Planking Handles User Guide
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing these Align-Pilates Planking Handles!
Compatibility:
Align-Pilates Planking Handles are designed for use with all Align-Pilates A2, C, F, H & M
Series reformers.
Maximum user weight - 150kg
The planking handles are rotatable so they can face in four different directions and they can lock at 4
different heights in each of the directions, offering a total of 16 different positions. Planking handles can
be used with everyone, from your rehab clients to athletes. Great for plank based exercises, the handles
also offer much more; by turning the handles at right angles to the foot bar it creates an ideal position for
when you are working with clients suffering with carpal tunnel syndrome, RSI, arthritis, or difficulty being
able to weight bear for any length of the time on the foot bar. This alternative position can reduce the
pressure through the wrists reducing discomfort and pain.
When rotated externally, the handle acts like an extended foot bar. This allows better postural alignment
in exercises which are off set to the reformer such as scooter. They can also act as a wider foot bar for
larger clients be it hands on bar or, feet on bar, or act as a stability point for standing rehab-based
exercises.
Another great advantage of the planking handles over a foot bar is they can be used in offset positions,
e.g. one high, one low, or one facing the foot bar end and the other the head end. This allows for some
really challenging exercises and useful for working on reducing the influence of a dominant arm or leg.
The plank handles can also be used to gain similar benefits with our Combo Pilates Chair.
