The rise of REFORMER PILATES

Is it time to swap your mat for the machine that has taken the fitness world by storm?

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Jennifer Aniston, Kim Kardashian and Margot Robbie swear by it. The Duchess of Sussex says it’s the ‘best thing for your body’, and even Harry Styles has been all over social media doing it to relieve his tight hamstrings. For something that was invented more than 100 years ago, reformer Pilates is really having a moment.

The body-sculpting workout has seen a huge rise in popularity in recent years, and it’s not hard to understand why. ‘It’s an incredible, low-impact method of boosting musculoskeletal fitness that is kind on the body while giving quick results,’ says Hollie Grant, founder of Pilates PT. ‘Reformer Pilates is intriguing, exciting and it looks cool on social media, so people are tempted to give it a go.’

Whether you’re a complete novice or an accomplished Pilates performer, adding a reformer to your repertoire could actually maximise your results.

Springs and straps

Though it may look like a medieval torture device, the reformer is a very simple, practical bit of kit. ‘While regular Pilates is performed on a mat, reformer uses specialised apparatus invented by Joseph Pilates during World War One,’ explains former