AeroPilates is a line of Pilates equipment and accessories designed for use in your home. Creator Marjolein Brugman designed AeroPilates to make Pilates accessible to everyday use by offering discounted prices compared to those for most commercial line products. AeroPilates offers variations of the standard Pilates reformers. These machines offer resistance through the use of springs, sliding carriages and pulleys to offer total core strengthening exercises. Through AeroPilates equipment training you will enhance strength and flexibility as well as burn fat and improve overall fitness.
Calorie Burning Capacity
The AeroPilates brand machines such as the Performer 4600 and Pro 5556 have equivalent functions to reformers that you would find in Pilates studios. According to the Pilates Connection website, a 150-lb. person burns approximately 221 calories an hour during a reformer workout. This number increases slightly if you weigh more than 150 lbs. and decreases if you weigh less. You will not burn as many calories in the same amount of time practicing Pilates as you would with a high impact cardiovascular workout such as running. However, Pilates has gained popularity for the transformative and rehabilitative benefits regular practice offers.
Cardio Rebounder
While the practice of Pilates is not designed to improve aerobic fitness, AeroPilates offers the Cardio Rebounder to infuse cardiovascular work into your Pilates sessions. The Cardio Rebounder is a trampoline-like device attached to the foot of the machines. The Rebounder lets you perform jumps while remaining horizontal on the carriage. Repetitive jumps against resistance elevates your heart rate and increases the total number of calories burned during your workout.
Lean Muscle Mass
Pilates increases your body's ability to burn fat and calories well after you have finished your exercise session. This increased caloric expenditure is made possible because of the lean muscle mass you build with Pilates. The more lean muscle mass you have, the more efficient your body becomes at burning calories.
Continual Challenge
AeroPilates equipment offers you the opportunity to continually challenge your workout as your strength improves. This is important because as you get stronger, you will need to apply appropriate resistance in order to make progress and see results. Over time, the same workout performed with the same resistance will become ineffective if you do not provide adequate resistance to meet the improvements you make in your strength.
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