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From YouTube: Healthy Living with Nancy Shaw
Description
Nancy and Carol Robinson discuss and demonstrate the Reformer.
A
A
B
Reformer
is
actually
designed
by
its
originator,
Joseph
Pilates,
for
whom
the
exercise
series
is
named
after
he
originally
named
this
series
of
exercises:
the
art
of
control
ology.
He
originates
from
Germany
and
in
the
early
1900's
he
was
stricken
with
asthma
and
rickets
and
he
was
basically
feeble.
B
So
he
had
the
idea
that
if
you
connect
the
body
breath
and
mind
in
your
everyday
functional
movement
that
you
can
rehabilitate
yourself,
so
he
designed
this
program
on
the
mat
and
today
we're
gonna
be
talking
about
the
reformer
which
he
actually
tied,
pulleys
and
straps
to
his
hospital
bed
and
rehabilitated
himself.
So
this
is
a
modern
version
of
what
Joseph
Pilates
had
in
mind
for
this
particular
series
of
exercises.
So.
B
A
B
Training
incorporates
the
ideas
of
using
the
body
breath
and
mind
connection
to
assist
you
in
your
everyday
functional
activities.
So
if
you
were
exercising
or
even
if
you
were
sitting
in
your
car
driving
a
long
distance,
incorporating
your
body
breath
in
mind
using
your
navel
to
spine
techniques,
that
you
will
instinctively
begin
to
remember,
burr
is
really
what
we're
all
what
this
is
all
about.
So.
A
B
So
what
the
reformer
will
do,
and
what
Pilates
in
general
will
do
is
give
you
more
awareness
in
your
everyday
movement.
So
if
you're
a
runner,
you
know
your
core
strength
and
your
endurance
are
some
of
the
most
important
things.
How
you're
running
is
what
the
reformer
would
help
you
to
look
at.
So
it's
going
to
look
at
your
body
alignment
and
also
help
you
to
gain
more
endurance
by
strengthening
your
core.
So.
B
Everything
I
do,
whether
it's
being
sedentary
sitting
at
a
desk,
for
you
know
eight
hours
a
day
which
many
people
do
or
if
you're
active,
if
you're
a
construction
worker.
If
you
are
a
physical,
you
know
you
have
physical
labor
in
your
everyday
life
being
able
to
understand
or
know
what
your
body
is
doing
and
instinctively
keep
it
from
getting
injured
is
really
what
we
like
to
think
about
in
reformer
and
how
we
can
benefit
how
the
client
can
benefit
from
that.
Okay,.
A
B
Reformer
is
for
everyone
I've
had,
or
there
are
people
who
have
just
come
out
of
a
serious
accident
who
were
released
from
physical
therapy
and
don't
really
have
a
next
step
for
their
rehabilitation.
So
this
reformer
and
the
philosophy
behind
it
is
again
with
Joseph
Pilates.
He
had
asthma
and
rickets,
so
he
was
able
to
rehabilitate
himself
more
recently.
B
Reformer
is
has
been
introduced
to
professional
athletes,
so
the
whole
gamut
from
from
anyone
who
is
injured
and
has
serious
rehabilitation
to
do
to
someone
who
is
conditioning
as
a
professional
athlete
to
kind
of
help
them
to
prevent
injury
and
to
kind
of
undo
some
of
the
continuous
conditioning
that
they
have
to
certain
body
parts.
It
looks
to
help
the
entire
individual
from
a
physical
standpoint,
so.
A
B
B
That's
pretty
tight,
so
I'd
like
for
you
to
lift
your
navel
toward
the
ceiling
a
little
bit
okay
and
that
is
called
your
mouse
house.
So
what
I'm
really
looking
for
here
is
a
neutral
pelvis
position.
Our
spine
has
a
natural
curve
in
the
low
back
and
what
I
would
like
to
be
able
to
do
is
have
that
represented
here
on
the
mat
and.
A
B
B
B
You
going
to
relearn
that
okay,
so
I'd
like
for
your
feet
to
be
hip
distance,
okay,
good-
and
this
is
called
the
warm
up
so
we're
gonna
do
is
with
your
arms
by
your
side,
I'd
like
for
you
to
extend
your
legs
on
the
inhale,
pressing
away,
good
and
exhale.
Bring
it
home.
Yes,
breathing
is
important,
so
make
sure
you're
inhaling
as
you
extend
the
legs
and
exhale
bring
it
home,
yes
inhale.
B
So
what
I
would
be
looking
for
here
is
to
make
sure
that
your
pelvis
is
staying
in
the
neutral
position,
because
sometimes
when
the
knees
come
back
into
the
chest
or
as
we're
riding
back
home,
we
want
to
lift
from
the
tailbone
okay.
The
other
thing
that's
happening.
Is
it's
warming
up
the
joints,
so
it's
warming
up
your
hips,
your
knees,
your
ankles
and
I'm,
going
to
show
you
another
one,
so
I
want
you
to
put
your
toes
onto
the
bar.
Now
connect
your
heels.
Okay,
so
separate
your
toes
good.
B
Now,
I
want
you
to
extend
your
legs
and
stay
in
your
extension.
Great
now,
with
your
heels
together.
I
want
you
to
lower
your
heels
underneath
the
bar.
This
is
called
bird
on
a
wire,
so
I
want
you
to
releve
all
the
way
up
to
the
toes
with
the
heels
connected
good
and
then
exhale
drive
your
heels
under
the
bar.
So
this
is
a
wonderful
exercise,
as
you
continue
on
inhale.
This
is
a
wonderful
warm-up
for
the
heels
for
the
ankles.
The
Achilles
heel
continue
on
and
the
calf
muscles.
So.
A
B
A
B
B
So
this
is
a
90
degree
angle
and
I'm
gonna
be
looking
to
be
sure
that
your
knees
are
over
your
hips
and
your
ankles
are
in
line
with
your
knees
when
we
press
the
inner
thigh
together,
we're
actually
engaging
the
core,
because
your
inner
thigh
are
also
a
part
of
your
core
okay.
So,
for
this
supine
arm
exercise
I'm
gonna,
have
you
inhale
pulling
your
arms
down
by
your
side
and
exhale,
bringing
the
arms
back
up
toward
the
ceiling?
Okay?
Now,
because
I
know
how
fit
you
are
and
how
much,
how
hard
you
work
out.
B
I
know
that
you
could
extend
your
legs
toward
the
ceiling
and
give
me
heels
together
toes
apart
now,
I
would
normally
have
you
with
the
legs
extended
all
the
way
up.
To
begin,
but
because
you're,
a
little
more
advanced,
I'm,
gonna
angle,
your
legs
away
and
we're
gonna
do
that
same
long,
pull,
exercise,
exhale
and
inhale
arms
back
up,
I
changed
the
breathing,
but
sometimes
it's
good
to
kind
of
challenge
the
brain.
To
do
something
different
make
sure
your
fingertips
are
coming
all
the
way
over
the
shoulders.
B
B
This
is
called
the
T
Pole
inhale
and
exhale
right
now
again,
if
you
were
a
beginner
or
if
you
needed
a
break
I
would
have
you
bend
your
knees
going
back
to
the
table
position,
let's
do
two
more
here
pressing
the
legs
together
very
nice
and
one
more
back
out
to
the
tee
and
we're
gonna
place
the
feet
down
on
the
bar.
Oh
there's,
the
bar
and
very
nice.
Now
we're
gonna
do
something
called
supine
legs,
so
you're
going
to
be
on
your
back
and
we're
gonna
place
the
large
stirrups
on
the
feet.
B
Okay,
so
let's
bring
your
right
knee
into
the
chest,
place
the
large
stirrup
on
yes
and
then
the
left
knee
comes
in
and
you're
gonna
place
your
foot
on
amazing,
okay,
so
legs
go
up
to
the
ceiling.
Now
what
I'm
gonna
be
looking
for
here
is
arms,
firmly
pressed
by
your
side.
I'm
also
going
to
be
looking
for
that
neutral
pelvis
position
and
my
indication
that
you
do
have
the
neutral
pelvis
position
is
that
your
tailbone
is
anchored
okay,
okay,
so
there's
your
tailbone
feel
nice
and
heavy
I
think
so
good.
A
B
You
have
a
little
space
underneath
your
little
back,
I
think
so
feels
like
you
do
so
we're
gonna,
pull
out
to
a
45
degree
angle,
good
and
exhale
back
up
to
the
top
to
your
start
position,
tailbone
down
nice
lengthening
happening
so
inhale,
continue
on
with
this.
What
I
like
to
talk
about
with
with
clients
is
how
this
is
actually
lengthening.
You
a
lot
of
times
when
we
do
stretches.
B
We
are
temporarily
offering
an
opportunity
for
the
body
to
be
relieved
and
loosen,
but
when
we
have
a
neutral
pelvis
position
and
we're
extending
all
the
way
up
to
the
ceiling
with
the
length
of
the
leg,
then
we're
actually
changing
how
the
muscle
is
functioning.
Okay,
okay,
so
inhale
pulling
out
and
back
up
we're
gonna
have
some
fun
with
a
single
leg
movement,
so
I'm
gonna,
have
you
bring
both
knees
into
the
chest?
B
We're
gonna
slip
this
one
off
okay
and
we're
gonna
just
put
that
right
on
the
shoulder
rest
legs
up
to
the
ceiling
with
heels
together
toes
apart
now,
palms
facing
down
neutral
pelvis
position,
I'd
like
for
you
to
reach
your
right
leg
forward
without
touching
down.
Without
touching
now,
you're
gonna
switch
in
a
scissor
position.
Very
nice
Wow,
yes,
very
challenging.
A
A
B
B
B
And
thank
you
thank
you
and
I
also
wanted
to
point
out
that
each
of
these
exercises
in
some
classes
you'll
do
tons
and
tons
of
one
exercise.
You'll
do
the
bicep
curls,
you
change
the
way
you
do
the
bicep
curls,
but
we're
still
doing
bicep
curls,
Joe,
Joseph
Pilates
believed
that
doing
a
small
number
of
exercises
with
the
concentration
on
the
exercise
is
so
much
better
than
high
repetition.
Right,
as
we
begin
to
forget
what
the
body
is
supposed
to
be
doing.
So,
in
other
words,
we
choose
quality
over
quantity.
B
A
B
A
B
B
B
B
Now
I
would
like
for
you
to
lift
your
hips
off
of
your
heels
and
come
to
a
standing
knee
position
now
you're
gonna
pull
in
and
match
the
elbows
up
with
the
seam
of
the
shirt
once
again,
I'd
like
to
have
your
arms
bent
a
little
bit
more
and
bring
them
in
toward
the
center
now
we
should
know
that
this
is
an
advanced
exercise
here.
This
is
first
started
either
on
the
box,
which
we
have
or
you're
in
a
seated
position.
Okay,
so
just
holding
it
here
is
challenging
just
holding
it
here.
B
That's
challenging
and
I
know
you're
up
for
the
job
I'm
up
for
the
challenge.
Okay,
awesome!
Well,
we'll
do
a
few
of
in
the
series;
okay,
so
what
you're
gonna
do
is
inhale,
reaching
forward
fingertips
should
line
and
up
just
above
the
chest,
good,
relax
your
shoulders
and
bring
it
back
to
your
start
position.
Amazing.
Let's
do
three
more
of
those
with
an
inhale.
B
Yes,
I
want
you
to
relax
the
shoulders
down
and
back
right.
So
when
you
come
back
the
shoulders
right,
there's
your
start
position
awesome
and
then
we're
gonna
go
out
hug
the
tree,
so
you're
gonna
bring
your
arms
out
to
the
side
right
lower
your
left
shoulder
for
me
good
and
bring
your
arms
forward
just
a
hair.
Okay,
relax
your
shoulders
so
on
your
exhale
you're,
going
to
connect
the
fingertips
right
right
in
front
of
the
chest
line
now
open
up.
So
the
idea
is
that
we're
actually
reaching
around
the
tree.
B
A
B
B
Your
breathing
is
great,
I,
see
your
focus
and
by
no
stretch
of
the
stretch
of
the
imagination,
is
this
an
easy
exercise:
let's
do
one
more
exhale,
wonderful
and
then
bring
it
back.
I'd
like
to
have
you
sit
back
to
the
heels
of
the
feet
and
safely
come
down.
Okay,
awesome!
That's
great!
Yes,
you
did
a
great
job
there.
Okay,
so
we're
gonna.
Hang
these
up,
okay
and
then
we'll
do
one
more,
which
is
called
the
trampoline.
Oh,
that
sounds
fun.
Okay,
okay,
read
you
some
jumping
I'm
ready
to
just
do
it.
B
Okay,
okay,
so
we
have
made
a
small
adjustment
from
the
bar
that
was
here
and
we
placed
the
trampoline
here.
I
love
the
trampoline,
because
it
adds
such
a
wonderful
variety
to
a
Pilates
workout,
and
it
is
also
an
opportunity
to
add
some
cardiovascular
exercise,
so
the
heart
rate
will
go
up
with
the
trampoline.
Okay,
love
that,
yes,
so
alright,
you're
gonna
have
a
seat.
Okay,
rest!
Your
head
down
on
the
headrest
and
place
your
feet
on
the
trampoline.
Somehow
we'll
get
there
yeah!
B
Okay,
all
right
all
right
by
your
side,
now
I'd
like
for
your
long
arm,
something
it
to
be
nice
and
long
and
your
shoulders
to
touch
good.
So
just
to
start
as
a
warm-up,
I
would
normally
do
this
as
a
series.
I
think
there
are
a
lot
of
varieties
of
ways
that
we
can
do
this,
but
my
favorite
is
to
incorporate
the
upper
and
lower
half
for
today's
segment.
We're
just
going
to
do
the
lower
half,
so
we
can
get
a
few
jumps
in
all
right.
So
it's
a
warm-up!
B
B
A
B
A
A
B
B
You
get
everything
knocking
now,
here's
another
one,
I
want
you
to
lift
your
right
leg.
It's
gonna
be
in
a
table
position,
hey
you're
gonna,
do
a
single
leg!
Jump
good,
so
what's
happening
here
is
I.
Want
you
to
really
think
about
your
extension.
You
got
some
more
room
back
there.
So
give
it
a
little
push
good.
Okay,
it's
hard
to
know
how
right.
B
A
B
Feeling
how
hard
to
push
yeah
and
really
thinking
about
the
extension
of
the
legs?
That's
being
used!
Awesome!
That's
perfect,
jump!
Okay!
So
come
home!
Alright!
Okay!
So
now
we're
going
I'm
gonna
ask
you
to
do
a
single
leg
jump
on
each
side,
so
it's
an
alternating
jump
good
and
then
switch
in
the
air
awesome.
B
B
A
B
A
A
A
B
A
If
you
would
like
more
information
on
Pilates,
Reformer
training
or
any
of
our
programs
here
at
Ames
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immigration,
you
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or
check
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online
at
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Carroll.
Thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
today.
We
really
appreciate
it.
I.