Reformer pilates

[JerryTubs]

Am I missing something? Yes it’s good exercise, yes the studios look insta perfect, yes it’s lovely to do with friends now and again but who can afford the price of the classes on a regular basis? You can’t get it for less than £12 for 45 mins around here and that’s with a discount code!! Are any if you doing it on a regular basis? I would still need gym membership on top if that as I like to do cardio too. It can’t be people going week in / week out surely?

I used to do it after a knee injury and loved it but couldn't justify the cost after a while. Just too expensive at £25 per class. Could have just about justified it at £15 tbh.

I pay £90 monthly membership which gives 5 classes. It's only more expensive if you buy a single class. As mentioned above, they can only fit in 9 people in one session, so I imagine thats why cost is higher.

To me its been absolutely worth it, better for my body than yoga or mat pilates. I spent £££ on yoga getting nowhere.

I don’t understand why gyms don’t include it? My yoga studio made people pay on top of a membership for reformer, and it’s the only class of literally dozens not included in my fancy gym membership. So I’ve never had a go as can’t justify the surplus fee.

I also tried it and felt "seasick" for quite a while afterwards. I didn't vomit, but decided to stick with mat Pilates.

I do both too and disagree that mat Pilates is harder. Some exercises are harder on the mat but generally speaking an advanced reformer Pilates class is much harder (and shows much quicker results) than an advanced mat class.

I’ve got an unlimited pass for a reformer studio near work and am also lucky enough to have a mat Pilates studio next door to where I live. I do at least 3 reformer classes every week and 2-3 mat classes. I also run and lift weights. The reformer has been brilliant at resolving niggly injuries and as others have said in creating a good physique. I’m 57 and (now) long and lean. I’ve lost about 30lbs over the last 2 years but that’s been via improving my diet not the Pilates - I firmly believe the adage that you can’t outrun a bad diet - but although I’m smaller due to the fat loss, I’m firmer all over and have a flat stomach due to the reformer pilates

TBF they are expensive to run. A mat pilates class of 20 people paying £12 each is £180. To get the equivalent income for a class of 6 on a reformer means £30 each.

The lady who runs our local class recommends a minimum of 2 classes a week but preferably 3/4.

I did a few. They were fun but I didnt feel "exercised" and I cant afford £60-£120 a week!

I went for 8 years and paid £200 a month for unlimited classes so made sure I went at least 5 times a week to get my monies worth! I have since moved and now do mat pilates online and honestly find it just as good. I am no less toned or fit from doing it that way. Reformers are nice but not necessary. Cadillac reformers are even better to use but they are way more expensive as it’s one on one.

Same, I was going to 1:1 twice a week costing me £90 a week, it’s the only exercise aside from swimming that sorts out my joints problems.

I spent about £6k on a reformer and it will last forever

I do a small group reformer pilates class and absolutely love it. I pay monthly but it works out just under £20 a class. It has transformed my back pain. One day, when I have the money and space, I will buy a machine for home. A proper reformer, spring loaded, rather than a middle aisle bargain.

I do. It s expensive but thats my priority to build the inner core. Pilates works on the tiny muscle as it is all about slow movements and position not the number of repetitions. So it builds up the core.

i pay that money because strength is the only
important thing to have as we grow older so I am investing in my old age. I go twice a week once a week on reformer and the other time on mat.

i was at go ape type thing last year, fell and was able to pull myself back up with my core and upper strength i felt damn proud of myself as I never had upper strength.
it s the pilates.

for cardio, i power walk my dog.
my husband is now doing reformer too as cant run anymore

totally worth it

Around here (London) you can’t find any class for £12. Even outdoor running classes or group exercises are around £16, and reformer Pilates is £25.

I pay £90 for 8 classes and I love it! I suffer from back issues and it really has helped strengthen my core and reduce the pain.
It's the only exercise I've ever stuck to and enjoyed

£25 a class here too. And there are at least 3000 reformer studios in half a mile, so competition isn't even brining the cost down!

I do it as well as the gym and mat Pilates. Only way I can afford it is buy using class pass and nabbing cheaper/unpopular spots on there! Works for me because there are a good few studios close to me so can pick and choose.

Pilates isnt about loosing weight, it s about building core so you most probably look leaner and tonner but weight the same as your muscles are heavier the stronger they get

Download couch to 5k app. You ll be running in no time. I was never a runner, hate it. And I finished twice. First time during covid and second time 3 yrs ago.

Depends what you compare it to.

Cheaper than private physio regularly. Cheaper than PT and probably more individually targeted. Cheaper than many gym memberships and lots of cardio options are free. Cheaper than therapy.
Cheaper than going out for lunch once a week. Cheaper than plenty of mobile phone contract s.

More expensive than walking in the park.

I agree because in advance classes you have to deal with the strength resistance. Mat and reformer go hand in hand if your goal is to feel leaner quickly.

while they bith work on the same principles: slow movements, perfect positioning and breathing, they both build different type of endurance. Thats why they are complementary. And very good for old age

i go to a very upmarket studio in central London and by paying for a block of classes upfront it's about £17 a class. I go most days. It's a lot more than my old gym membership but I love it and the results are very impressive. However I realise not everyone has the budget for over £100 a week for exercising!

Local to me in South London, studios are opening up ridiculously quick. 4 have opened within a two mile radius in the last three months and two more are opening soon. I was pleased at first and tried them all using their various opening offers but once the offer is over, they are all ludicrously expensive, typically £26 a session for very basic facilities. Not even paying upfront makes much of a difference.

Like PP, I can't believe these expensive little pop up studios are a sustainable business model and wonder if (like many vape shops, barber shops and nail bars) they are a front for money laundering.

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I do them with ClassPass. There are lots of intro offers for fewer credits and lots of January offers to draw you in. May be more expensive next month.

I also weight train in the gym but I think the reformer really makes a difference for core and flexibility - which, at age 58, I'd noticed were deteriorating.

Wow, that is fantastic value for a class run by a physio! Are you in the NE?
What puts me off (apart from the cost) is the way these studios have sprung up, and classes are also offered in gyms where the instructors teach all different classes.
My mat instructor has been dedicated to pilates for 25 years, and is superb. I've been to gym based classes, and they have been unrecognisable as pilates.
Unfortunately my instructor only does 1:1 machine work, which I definitely can't justify in terms of cost.

I think she mentioned it because someone mentioned weight loss jabs so was saying they’re not comparable.

I'm on West Yorkshire, so not London prices, saying that wages are less up here! I feel very lucky to have such a good place close by.

Like with any expense it’s a matter of priorities, isn’t it? If you don’t have the money, you don’t have the money and that’s that. But if you do have a bit of spare to spend on yourself why not spend it on this rather than on Costa coffees or matcha teas or a Sunday roast out? I go once a week and to me it’s worth it. My friend says oh I couldn’t afford it but then spends her money on nails. It’s just priorities.

Classes at my local place are £16. I’d go every day if I could afford it!

At my studio the teachers are excellent, It is very safe, and they get to know your individual strengths and weaknesses.

I recovered from rotator cuff tendonopathy pretty much just with Pilates. Someone I know has avoided a serious knee operation just from doing Pilates consistently 3x a week.

It balances you out and strengthens your core so that whatever else you do, the risk of injury is lower. I do CrossFit and a little bit of running. It all started with Reformer Pilates. I think it should be on the NHS 😁

Christ those prices are crazy - I’m in australia and I pay 30 dollars (so 15 quid) for unlimited classes - I usually go 3 x a week as the studio is 4 doors down from my office.