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PILATES REFORMER // HEADSTAND EXERCISE
The Headstand Exercise on a Pilates Reformer is an advanced Pilates movement that involves the practitioner positioning themselves upside down on the Reformer machine, balancing on their head and forearms while their legs are extended vertically upward.
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REFORMER MACHINE // PILATES HEADSTAND
This challenging exercise enhances core strength, stability, and balance, while also improving upper body and shoulder strength.
- Core strength
- Stability and balance
- Upper body strength
- Shoulder strength
It requires precise control and is typically performed under the supervision of a trained instructor to ensure safety and proper technique.
About Noam Gagnon and BEYOND PILATES
Noam Gagnon, with over thirty years of client focused instruction and teacher training, is the owner and creator of Beyond Pilates. Dedicated to expertise, empathy and trust, Beyond Pilates represents the culmination of his experience as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher.
Noam began studying the Pilates Method in 1987 and completed over 1600 hours of training before receiving his first certification in 2003 from The Pilates Center of Boulder, Colorado.
In 2005, he founded Beyond Pilates in Vancouver, Canada.