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Sam Hopes

I’m a personal trainer — here's 3 things I noticed about my body after swapping CrossFit for reformer Pilates

Writer Sam on a reformer Pilates bed on hands and one knee extending her left leg behind her, front view.

For the last four years, I’ve been training several times a week at my CrossFit gym, slowly leveling up on my strength and conditioning while growing in both muscle and power. Sessions include Hyrox, gymnastics and Olympic lifting with OG CrossFit classes to hone a stronger, mobile body — and I’ve loved every minute.

More recently, I hit an intense personal period in my life and fell out of love with high-intensity workouts. In need of a drastic routine change, mentally and physically, I decided to rebuild mental stamina by swapping out my current CrossFit routine for low-impact reformer and mat Pilates (alongside maintaining some yoga, running and a weightlifting session).

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