What pilates people
actually kept

Magnesium glycinate

Glycinate, not citrate, unless you want to spend the evening in the bathroom. Learned this the hard way.

$22 at Thorne

re-shelved once

Short foam roller, firm

The full-length ones do not fit in a bag and you will stop bringing it. Short and firm, every time.

$34 at TriggerPoint

re-shelved once

Lacrosse ball

A four dollar ball does what a ninety dollar massage gun does, for the one spot under your shoulder blade.

$4 at Any sports shop

Reusable gel wrap, knee

Six months of icing and it still seals properly. The cheap ones split at the seam by week three.

$27 at Thermipaq

Compression sleeve, knee

My surgeon rolled his eyes at this and then admitted the swelling went down faster.

$31 at Bauerfeind

Toesox grip socks

The only pair that stay put on a reformer. I have had mine three years and there are still no holes in the toes.

$18 at Toesox

re-shelved once

One litre steel bottle

One litre, so I can count. Two of these a teaching day and I stop getting headaches at four o clock.

$29 at Klean Kanteen

Cork reformer mat topper

Stops the sweat slide in summer. The studio bought four after I brought mine in.

$56 at Yoloha

Interval timer, silent vibrate

Buzzes on my wrist instead of beeping at the class. Small thing, changed how my sessions feel.

$42 at Gymboss

Fabric resistance bands, set of three

Fabric, not rubber. Rubber ones roll up your leg and pinch, and you will stop using them.

$24 at Bala

re-shelved once

Bala bangles, 1lb

Heavier than they look. Worth the extra twelve dollars over the half-pound pair, because you will outgrow those in a month.

$49 at Bala

Magic circle, padded

The unpadded ones bruise the inside of your thighs and nobody warns you. Pay the four dollars.

$26 at Merrithew

Balanced Body sitting box

Cheaper than the studio version and dimensionally identical. I measured both.

$74 at Balanced Body

Everyday sports bra, medium support

I teach eight classes on a Saturday and this is the one I am wearing in all of them.

$52 at Girlfriend Collective

Girlfriend Collective compressive leggings

High enough that they do not roll when you are upside down, which is the only test that matters.

$78 at Girlfriend Collective

Wide leg teaching trousers

I demonstrate in these and nobody can tell they are not real clothes.

$88 at Vuori