Aren’t they neat! Those machines are Pilates equipment or Pilates apparatus. And there’s a lot of them! They were all invented by Joseph Pilates and our handmade Arregon Pilates equipment is pretty true to the original design. You can ﬁnd out more about the individual pieces in our blog post, “Everything you need to know about our Pilates equipment” (to be published next month), but some of the bigger pieces are the Reformer, Cadillac, Electric Chair, Wunda Chair, Baby Chair, Ladder Barrel and the Pedipole. But don’t discount the small props too! There’s the Foot Corrector, Toe Corrector, Breath-a-cizer, Sandbag, and Neck Stretcher. All of these pieces of equipment were invented to provide support and feedback while you perform the Pilates exercises. There’s a misconception that this equipment was invented to make Pilates harder. Joseph himself said he created his ﬁrst piece of equipment to help him teach the Matwork. His body was getting tired spotting and supporting his students all day long. So he began to tinker with ways to use other devices instead of his own strength. The equipment exist to make the Matwork easier!