Hybrid Pilates Chair Classes are poised to replace ‘spinning’ as the group exercise of choice at health clubs as the world wide Mind Body Fitness revolution explodes internationally. From NY City Pilates to London Pilates, Rome Pilates, Tokyo Pilates and beyond this 80 year year old Mind body workout is trending upward around the world. A new look at the application of an old exercise is revolutionizing the way fitness is now being taught.
Over the past few years, the large Pilates equipment manufacturers in the world like Peak Pilates, Balanced Body, Stott Pilates, Guthy-Renker group and recently Mad Dogg Fitness that operates in 80 countries have introduced lighter, streamlined versions of the Pilates chair. These new chairs, with sporty names like the MVe, EXO and Malibu Pilates chair, are aimed at taking the chair out of the “special equipment at the Pilates studio” category and into mainstream use. The are marketed to studios and gyms for group classes, and as easy to move and store pieces of home and commercial grade exercise equipment.
Unlike spinning there are a myriad of exercises that can be performed on the Pilates chair considered to be the most challenging piece of Pilates equipment in terms of building strength in the legs and shoulders.
Professional Pilates trainers can spin Pilates movements into a full body cardio workout that can target the upper middle and lower body producing a full body workout that gets you in shape from the inside out. Pilates Chair workouts can also be easily combined with bands or mat work. Members can do abdominals on the mat, stand up and work on the Chair, then incorporate cardio Pilates with Pilates mat exercises. This functional approach to core exercise puts this piece of versatile equipment and the Pilates Method at the cutting edge of the world wide mind body fitness revolution.
Over the past few years, some of the large Pilates equipment manufacturers like Peak Pilates, Balanced Body, Stott Pilates, Mad Dogg Fitness and Guthy-Renker have introduced lighter, streamlined versions of the chair. These new chairs, with sporty names like the MVe, EXO and Malibu Pilates chair, are aimed at taking the chair out of the “special equipment at the Pilates studio” category and into mainstream use. The are marketed to studios and gyms for group classes, and as easy to move and store pieces of home exercise equipment.
The smaller footprint and the fun with which a trainer can choreograph a Pilates Chair
class with music leads many to believe that these types of hybrid Pilates it will soon replace ‘spinning’ as the group exercise of choice at gyms around the world.
Stay tuned for more of the exciting developments in the Pilates industry that are turning the fitness industry inside out and will keep you looking and feeling great as life goes on. Engage your core like never before. Try a Pilates Chais workout today! Add to Technorati Favorites
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