Pilates is not punishment
Surely I am not the only person who has noticed the eerie similarities between Pilates and the Spanish Inquisition.
Not only is the main apparatus used in Pilates a wooden frame with a set of springs inside that definitely resembles the rack, but it’s even called “the reformer” which evokes images of forced confessions and conversions to the true faith.
Furthermore, the other contraptions used in Pilates also sound like torture devices including the Cadillac, Wunda Chair, High "Electric" Chair, Spine Corrector, Ladder Barrel and Pedi-Pole. And while these are all designed to strengthen your core and mobilize your spine, it can sometimes feel like torture as you’re getting stretched and pulled in profound and confession-inducing ways.
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