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From YouTube: Healthy Living with Nancy Shaw | The Reformer
Description
Private or semi-private reformer sessions are offered through Ames Parks and Recreation. The pace is moderate, yet challenging and will tone muscles, strengthen the core and provide a total body workout. Watch this episode to see what the Reformer can do.
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Hi
I'm
Mansur
Shah,
with
healthy
living
today
our
guest
is
Cathy
Vince,
hello,
Kathy.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
today.
Cathy
is
a
group
fitness
instructor
and
a
personal
trainer
here
at
Ames,
Parks
and
Recreation,
and
today
we're
going
to
discuss
the
reformer.
We
just
recently
purchased
a
new
reformer
which
is
much
better
than
the
one
we
had
before,
and
it's
been
so
popular
these
days.
What
kind
of
workout
can
a
person
get
on
a
reformer?
Well.
B
B
Benefits
are
training
another
former
that
any
age
group
can
be
on
the
reformer
and
people
who
have
problems
down
in
the
weight
room,
whether
it's
with
balance
or
walking,
or
maybe
they
have
peripheral
neuropathy
so
their
feet,
don't
feel
so
well,
they
can
certainly
do
the
reformer.
I
also
have
numerous
clients
who
have
had
surgeries
or
replacements
repaired
or
various
health
problems
that
are
not
able
to
do
other
things
without
further
injuring
themselves.
Who
can
perfectly
have
a
good
workout
here
right
on
the
former,
so.
B
A
B
And
amazing
who
the
interesting
thing
about
reformer-
and
it
was
selling
a
new
client
this
this
morning-
is
that
my
clients
who
are
on
the
older
age
of
the
spectrum
who
have
been
coming
regularly
are
stronger
than
those
who
come
for
their
first
couple
sessions
in
their
20s,
so
80s
to
20s
is
a
big
age
difference.
Yet
the
older
people
who
have
been
doing
this
with
consistency
are
stronger
than
those
first
starting
out
so.
B
Definitely
and
this
I
would
definitely
work
a
healthy,
strong
person
in
a
much
different
way.
There
are
many
more
exercises
that
I
would
have
them
do
that
I
wouldn't
have
the
other
group
do,
and
the
other
group
focuses
on
a
lot
of
things
to
that,
then
the
younger
group
doesn't
so
it's
very,
very
individualized
as
far
as
what
your
medical
history
is,
what
your
current
aches
and
pains
are
and
what
you're
able
to
do?
Okay,
so.
A
B
It
varies,
some
people
will
come
in
once
a
week.
Some
people
come
twice
and
some
people
come
three
times
the
folks
that
come
in
three
times.
Usually
this
is
the
only
exercise
they
get
that
week.
So
3
is
definitely
a
reasonable
amount
to
consider
to
have
done
per
week.
A
lot
of
the
people
who
come
in
once
a
week
only
come
in
once
a
week,
because
they're
so
busy
doing.
A
B
B
B
A
B
B
Sure,
let
me
show
you
first
of
all,
our
spring
system,
the
reformer
itself.
This
carriage
is
going
to
move.
We
have
a
spring
system,
we
have
the
red
bands,
the
white
and
the
blue.
Some
are
fifty
percent
summer
100%
summer,
a
quarter
as
far
as
the
strength,
so
we
hook
those
up
depending
on
how
much
resistance
we
want.
The
nice
thing
is
is,
if
that
we
start
doing
an
exercise
in
someone's
shoulder
who
has
shoulder.
History
says:
oh,
my
shoulders
kind
of
bothering
me
or
somebody
who
is
less
strong.
B
B
A
B
Are
up
in
table
top
and
I'm
going
to,
let
you
take
the
hand,
grips
in
your
hand,
so
you're
going
to
do
a
straight
arm,
pull
down
from
the
shoulder.
So
no
bent
elbows
as
you
pull
down
you're
going
to
extend
your
legs
out
into
an
extension
as
the
arms
come
back
up,
your
knees
will
come
back
into
tabletop.
Now
you
also
have
the
option
of
lifting
head
and
neck
up
each
time
to
then
you're,
getting
kind
of
a
crunch
from
the
upper
body
in
the
lower
body
working
all
of
those
abdominal
muscles
very
nice.
B
A
B
B
B
A
B
A
B
You
know
you
don't
need
to
have
any
okay
really,
because
I
will
treat
you.
You
know,
teach
you
from
day
one
as
far
as
what
moves
we're
going
to
do
and,
interestingly
enough,
even
the
people
who
have
had
a
lot
of
Pilates
come
here
and
they
don't
really
mentally.
It
doesn't
register.
Oh
yeah.
I
remember
when
I
did
that
in
the
classroom,
because
it
is
so
different
with
the
pulley
system.
Okay,
let
me
grab
this
other
patent.
B
A
B
B
Slowly,
bring
them
up
cuz
you're,
fighting
the
resistance
of
the
spring
pulling
you
back
up,
that's
where
we
could
get
injured
actually
is
coming
back
up
if
we
come
up
too
fast.
So
this
reformer,
which
is
different
than
the
other
reformer,
focuses
on
that
eccentric
contraction.
The
second
part
of
that
contraction
for
that
move
and
the
hardest
part
here
is
trying
to
get
both
ways
to
do
the
same
thing.
Yeah.
B
B
B
B
Then
I'm
going
to
have
you
rotate
knees,
hips
and
toes
out
and
legs
are
going
to
be
straight
and
I'm
going
to
have.
You
do
some
downward
circles
now.
The
caution
here
is
when
you're
bringing
those
legs
that
bring
them
up
nice
and
slow.
Don't
let
the
springs
jerk
you
up
fast
and
that's
almost
harder
than
pulling
down
you.
Don't
really
use
control.
A
B
B
B
A
A
B
B
A
B
A
Having
us
learn
about
this
piece
of
equipment,
so
if
you
would
like
more
information
on
reformer,
training
or
personal
training
here
at
Ames
parks
and
recreation,
you
can
give
me
a
call
at
239,
53
53,
or
you
can
check
out
all
our
programs
online
at
Ames
park,
rec
org.
Thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
Cathy,
it's
great
to
learn
about
it.
You're
welcome.