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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Rebecca Shepherd

It's without doubt the most popular workout of the year - so, is Reformer Pilates a form of strength training?

Is Reformer Pilates strength training? A woman on a Reformer machine.

If you want to build muscle and do so in a low-impact way, you might be questioning: is Reformer Pilates strength training or are weights the only way to carve out a stronger body? 

Well, for those new to this type of mind-body exercise, reformer Pilates — the viral workout that promises to better posture, strengthen your core and work muscles you perhaps didn't even know you had —  is the art of practising Pilates on a 'reformer' machine, which uses your body weight and spring resistance. Between the forever trending snaps of the workout spotted on social media and the current stats suggesting that there are more than 4,702 Pilates and yoga studios in the UK, you could say that the much-loved exercise is going nowhere fast. 

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