studios are now starting to look toward reopening their businesses. With this in mind, we have prepared a document to assist those who may be looking for suggestions and cleaning advice for their Pilates equipment. We hope that the information provided (prepared with reference to Safe Work Australia guidelines) will assist you towards the cleaning of your Pilates equipment with regard to COVID-19. For now, we wish you all the very best, and hope that you can get your business up and running as soon as possible.
  2. What is the Pilates Wall Unit?

    If you have been a long-time practitioner of Pilates you are certainly aware of the Pilates benefit to the body and overall well-being. The basic principle of this system of exercise focuses on the quality of the motion, rather than the monotonous repetition of the same sequence of movements than most others. Beginners can start out with mat routines and move on to using Pilates equipment such as the reformer, the trapeze table (also called the Cadillac table), and other tools that allow for more expanded motions of the body.
  3. What is a Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector and ARC Barrel?

    The creator of the famous Pilates exercise program, Joseph Pilates, had a simple vision in mind: to build a system of movement that would allow people to build healthy body strength while relaxing unnecessary tension and improving overall health and well-being. With this goal in mind, the system that we now call Pilates grew, creating exercises that are genuinely meant to help and heal the body, not just make it look great.
  4. What is the Wunda Chair?

    The Wunda Chair is one of the most interesting looking pieces of professional Pilates equipment available today. Though it looks like a mix between a stair stepper and a science fiction torture device, this Pilates machine is a great way to improve your Pilates workout.
  5. What is a Trapeze Table?

    Pilates is the wonderful and relaxing exercise craze that has been keeping celebrities, housewives, business people, and athletes alike in the best shape of their lives. The founder of Pilates had a vision of using the body's natural range of motion to restore muscle tone, improve circulation, and increase the health of joints. Though the basic program developed from a physical rehabilitation technique, it has fast become a favorite way for anyone to keep in shape.
  6. What is a Pilates Reformer?

    Reformer Pilates is an exercise method specifically useful for those who want to build a lean, long, body look with minimum wear and tear on the joints. For years, Reformer Pilates has been helping everyone from the young to the old, the famous to the everyday Joe, get into great shape. A Pilates Reformer is a great piece of Pilates equipment that can be used to greatly increase the strength, flexibility, and well-being of the body.
  7. How to set up a Pilates home studio?

    So you have tried Pilates, you love it, and it is making a great improvement in your life and physical body. So now the question has become what should you do about advancing your Pilates experience. As you advance with Pilates you will likely want to begin using exercises that require some Pilates equipment, not just the simple floor mat. Most of the time professional Pilates equipment can be found in any Pilates store or studio. However, memberships to these studios can be expensive. The commute may also be frustrating. If you live in a more rural area, there may not even be a Pilates studio near you.
  8. Benefits of Pilates Equipment

    Today everyone is talking about Pilates and what it can do to improve total body wellness. There are so many Pilates classes, videos, and books available that it can be confusing to beginners about where to begin exploring the idea of Pilates. So what exactly are the benefits of using Pilates equipment? What Pilates machine is best? What should you do if you are interested in using the best Pilates equipment?
  9. Can Pilates help me loose weight?

    With obesity and general un-fitness being such a large scale cultural problem today, many people are investing their time, energy, and money into weight loss programs. It is certainly true that loosing weight often improves health, energy, and quality of life. However, spending money on pointless fad diets, dangerous, untested supplements, and exercises programs that produce only short-term results is not exactly a positive move for anyone.
  10. Why are our celebrities talking about Pilates?

    Pilates has been the subject of so much praise by celebrities recently that you cannot help but wonder what all the fuss is about. Madonna says that Pilates helped her heal from a shoulder injury. Jamie Lee Fox and Courtney Cox have been sited purchasing professional Pilates equipment. The much talked-about Pippa Middleton has confessed that her coveted physique owes a lot to the Pilates fitness method.
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