Exercises walk and jogging were the only options with the people in the earlier days
to stay fit and healthy but with time and development different types of work outs options have emerged in the form of aerobics and Pilates too. People nowadays prefer to work out with the machines and trained instructors so that they can get the results in a short span of time.
It is also monotonous for some people to exercise alone at home and so they prefer to join some gym where they can get the company of other people too, that ways they avoid getting bored and also feel the excitement to work out as much as possible to keep them fit and in shape. One very nice option these days is joining any of the Pilates classes.
Nowadays in Pilate's classes you will not find the machines but will get the results like the reformer machine. All the movements are modified in such a way that they give the benefits of a machine. Generally there is an instructor and a lot of students who get their own mats and follow the instructor. Though there are classes that offers mat but who would want to use some one's sweaty mats. There are classes that also provide equipment like medicated and balance balls which will help you in toning up your body effectively.
Many of the Pilates classes provide the seating mats to the members but most of the people prefer to carry their own mats due to the hygiene concern as it looks quite untidy to sit on the mats used by some other person during the work out and it might have bad smell too due to the sweat of the other person. The exercises instructed in these Pilates classes are quite effective and can be done even by the females during their pregnancy period too as they are safe and do not harm the baby too. Also these classes can be joined by people with some injury history too as these are quite simple exercises.
Use these pointers to select the right pilates class for you.