The Malibu Pilates Chair is one of the newest models of Pilates machines. Like most other pieces of exercise equipment, the MPC is being marketed chiefly to the weight loss crowd. And with good reason. While most people think about technology as a way to do less and get more done, it has also brought us things like this excellent Pilates machine. And this is a good thing because losing weight isn’t just about hard work, it is also about using a particular strategy to get what you need to do done.
Compared to the Pilates Reformer, which really is the top of the pile of quality exercise equipment, the Malibu Pilates Chair is much smaller and easy to manage. You’ll find it so lightweight that moving it out of the way is a snap. Like the PR it has no problem giving you a full body work out. But what it won’t do is cost you an arm and a leg. At just under $350, it is very cost effective. The Reformer is more in the two to three thousand dollar range.
If you are looking for an entry point into the Pilates machine world, the Chair is a great one. As a novice, start out a little slower. Don’t worry you’ll soon be sweating with the best of them. And like I mentioned, it won’t take up too much room.
With a machine like the Pilates Chair, you’ll think that it is doing all the work. It won’t obviously, but with its patented design you’ll be working at such a high level that it will seem like the pounds are dropping away as if by magic. The effect is that profound.
When I was still in my “hefty” days I didn’t have all these easy methods. It was hours in the gym with sweat, pain, and months of struggle. If this had been around I don’t see any problem of being able to easily lose 20 pounds in one month…or perhaps less.
I don’t want to sound all Pollyanna so let me list the things I didn’t like. I prefer a longer workout (don’t worry it comes with one) to the 20 minute one included on the free DVD. That’s why I prefer the Body Sculpting Work Out that lasts a whole hour. It also comes with a free wall chart and custom plan for a diet. The one I tried at my local Pilates studio offered a better range of motion but the price of this one is lower.
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