Review Event: Using Gym Equipment

After my knee surgery, my surgeon told me I had to attend thrice weekly pt sessions and start light weight low intensity workouts. Due to the severity of my injury and precious history as serious athlete, I naturally resisted the low weight exercises, however once I was able to work out, I started off with pliates on the floor before eventually moving onto the reformer. While it takes up so much space, the various straps, zips, braces, and bars all serve a purpose in stretching and strengthening the small supportive muscles around my knee. For example, I place my knee on the bench and stretch my leg in the brace hanging from the top bar to strengthen my inner thigh muscles. Or I add a brace to the opposite bar and insert the corresspondinh leg while lifting my pelvis parallel to the ground for whole body engagement. It sounds like small stuff but those tiny movements will kick your butt in the best way possible.