Pilates

Next, we will provide you a short list of the additional materials needed for Pilates, particularly those that take place on the floor. In reality, Joseph Pilates only created the magic circle, the rest were added later.

• Elastic band: It serves to increase resistance in all exercises and its practice is simple. Take the rubber with your hands and hold it with your feet. We can keep the pace we want in each activity.

• Bosu: it is half a ball, but stable on the surface, because the base is flat. We can improve balance and stability with the Bosu, which helps to increase the exercise. The Bosu can be used while standing, sitting, kneeling and even jumping over it, which also allows us to work the muscles.

• Magic circle: flexible ring with two grab handles that are placed at ankle height, knees or you can take it with your own hands. It also has supports for the elbows and the arms, and its flexibility allows you to raise or lower the resistance of the exercise. Pilates designed it especially for pregnant women, so that they could continue exercising without interrupting their training.

• Ball: large circular sphere used to work the flexibilidad of the spine, since it is necessary to lie on top of it to do some exercises or to stretch in a certain way. We may also lie on the mat and support our legs on the ball to work the muscles and flexibility around that area.

Other materials used are weights, boxes and boards in different shapes or foam bars, in addition to the mats.