It is a joy to experience your eloquent teaching methodology. I especially enjoy your creative movement on the Allegro 2. Thank you for sharing your amazing teaching style and vast experience.
This was a great class! I loved the jumping with the arms. I also have an Allegro 2 Reformer, I have a question regarding the springs, is there a difference between using one red spring on the high gear and using a red and a yellow on the low one? I can feel the red and the yellow are a little heavier, so another questionI have is how much tension does the high gear add to one spring (let's say red) Thanks for your answer!
Jennifer, so glad you enjoyed this class. Since I didn't know the accurate response to your question, I asked Chris Savarino, Director of Engineering at Balanced Body. Here is the spring information from Chris: "A normally sprung yellow and a red will be approximately 33% stronger than one preloaded red. So for example at 20 inches of extension a preloaded red spring will give you 30 pounds and a low gear red and yellow will give you 40. Preloading a yellow adds .7 pounds Preloading a blue adds 1.07 pounds Preloading a red adds 1.66 pounds Preloading a green adds 2.08 pounds There are tolerances with all of these numbers so what you feel will never be exactly these numbers but it will be close." So there you have it, Jennifer. I'm so glad you asked. Now I know also!
I am 61 years old and have noticed many of the things that I used to be able to do are getting more difficult. I just love your class. It took me through the experience in a way that really worked and opened up my fascia. Thank you.
Good to hear MJ that you enjoyed these sequences! Thank you for your post. I am familiar with movements becoming more difficult as connective tissue/collagen changes over time. All the more reason to finesse sequences and refine practice to cultivate glide and strength.