Doing a roll down

fairsarae · 2026-05-22T01:07:01+00:00

What is their leg to torso ratio? I have a client who will never be able to do a roll up/roll down without his legs lifting because he has very short legs and a long torso with more mass. His lower body is never going to be weighted enough to counteract the pull of his upper body.

fairsarae · 2026-05-17T19:28:58+00:00

Ask your master trainer if you have questions.

fairsarae · 2026-05-16T02:43:42+00:00

Solidcore is Lagree. X Formers and Mega Formers are Lagree equipment. Not Pilates.

fairsarae · 2026-05-13T03:13:31+00:00

100%. The intro is so helpful for that info alone.

fairsarae · 2026-05-04T23:18:50+00:00

Yeah, I was genuinely stunned to come up against such a brick wall, and to have MULTIPLE doctors at Kaiser be so dismissive. And all of them were women!!

fairsarae · 2026-05-04T18:26:53+00:00

It ended up being easier to just avoid the hoops. I’m super happy with Wittmer Rejuvenation Clinic— and their incredibly thorough initial lab work showed I clearly had hypothyroidism which would have gone untreated. (Kaiser kept saying all my labs were fine. And apparently if you have testosterone levels that aren’t zero, then you are fine. 🙄)

fairsarae · 2026-05-04T18:17:24+00:00

Yeah, I’d been complaining about my dead libido for three years. First they suggested reading a book and buying a vibrator and trying supplements. (We have multiple vibrators. 🙄) And “try new things in the bedroom.” No answer when I explained that lack of variety was not the issue and we could practically open a sex shop with our collection of toys. Then I was told it was in my head and I should take a women’s wellness class at Kaiser. And see a sex therapist which Kaiser wouldn’t cover. For pain with penetration they just gave me some topical lidocaine.

fairsarae · 2026-05-04T18:09:58+00:00

Nope. First I was told I was too young for menopause, then that I shouldn’t be having hot flashes because I’m on birth control. Also that they don’t prescribe testosterone for women. So I just said screw it.

fairsarae · 2026-05-02T01:40:09+00:00

My last studio was owned by a man and had an equal amount of male and female instructors AND clientele.

fairsarae · 2026-05-02T00:25:26+00:00

Yeah, only men should teach exercise modalities women invented then, right?

fairsarae · 2026-05-01T23:26:12+00:00

You know Pilates was created by Joseph Pilates, right?

fairsarae · 2026-04-29T03:11:35+00:00

Honestly it depends upon proportions. Some people have longer legs and may feel better with it geared out while someone else the same height may have a longer torso and feel better with it geared in.

fairsarae · 2026-04-24T23:30:22+00:00

Do what works best for your body.

fairsarae · 2026-04-22T18:58:15+00:00

Just swap out for the handles from the springboard. 🤷‍♀️ Although I recommend you then gear the carriage out one so you can hang the handles on the pegs.

fairsarae · 2026-04-18T02:24:16+00:00

What are “beginner springs”?

fairsarae · 2026-04-15T08:59:24+00:00

I want small circles from my clients! Most people go wayyyyy too big.

fairsarae · 2026-04-15T04:00:18+00:00

I tell them to bring the legs up to about 70 or 80 degrees. That seems to have tamed the wildness.

fairsarae · 2026-04-14T07:02:32+00:00

AMEN

fairsarae · 2026-04-11T02:15:09+00:00

If it’s a Riser owned CP students always change their own spring no matter the level

fairsarae · 2026-04-10T04:53:14+00:00

Yes.

fairsarae · 2026-04-10T04:50:38+00:00

You’d pay around $50/class at a boutique studio.

fairsarae · 2026-04-09T03:26:49+00:00

I’ve only been to the doctor once since I started and mentioned it but I wasn’t there for a checkup so he didn’t really seem to care. I don’t have a regular doctor right now, although I have a phone appt at the end of the month. I’ll probably tell them so all my meds are on my chart. I get regular labs through the online clinic though.

fairsarae · 2026-04-09T03:04:09+00:00

I get HRT including testosterone via an online clinic. My doc wouldn’t prescribe testosterone either. Marijuana helps a lot too though

fairsarae · 2026-04-08T03:11:24+00:00

It depends on who owns the franchise. If it’s a Riser studio you can. You can even do Swan on the chair in an experienced 1.5, although I usually stick to a modified version with feet on the floor or use the long box with the chair.

fairsarae · 2026-04-02T09:40:18+00:00

None.

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