My first Pilates equipment purchase was a Wunda Chair! I had been an instructor less than a year and saw an email that Gratz was selling the demo equipment at the Pilates Method Alliance conference. I hit reply so fast I was the first and I also had zero idea what price I just committed to. But, it was the best purchase of my life.
Of course, due to moving houses and life I ended up selling it a couple years later (for the price I paid for it btw) and was without home Pilates equipment for five years. Then I purchased a mat and another Wunda chair!
So, when Andrea Maida and I were asked this question by one of our Youtube subscribers one would think I would say you should buy a Wunda Chair. But, you’ll have to check out my video here for my answer and Andrea’s here for her answer.
xx~LL
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Thank you Leslie for this advice…I was just thinking about what to purchase first. My question: what kind of Wunda chair do you recommend? The split pedals or the classic one? Thank you! 🙂
great question Sophie! Personally I’d get the Contrology Wunda Chair. Its the classical one and its based off a chair Joseph Pilates created. The reason is that a lot of exercises once put on a chair that has a split pedal don’t really work the same way. The height of the chair or the width of the seat chagnes. The springs are not the same tension and the pedal starts at a higher angle. You can make it work of course. But, personally the Contrology chair is the best! Its also very sturdy! I have a discount link if you want it. Just reach out to me wiht your email and I will connect you xx~LL