Vote: Best of Pilates - 2012 Readers Choice Awards

Vote: Best Pilates Reformer for Home

In 2011 we voted for the best Pilates reformer over-all (we might do that again in a year or two). But we think a reformer for home use needs to be a specific category of its own. After all, reformers are expensive, even home reformers. So this year we asked our readers to nominate reformers just for home use. Two nominees took the top spots and now we need your votes to name a winner.
And the nominees are:

• AeroPilates Performer Plus - Stamina®
  
  
• SPX®:™ Reformer - Merrithew Health & Fitness (formerly Stott Pilates®)

Vote: Best "How to Do Pilates" Book not written by Joseph Pilates

We have two categories for Pilates books in the Readers' Choice Awards: Best How to Do Pilates and Best Book About Pilates. In the Best Book About Pilates category the nominations were overwhelmingly for one book so we don't need to have a vote off. The winner will be announced March 30, 2012. However, we have a rip-roaring contest between two top nominees for Best How to Do Pilates book.
And the nominees are:

• Pilates by Rael Isacowitz
  
  
• Ageless Pilates by Christine Binnendyk

Vote: Best Pilates Chair

What an exciting category this is. Pilates chairs are becoming more popular in general and we have 3 really great Pilates companies competing -- all with quality products. It's up to you, dear readers, if you have experience with one of the top nominated chairs and you like it, VOTE!

And the nominees are:

• EXO® Chair - Balanced Body®
  
  
• Split Pedal Stability Chair™ - Merrithew Health & Fitness™ (formerly Stott Pilates®)
  
  
• Wunda Chair - Gratz

Vote: Best Pilates Ab Exercise

We need to know, right? Just which of the many amazing Pilates ab exercises is the very best? Now, we know that all Pilates exercises are ab exercises on some level,but some are just way more obvious about it, like our nominees. Both are frequently cited as being the best by fitness experts. And, the two top nominee exercises are related exercises -- similar, but oh so different.

And the nominees are:

• Criss Cross
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• Single Leg Stretch
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Best Pilates DVDs

What a great category this turned out to be. Pilates readers showed all the precision they've been practicing in Pilates and zeroed in on exactly which DVD they thought was best for each subcategory: beginner, intermediate and advanced. The top nominee in each category got more than two thirds of the vote and the rest of the nominations were sprinkled far and wide leaving just one clear winner for each category. No room for a vote off here! The Pilates DVD winners will be announced March 30, 2012 along with winners in all other categories.