Presented by NordicTrack Everyone remembers their first time on a reformer, or at least I do. After months of mat Pilates—with a strengthened core and improved flexibility—I thought it was finally time to take things up a notch. Mat sessions, in my naive opinion, were the safer option.
Though now I’d argue the right mat class can be significantly tougher, at the time, taking my talents to an actual reformer felt like an uphill athletic battle. Was I ready to handle the challenge of a weighted workout atop a strange machine that could, theoretically, twist me into a pretzel or fling me across the room? With some trepidation, I eventually booked my first reformer class; on my birthday, no less.
What better time to try something new? Fortunately, I quickly learned that reformers are not as intimidating as they seem. Through the instructor’s patient cueing and hands-on adjustments, I quickly got the hang of it.
I left the class with an energizing sense of accomplishment, and a Pilates bug that wouldn’t soon die down. Over the next few years, I’ve gone on to take too many classes to count. With my bank account depleted (let’s be real, keeping up with consistent classes is expensive), I wondered if there was a suitable at-home solution.
That’s precisely when the NordicTrack Ultra 1 Reformer came across my desk; or rather, was delivered to the World Trade Center’s studio for me to give it a proper test. Read on below to see how the machine works, and if it lives up to a Pilates princess’s expectations. NordicTrack Ultra 1 Reformer Why We Love It: NordicTrack’s Ultra 1 brings the Pilates studio right to your home.
To make it a compatible choice for Pilates students of all levels, the brand considered how someone would feel using it, how intuitive it would be, and whether it could support a complete Pilates practice over time. The result is a machine that’s as beautiful to behold as it is intuitive to use. Featuring three resistance-controlled, split footbars, and a touchscreen that displays thousands of iFIT workouts led by certified instructors, you have all you need to get the kind of workout generally reserved for a studio.
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