I Will Go the Distance… just not very fast (Comments welcome!)

[The Expert]

I took a pilates class my 2nd year of college so I could stay on my parents' health insurance (I also took aerobic dance) and I enjoyed it. Some of the moves seemed a little silly, but I'm assuming that was more because it wasn't explained well, and we were all in a circle laying on yoga mats to do everything.

Does your class use the machines? (I think they're called reformers?) We all got to do a single 1-on-1 session with our teacher at the studio in her house on whatever the machine was and WOW did that change things up!

This is a reformer studio, so yes, on the machines.Though there are mats, a wall with bands and springs, and other equipment also at each station. The class room has probably 16 stations. My intro class was 30 minutes, almost entirely on the reformer with three other people and the instructor. The "real" class had 10 of us, was 50 minutes, and about 75% on the reformer. I really enjoy the variety and the ability to make small adjustments to make each move easier or harder.

They also offer different types of classes and different levels. I talked to the instructor about which ones would best compliment running, and she recommended a "Center and Balance" class, which I'm trying in a few weeks. They also do an occasional recovery class with a ton of foam rolling, so I'm keeping my eyes out for that as I get deeper into training.

I've gone down the rabbit hole for cute sticky socks, and now I'm being bombarded with targeted ads on Facebook for home reformers. LOL!