Reformers (Exercise equipment)

found: About.com website,The antomy of a Pilates reformer, Aug. 7, 2007 viewed Nov. 21, 2008.

found: Pilates.cn, Nov. 21, 2008(Pilates Equipment - Part 1 - The Reformer: There are two main ways of performing Pilates exercises. The first one is floor exercises ... The second is using specific Pilates equipments [sic] ... [including the] Pilates Reformer [which] has a sliding platform attached with springs at one end and it can be moved by pulling on ropes or pushing off from a stationary bar ... The springs are used for resistance instead of weights. These springs provide variable or measured resistance - from light to heavy - to the muscles while exercising)

found: Wikipedia, Nov. 21, 2008(Reformer may refer to Pilates reformer, an exercise machine used in the fitness discipline Pilates)

found: PilatesReformer.com, Nov. 21, 2008(FAQ The Pilates Reformer is the most well known piece of Pilates equipment. It is a bed like frame with moveable carriage where a person sits or reclines and does his or her stretching, is an excellent way of exercising without hurting the joints while strengthening muscles)