| Traditional Pilates studios have various pieces of | | | | all those very reasons. The similarities between the |
| Pilates equipment. Almost always you will find a | | | | two workouts are many including working the whole |
| reformer, cadillac, foot chair, mats, rings and possibly a | | | | body, not it's parts, balance, developing core strength |
| ladder barrel, tower, pedi-pull and spine corrector. | | | | and the ability to know where your body is in space. |
| These are the mainstays of any Pilates studio. But | | | | TRX suspension training is a perfect compliment to |
| these days, you might see some new equipment | | | | any Pilates workout. |
| making their way into a studio and the TRX is one of | | | | But not every Pilates practitioner would agree. Pilates |
| them. | | | | purists would find it unnecessary to add in anything |
| Suspension training is all the rage. Created for training | | | | extra to their already challenging Pilates workout. But I |
| military personnel in the field, it requires very little space, | | | | believe strongly that Joseph Pilates would have |
| is not expensive and delivers a workout unlike any | | | | embraced it. He was innovative, clever, and |
| other. In this day of core strengthening workouts, TRX | | | | progressive. Chances are he would have invented |
| suspension training stands supreme. | | | | suspension training all on his own had he lived long |
| The TRX looks like two straps hanging from the | | | | enough. |
| ceiling. Attachment is easy since the TRX can be | | | | Times change. Needs change. The need to continue to |
| suspended from just about anything like a door frame | | | | progress and learn new ways of moving and working |
| or from a tree in the park. The client holds their own | | | | our bodies is imperative for our constant improvement. |
| body weight against the movement of the straps. | | | | Adding in suspension training into your Pilates workouts |
| They perform various exercises like rows, squats, | | | | enhances what you are already doing. It does not |
| planks and pikes. The core work comes in the trying to | | | | replace it. Merely makes it better. |
| stabilize the two straps. Think men's gymnastics rings. | | | | So don't miss out on a chance to improve skill and |
| It's the same idea of work. TRX works abs, back, | | | | strength. TRX suspension training is a new and |
| shoulders, arms and lower body. In other words, it's a | | | | important addition to any workout, but I guarantee that |
| total body workout. | | | | you will see it popping up in gyms, health clubs and yes, |
| So why do I think it is a perfect match for Pilates? For | | | | Pilates studios. And we'll all be better off for it. |