What is Pilates? Many Pilates instructors believe they’re teaching “Pilates” when, in reality, they’re primarily focused on Reformer classes. The Reformer is an incredibly effective tool, but it represents only one part of the Pilates system. True Pilates encompasses a wide variety of equipment and exercises that work the body in multiple planes and provide different forms of resistance and support. Joseph Pilates, designed the system to include various apparatuses, each with its own unique bene