August Apparatus of the Month
Axis Classical Pilates client Erin doing Pull-Up on Wunda Chair
August has been all about balance, strength, and control — qualities perfectly embodied by the Wunda Chair. As we wrap up the month and transition into a new season, we’re reflecting on how the Wunda Chair has pushed our community to move with mindfulness and strength.
Its compact design may seem simple at first glance, but the work it demands is anything but. The Wunda Chair challenges practitioners to find stability and control through subtle transitions — lessons that carry into every part of the Pilates Method.
Community Highlights
Our community showcased the versatility of the Wunda Chair in inspiring ways. From powerful demonstrations of Classical Pilates movements to creative variations that highlight its adaptability through posts, reels, and blogs this month.
Wunda Chair Workouts That Build Total-Body Strength
Alisa Wyatt writes about how the Gratz Wunda Chair is the gold standard for practitioners who want authentic resistance and spring-based precision that sharpens your technique and builds real-world strength.
The Power of the Wunda Chair
David Belio, Pilates trainer and studio owner of ContrologyClubZgz, reveals why the Wunda Chair is one of the most powerful yet underestimated pieces of Pilates apparatus.
Teaser on Top
Alexandra Adams, owner of Excel Pilates Nova, goes through a series of exercises on the Wunda Chair including the Teaser on Top.
Push Down
Andrea, owner of Brightly Balanced Pilates, shares "After a run or hike, this is what I turn to. It’s a stretch, yes — but it’s also abdominal work, balance, and control. It helps me feel taller, stronger, and more aligned".
Pull Up One Arm
Jessie Teoh, owner of Pure Pilates KL, showcasing a series of exercises on the Wunda Chair.
Taylor Kinsey, owner of Physical Studios, celebrates the Wunda Chair as an unyielding teacher—an apparatus that transforms physical and mental grit into mastery, independence, and alignment
September Spotlight: The Instant Cadillac Conversion
Delfina Pilates Group Reformer Class featuring the Instant Half Cadillac
This September, the focus shifts to the Instant Cadillac Conversion, a versatile design that transforms a Universal Reformer into a Cadillac.
Compact and adaptable, it opens the door to a broader range of classical Pilates work, making it possible to flow seamlessly between Reformer and Cadillac exercises without needing extra studio space. With its trapeze, bars, and spring attachments, the Conversion creates opportunities for supported stretches, dynamic strengthening, and precise alignment work.
It embodies efficiency and accessibility, offering practitioners the ability to experience the full depth of Cadillac repertoire within a single apparatus.
We’re excited to see how you incorporate the Instant Cadillac Conversion into your teaching and practice. Tag @gratz_pilates to share your work — we look forward to highlighting the many ways our community explores this versatile apparatus.