Let us learn more about Pilates and also the benefits of using it. Joseph Pilates, a German gymnast and trainer who settled in America, designed the Pilates Wunda chair about a century ago. This equipment was developed specifically for exercises that tone up certain muscles and improve the mind-body connection. The Wunda chair exercises can be done by both young and old people. Even pregnant women and those having problems of osteoporosis, high blood pressure, and sinusitis can do appropriate exercise on this special chair.
The Wunda chair has undergone changes recently so that more exercises can be performed in a scientific and effective manner.
Special Features of the Wunda Chair
Let us now look into the special features of the Wunda chair that make it so different from any other exercise equipment. This unique chair is usually made from hard wood, more specifically oak. It has an elongated seat, strong foam padding, pedals, springs, steel frames and elastic cords. The headrest and appended straps are flexible. There are wheels for moving this chair easily. Movements on this chair can be done in different postures — seated, prone, supine, side-seated, standing facing the front, facing the back, facing sideways, and standing on the top as well as on the pedals. The normal specifications of the Wunda chair are: length around 40 inches, height around 25 inches, width around 75 inches, weight around 65 ponds and loading capacity around 300 pounds.
The Wunda Chair facilitates the stretching and strengthening of muscle groups that are not easily reached by traditional equipment. The chair mainly functions on spring tension. There are two springs, each having three settings — low, middle and high. The spring tension or resistance is more at the higher setting and less at the lower setting. The springs are attached to a center pole. They slide up and down for a particular setting and for specific exercises.
To accomplish various spring tensions, we have to increase the angle of pedal. The lowest setting of one is the lightest or equivalent to one spring. In setting 2, the springs are not detached but the spring collar is moved along the pole. The spring tension on the chair, therefore, changes. If you set the resistance to number three for one leg footwork and find it difficult, slide the springs to number 2. This activity can be done easily as the Wunda chair is designed so.
Head-to-Toe Exercises
Over 80 head-to-toe exercises can be performed on the Wunda chair.
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