Your first Reformer Pilates class
How the machine works, what to bring and what to expect: a simple guide to arriving relaxed at your first class.
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The Reformer can look like a complex machine: a sliding carriage, springs, straps and a footbar. In fact it is a tool that supports movement, guides it and makes it more precise. Here is what to expect from your first class.
How the Reformer works
The carriage glides on rails and the springs set the resistance. The same spring can assist you in one exercise and ask for more strength in the next: that is why the Reformer suits beginners and experienced movers alike.
What to bring
- Comfortable, close-fitting clothes so you can move freely.
- Grip socks for stability on the footbar.
- A water bottle.
What happens in class
Your instructor shows you how to set up the machine and starts with simple exercises, focusing on posture, breath and control. No experience needed: you build the pace together.
Pilates does not ask you to do more, but to do better.