After what seemed like an unusually long and cold winter, spring has finally arrived. With just three months to achieve our ideal bodies, the sun is out, birds are chirping, the air is positively joyful, and we have summer body ambitions. Which brings me to the topic that has been circulating throughout the studio all week: Is Pilates effective for losing weight?

I recently noticed that Pilates was becoming popular on social media, and like everyone else, I felt compelled to sign up. It is reasonable to say that I did not love it at all when I went to my local gym and made reservations for classes. I had no idea what I was doing, and trying to learn by observing 20 other strangers did not make it any easier for me.

Jumpboard and the Pilates Reformer

A reformer is a person who alters something in order to make it better. Without intending a pun, I believe it is only fair to say that Joseph Pilates was a reformer.

In order to advance Pilates and improve his own and others' general welfare, Joseph Pilates created a variety of apparatus.