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  A Pilates mini ball is a very inexpensive piece of exercise equipment that can help you do many exercises. While it isn’t necessary to have one to do Pilates or any type of workout, a Pilates mini ball can help make certain exercises more efficient. Using a ball in your workout can help you focus on muscles that you might otherwise neglect. Because you often have to concentrate on …

Pilates Reformer exercises are the exercises you do on a Reformer, otherwise known as a Pilates machine. If you’’ve taken Pilates classes or exercised at home with a video or DVD, you may have never done actual Pilates Reformer exercises before. If you can find classes in your area that offer you the use of the Reformer, consider giving them a try. Joseph Pilates designed the Reformer to give the …

Does Pilates work, even if you’re terribly out of shape? Does it work if you’ve had an injury, or you have bad knees? Millions of people have discovered that Pilates seems to be good for whatever ails you. It may not be a miracle cure for every ailment, but ask anyone who’s been doing Pilates regularly, “Does Pilates work?” You’re bound to get a resounding, “Yes!” Pilates stared out as …

Pilates mind is the state of mind you get into during a Pilates workout. Think of it in much the same way as you think of the state of mind a person is supposed to have during yoga. Not quite like the runner’s high, Pilates mind is more a tranquil, refreshed state of awareness. Do all who perform the exercises experience Pilates mind? Undoubtedly, no. Just as some people can …