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Reviews and information about Pilates equipment like the reformer, magic circles, exercise bands, Pilates mats, exercise balls and more
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2012 Readers' Choice Awards for Best in Pilates

Find out what products our readers voted best Pilates reformer, books, DVDs and Pilates chair in the 2012 Readers' Choice Awards.

What is the Best Pilates Chair?

Which Pilates chair do you think is best. Nominate your favorite here.

Pilates Step Barrel Workout

Learn a Pilates step barrel routine from Rael Isacowitz. This sequence includes exercises based on Pilates mat exercises.

Best Portable Pilates Reformers for Home Workouts

What do you think is the best Pilates reformer for home workouts? Vote here.

Pilates Studio Tour Online

Take our online Pilates studio tour and see all the different ways that Pilates studios get set up.See submissions

A Pilates Equipment Buyers' Guide

From clothing to Pilates equipment, books and DVDs, this buyers' guide is designed to help you sort through the variety choices that are available.

Where to Buy Studio Pilates Equipment - reformers, chairs and more

When it's time to buy the big Pilates equipment -- reformers, chairs and such -- it pays to know what is available and where. Here is a source list of Pilates equipment retail manufacturers.

The Many Kinds of Exercise Balls

This article shows the different kinds of exercise balls and discusses how they are used in workouts. Includes links to exercise ball exercises and buying exercise balls.

Pilates Exercise Mat Reviews

Use these Pilates mat reviews to help you decide which Pilates mat to buy.

Top Pilates on DVD - Reviews and Guide Picks

A Pilates DVD buyers guide. Get tips on the Best Pilates DVDs for you.

Before You Buy a Pilates Exercise Mat

There are differences between exercise mats, yoga mats and Pilates mats. This guide will help you choose the right mat.

Affordable Pilates Equipment - Buying on a Budget

Looking for Pilates home exercise equipment on a budget? I bet you've already found that the significant pieces of large Pilates equipment are quite expensive. But there is hope.

The Amazing Pilates Reformer

Exercise with the Pilates reformer is one of the best ways to train your body. Find out why.

Before You Buy a Pilates Magic Circle

What to know before you by a magic circle - also known as exercise rings, magic rings, and fitness circles.

Pilates, Fitness and the Exercise Ball

Find out how fitness balls fit into the Pilates picture. Includes ways to use the ball for core strength, Pilates exercises for the ball, and buying tips.

Tip: How to Size Your Exercise Ball

Use these tips to make sure your fitness ball is the right size and provides enough stability for the exercises you want to do.

Buying Exercise Bands for Strength and Stretch

Exercise bands, also known as resistance bands, stretch bands, workout bands or flex bands provide adjustable resistance training for stretch and strength exercises.

Intro to the Pilates Chair

The Pilates chair, also called the wunda chair and the low chair, has been getting a new look, moving into the mainstream and losing its status as one of the "mysterious" Pilates machines.

Alternatives in Pilates Exercise Equipment

Learn about five types of new and different Pilates exercise equipment that add variety and new ways to learn to your home and studio Pilates workouts.

Tour a Pilates Equipment Manufacturer

Do you know where Pilates equipment comes from? Take a tour of a Root manufacturing and learn about how Pilates machines, like reformers, are built.

A Review of The PilatesStick

Read a review of the Pilates Stick (pilatesStick) and the DVDs that come with it. The PilatesStick, endorsed by Winsor Pilates, is a new development in Pilates equipment for the home workout.

Tower on the Go from Balanced Body

Read a workout equipment review of Tower on the Go, the portable Pilates tower from Balanced Body.

Readers Share Reviews of Pilates Home Workout Equipment

Readers share what home exercise equipment they use and why. Learn about Pilates equipment and how to use it for home exercise. Do you have equipment at home? Tell us about it.

Best Pilates Reformer - 2011 Readers' Choice Awards

Find out who the finalists for best Pilates reformer were in the 2011 Pilates Readers' Choice Awards.

Large Pilates Equipment on a Budget

Affordable versions of the Pilates reformer, Pilates chair, and Pilates tower can be found for much less studio-grade equipment prices.

Pilates Reformer - The Parts of a Pilates Reformer

Learn all about the Pilates Reformer.

Lg. Pilates Equipment in Pictures

This gallery of Pilates equipment pictures will show you all the major Pilates machines used in Pilates equipment exercises.

Small Pilates Equipment Gallery

Great pictures of Pilates equipment for the home workout. Exercise balls, resistance bands, and exercise mats are among the pictures in this gallery of small, affordable Pilates exercise equipment.

Review: Stretch-eze band and Pain Free Pilates DVD

Read about the Stretch-eze band, and the Pain Free Pilates DVD. The Stretch-eze band gives support for Pilates exercises that are difficult for some people.

Malibu Pilates Chair - What Do You Know? - a blog

Read the comments on this blog. They will give you a lot of insight into the Malibu Pilates Chair phenomenon.

All About Foam Body Rollers

Foam body rollers are used for stretch and strength exercises, as well as for massage and relaxation. Find out how to use and buy foam rollers for Pilates and other exercise.

Pilates Equipment for Foot Exercises

Here we have an introduction to two pieces of foot strengthening equipment, the foot corrector and the toe exerciser, which Joseph Pilates invented.

The Real Alignment Pilates Mat

This unique pilates mat has an attractive design on it that serves as a visual aid for your alignment as you do yoga or Pilates exercises. It is designed by Alycea Ungaro author of Pilates Body in Motion and founder of Real Pilates NYC. Read this review.

Review: The Tye4® - Balance and Resistance Training

The Tye4 is a small piece of resistance training equipment that is worn on the body. Originally developed for standing Pilates exercises, it helps improve balance and posture.

Reversible Eco Pilates and Yoga Mats from Gaiam

Read a review of the non toxic Pilates and yoga mats from Gaiam. This exercise mat gets kudos for being latex free and made from recycled material, it also has some weaknesses you should know about.

Review - The MVe Pilates Chair from Peak Pilates

Read a review of the Peak Pilates MVe Pilates chair, a sleek redesign of the classic Pilates chair.

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