Reformer Pilates at home sounds impossible, right? Who here has room for an entire reformer machine in their living room (or could afford to buy one for that matter)? Nope, us neither.
But we love reformer Pilates for all the added strengthening benefits it adds to our regular Pilates workouts. Research shows that just twelve sessions of reformer Pilates lead to strength gains in the deep, stabilising muscles thanks to "the emphasis on core strength and stability, for which contraction of the deep extensor muscles of the spine is required." Compared to mat Pilates, reformer also improves oblique and abdominal strength to a greater extent, according to a 2017 paper.
