Friday, November 28, 2008

The Pilates Magic Circle

By Carol J Pearson

The Pilates Magic Circle, also called Pilates Rings are small rings used while performing Pilates exercises. The small rings have padded grips for your hands on both sides of the ring, both outside and inside. The rings, usually made from hardened steel, create resistance when pressing the ring. The Pilates Magic Circle is smartly designed; they can be held between the ankles, thighs, or hands.

By pushing the handles closer together, more resistance is created, which makes the exercise more challenging. The Pilates Ring is used to increase a regular Pilates exercises level of difficulty. The Pilates Magic Circle is designed to assist with the toning of thighs, legs, buns, arms and chest, by pushing, pulling, lifting, squeezing, and pressing down on the ring during certain exercises. The Pilates Magic Circle ring is designed to add light or moderate resistance to an exercise. The idea is not to try to squeeze it to death, using all of your strength, just add a little resistance.

The Pilates Magic Circle Ring is very portable and durable, not to mention very affordable. They offer a fantastic workout for a very small price. This small piece of equipment will make your exercise not only more effective, but just as important, will make exercise time much more fun. They are easy to put away and very versatile. Users of the Pilates magic circle love the ring and the results it brings.

Since they have become popular, many versions of the Pilates ring have been produced. They now come in a wide variety of styles and quality. hey can be purchased for $15 up to about $85. Different materials are used by different manufacturers. They are available in different types of flexible metal and some models are made entirely of rubber. Many people find that the rubber Pilates ring is just too easy. If you have some strength you would likely be happier with a ring made with hardened steel. If your level of strength is on the low side, or you are only looking for a mild resistance, the rubber ring or light metal versions would be fine.

The Pilates Ring is ideal for use when travelling. They lay flat, weigh practically nothing, and take up hardly any space. If you travel a lot, you may prefer to use a rubber ring instead as they are a little easier to carry and weigh less than the metal ones.

If you have a Pilates teacher ask her opinion, or better yet try one out. The Pilates Magic Circle will bring a new level of enjoyment and effectiveness to your workout. - 15683

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