The Reformer - Part One

Mel had given me two sessions on the Reformer as a birthday present and so at noon today I walked over to her home to see what I'd let myself in for! All ready for me in her sitting room was this contraption which looked as if it should be in a torture chamber and I had to lie down on it! Mel explained very carefully what I had to do for each of the exercises which began quite gently and gradually got tougher. As you push on the bar at the end, the part you're laying on slides along and you can feel your body working. The worst part for me was the arm exercises. My arms were as weak as ****! Must work on them at home and try and get some strength into them - they were pathetic! Great fun though and I'm looking forward to my second session next week.

My pathetic arms ...

Pilates for Men

Mel had got the Hall today and was giving two free classes - one for the girls and one for the boys. Jamie and Phill arrived in Cornwall at 5am this morning and were booked into the class at 10am along with Simon! When we walked round we found that Paul had been coerced into going by Jo and Mel had invited us both to join them as it was a family affair! I had my camera of course to record the momentous occasion and we began our class.

Everyone had a really good time and they've learnt a lot about Pilates. Simon was especially keen and may well look for a class near his home as he reckons he'd be the only bloke in a room full of ladies!!

Mel had got some new 1kg and 0.5kg balls for us to use today ...


The plank ...

Table top legs and the ring ...

Roll like a ball ...

Jo and I worked extra hard as we didn't want the chaps to say we were slacking and so by the end of the hour we were exhausted!