Peak Pilates is one of the few major Pilates equipment brands built from the outset around group exercise as much as one-on-one studio work, a legacy of joining the Mad Dogg Athletics family — the company behind the Spinning® indoor cycling program — in 2009. Where Gratz stays close to Joseph Pilates’ original specifications and … Read more
Two Pilates springs can be the same color, the same brand, even the same advertised resistance, and still not fit the same machine. Color and resistance labels describe how a spring feels; they say nothing about whether it will physically seat in your Reformer’s spring bar or hold its geometry once loaded. That is entirely … Read more
Pilates springs are the single component most responsible for how a Reformer actually feels to move on. Everything else on the machine — the frame, the carriage, the rails — exists to support and guide these coils of tensioned wire. Get the springs right, and a workout feels smooth, controlled, and safe from the first … Read more
Gratz is the name most closely associated with classical Pilates equipment: the original manufacturer that built Joseph Pilates’ own designs, and the brand still used by many of the method’s most traditional teachers and training programs today. For a studio owner comparing equipment brands, Gratz sits in a different category from mass-market manufacturers like Balanced … Read more
Merrithew is one of the two names most instructors and studio owners mention first when talking about professional Pilates equipment, alongside Balanced Body. It is the company behind STOTT PILATES®, the internationally recognized instructor certification method, and its Reformers, Cadillacs, chairs, and barrels are a fixture in studios, rehabilitation clinics, and homes worldwide. For any … Read more
Balanced Body is one of the leading manufacturers in the Pilates industry. Anyone who thinks about reformers, even with basic knowledge, would place this brand in the top three. It is known worldwide for manufacturing reformers, Cadillacs, chairs, and barrels used in studios, rehabilitation clinics, and homes around the globe. For any studio owner comparing … Read more