So it was with some scepticism that I arrived at my next potential solution: reformer pilates, one of the only supposed back pain cures I had yet to try, mostly because it’s famously expensive and offered at relatively few gyms that don’t specialise in it.
In 1926, Pilates and his wife, Clara, set up the first pilates studio in New York City, attracting an array of dancers, gymnasts and society types.
I decided to commit to as many pilates classes as I could for six weeks to see if it would help sort my rickety back out a little.
A growing number of fitness fans have turned to trendy reformer pilates to give their health and body an overhaul, writes Olivia Petter.
First, some crucial context: pilates was developed in the early 1920s by German-born gymnast, Joseph Pilates.
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