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The Equipment
The Reformer
  The
Reformer is the most widely known piece of Pilates equipment
and is a very versatile piece of Pilates apparatus.
The Reformer contains straps, springs, pulleys, and
a sliding carriage for activities devoted to improving
muscles and joints. The Reformer is adjustable so that
it can help to meet a wide range of client needs, ranging
from physical capabilities, disabilities, and fitness
goals with refined, sophisticated solutions. The Reformer
provides a wide range of exercise, 100 in all, from
beginning to advanced. All developed to help build the
Powerhouse.
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Trapeze Table or Cadillac
 The
Pilates Cadillac is a fully loaded apparatus. The Cadillac
consists of a rectangular upholstered platform with
metal poles on each corner; the corner poles are connected
together at the top by a frame canopy. At one end of
the Cadillac is a swinging rectangle called the Push
Through Bar, which attaches with springs to either the
platform or the poles. On the other end, a wooden bar
called the Roll Down Bar hangs from the Arm Springs,
which are attached to the canopy frame. A set of heavier
springs, called the Leg Springs, attaché to a series
of eye hooks located at varying heights along the support
poles. A padded Breathing or Trapeze Bar is connected
by springs to a sliding pole on the top of the Cadillac
Pole system. A variety of cloth and fleece straps are
attached to various places on the Cadillace, used for
additional stretching exercises.
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The Wall Unit
 The
Wall Unit is an adaptation of the Cadillac for small
spaces, low ceilings, or group classes. These smaller
pieces of equipment are appropriate for most of the
Cadillac exercises, with the exception of those that
use the upper parallel bar or the canopy frame.
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The Wunda Chair
 The
Wunda Chair is a two-sided box with a padded seat. Underneath
the sea, a foot pedal attached to the chair with two
or four springs provides adjustable tension. Over the
years, Pilates constantly revised the Chair; consequently,
a number of variations exist. There are approximately
fifty exercise on this multipurpose apparatus. You can
sit, kneel, lie, or stand on, in front of, or behind
the Chair, facing toward or away from it-even sideways
- as you move the spring loaded bar. The Chair's unique
and versatile design enables everyone to get amazing
results - from the most injured client who uses it to
rehabilitate, to the most advanced students challenging
themselves with pushups, backbends and headstands.
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The Spine Corrector
 The
Hump Barrel is also known as the Spine Corrector because
that's just what it's designed to do - correct imbalances
or weaknesses in the spine. You do most of the exercises
Joseph H. Pilates developed for this piece while lying
with your back arched over the barrel. The Spine Corrector
exercises stretch the tight muscles in the chest, shoulders,
sides of the body, and front of the hips - muscles that
pull the spine out of correct alignment. The Spine Corrector
helps you develop a more uniformly strong and supple
spine by massaging, supporting, and challenging your
spine and Powerhouse muscles.
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The High Ladder Barrel
 The
main exercises on the High Ladder Barrel focus on leg
stretches, sit-ups in all directions, and spinal extension.
The design of the equipment enables you to work on gentle
backbends and simple exercises designed to eliminate
hamstring tightness, or to work on more demanding exercises
such as gymnastic walkovers and handstanding levitation.
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