At the Pilates Center of Oklahoma LLC you won't just do exercises, you will follow a method tailored to the needs of your body. The Pilates Center of Oklahoma LLC is a fully equipped studio using Gratz equipment to provide you with the best sessions possible. Joseph Pilates was a genius well beyond his time, he didn’t just develop a brilliant approach to fitness that includes over 600 exercises; he also engineered all the equipment, specifications and tuning required to teach them properly. The apparati is manufactured by Gratz, a seventy-year-old manufacturing company that continues to produce the apparatus of choice by Romana Kryzanowska. Choosing high quality equipment is very critical to successful Pilates and I am proud to say I have the best.
The Pilates apparatus is unique in its appearance and function. The equipment can provide resistance and assistance during an exercise, thus both challenging and supporting the body as it learns to move more efficiently. Here are some of the more commonly used pieces of equipment.
The Mat can either be the kind used at the gym or raised off of the ground. The exercises in the mat system emphasize pelvic stabilization and abdominal control and are the foundation for the entire Pilates method of body conditioning. The mat is designed to improve balance, coordination, flexibility, strength and breath control.
The Reformer is a sliding, horizontal bed on which the client reclines, sits, or kneels. The platform rests on tracks parallel to the ground. Movement is initiated and controlled by the client who either stabilizes, pulls or pushes against a metal bar or ropes. Five detachable springs hooked onto the carriage determine the amount of resistance.
The Cadillac is the largest and most versatile piece of equipment, extensive range of applications makes the Cadillac ideal for rehabilitation and athletic training.
The Wunda Chair or Split-Pedal Chair is a versatile piece of equipment, designed so that clients could keep a smaller more compact piece of equipment at home, but still reap the benefits of reformer work. The Chair is considered by some master teachers the most advanced piece of equipment. The Electric Chair is used in a Classical Pilates Studio. Exercises performed on the Electric Chair are very similar to those on the Wunda or Split Pedal Chair. The Electric Chair provides more stability for the client. Joseph named this piece "The Electric Chair" because "you are the electricity that makes it move".
The Ladder Barrel, is designed for core conditioning and stretching, and is a key component of a fully equipped studio. Six rungs accommodate varying strengths and degrees of flexibility. The sliding base adjusts the distance between the ladder and the barrel, allowing for different torso and leg lengths. Metal construction ensures stability and durability.
The Arc barrel is used in a wide variety of stretching and strengthening exercises. This barrel can also be incorporated into the matwork exercises.
The Spine Corrector is wonderful for people who need to strengthen their upper bodies, while stretching the chest and back. The spine corrector also stretches the hips and legs, while strengthening at the same time.
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