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Arms — Pilates in Ten: Arms (ep. 011) 3
The use of a Pilates Exercise Band in your mat Pilates class can not only add variety, but also introduce Pilates reformer exercises that can be done in a Pilates mat class. A Pilates instructor can introduce reformer Pilates into his/her mat Pilates class without having to invest in a costly Pilates machine. In our Pilates in Ten: Arms video, we use the Pilates Exercise Band to simulate many Pilates Reformer Class moves to create long, lean and sculpted arms. By hooking the Pilates exercise band on your feet or behind your back, you can simulate the tension that a Pilates machine would create, and do many reformer Pilates moves.
At our Pilates training program, The Pilates Academy International, when we teach a person to become a Pilates instructor, we include in our Pilates training how to use Pilates props such as the Pilates Exercise Band. Thus any Pilates instructor from our Pilates training program knows how to create Pilates reformer exercises using the Pilates Exercise band, bringing reformer Pilates to any Pilates mat class that they teach. For clients and Pilates fans who want to use a Pilates machine like the Pilates reformer but aren’t able to, the reformer Pilates exercises using the Pilates exercise band enable them to tone their legs, butt and arms even more than they would in a traditional Pilates mat class. If you are a Pilates instructor or a Pilates enthusiast and would like more ways to incorporate the Pilates exercise band into your mat Pilates class, visit www.ultimatepilatesworkouts.com and select “Stretch Band” from the Workout Library.
