What is Pilates Allegro®?
Pilates Allegro® is the type of Pilates reformer, which is used for use in commercial gyms, Pilates Studios or home. Compared to other reformer machines, Pilates Allegro® is lower to the ground. It consists of storage and is on wheels so that most people are easily moved.
Joseph Pilates has developed the Pilates exercise system, while in the internment camp in England during the First World War, Pilates was designed to help those who were sick and could not get up from bed to practice and gain strength. Resistance training is the basis of training. Joseph Pilates built the first Pilates machines by attaching the strands to the bed of people to pull up. Other types of pilates take place on the mat and use human strength as resistance. It is built by a balanced body and is a more compact version of Machines reformer was first designed by Ken Endelman in the 70s. Pilates Allegro® machines measure 6.75 inches (17 cm) high and 93 inches (236 cm) long. Optional set of legs canRaise the machine of 14 inches (35 cm) from the ground, which is a standard height of other reformer machines.
36 inch (91 cm) Foot rod on Pilates Allegro® adjusts vertically and horizontally. The vertical leg adjustments increase or reduce the resistance on the machine, making the exercise more difficult or facilitated, depending on the strength of the person. Horizontal modifications change the length of the machine, so Allegro can fit both very high and very short people.
Five strands used on Pilates Allegro® mean that the machine can provide the user up to 46 different levels of resistance. The sources are color coded based on the amount of resistance they offer. Blue Spring offers slight resistance, while three red offer medium resistance. The machine also comes with yellow springs that provide the smallest amount of resistance to man. The person may also change the resistance that Allegro provides by adjusting the machine's pulley angle.
Pilates Allegro® MacHines can also be equipped with optional towers and conversions MAT. The power tower changes the Allegro reformer into a stopwatch. Conversion of the mat simply covers the upper part of the Allegro padded pad so you can use Allegro to exercise Pilates Mat.