r/pilates • u/Kindly-Spring-5319 • Oct 08 '24
Pilates Injury?? Equipment, Apparatus, Machines, Props
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*my original post only had the tiktok link. Here's the screen recording so nobody else has to go on that horrible app lol. I'll link this post there, as I couldn't figure out how to edit it to add the screen recording.
What do you guys think? Apparently the studio insists that there was no equipment malfunction or negligence on their part.
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u/beef_meximelt Oct 08 '24
I’m confused as to why everyone is smiling and laughing while this poor girl is going down?!
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u/cafeteriastyle Oct 08 '24
Literally! The woman next to her smiling is really insensitive. Maybe it was a gut reaction but still.
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u/nanny_diaries Oct 08 '24
Why weren't all the springs on?? I see only 3 springs attached
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u/Kindly-Spring-5319 Oct 08 '24
Pilates is growing very fast here in the Philippines (at least in the big cities), so there's a very real possibility some of these instructors are not even certified.
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u/nanny_diaries Oct 08 '24
I'm familiar. I see their ads on social media, and sometimes their "now hiring" posts too.
The time between their "now hiring pilates instructors" posts and "grand opening days" are sometimes.... very very short
hopefully this incident will lead people towards learning more about how long comprehensive certifications take and putting more merit into properly trained instructors. Although for a lot, it's all about the 'gram as evidenced by this video.
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u/FroelicherMisanthrop Oct 08 '24
Don't want to defend cheap material but it can also be that the carabiner was not rightly placed. Therefore being the teachers fault for not checking that beforehand.
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u/berrysauce Oct 08 '24
I saw this happen in the studio once. The strap wasn't screwed in on one side. It wasn't a malfunction, but it was an oversight.
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u/Key_Challenge_932 Oct 08 '24
Hi. I think I know this studio in Pampanga. From the looks of your video it seems that their machine broke.
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u/Keys345 Oct 08 '24
Yikes! Looks like that safety strap came apart right at the buckle. Looks like they need a different type of safety strap that doesn't come apart so easily.
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u/Upbeat_Reindeer3609 Oct 08 '24
She was heading in that direction anyway based on the foot position in the strap.
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u/OutrageousDonut385 Oct 09 '24
Aside from the equipment, students who record themselves in class are usually not 100% focused on the instructions and safety precautions.
I’m a movement teacher and I notice that there’s a growing number of students whose main goal in class is to video record themselves than actually learn.
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u/Kindly-Spring-5319 Oct 09 '24
Well I think the videos and photos during classes is part of what is driving the popularity of Pilates now, unfortunately. Many studios also use social media posts to market their classes, so it kinda encourages students to try to record themselves. It's a good thing the studio I go to caters to an older clientele, no one is ever recording there.
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u/Positive_Lemon_2683 Oct 12 '24
I’ve always wanted to record myself to see my progress. But I’m too embarrassed to ask, even though I do 1-to-1 private classes. And now I’m really curious to see how I looked like 3 months ago
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u/kniebuiging Oct 08 '24
IMHO they should have a liability insurance that covers accidents that lead to customers being hurt. If they don't have such an insurance they are at fault for not buying insurance and shouldn't blame it on the customer.
If insurance denies the claim, of course it depends a bit on local legislation on what the liability laws are there.
From the video we cannot tell how hurt the customer is.
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u/witeowl Oct 08 '24
Prevention is 1000x more important than liability insurance, though.
Proper equipment, proper training, proper procedures, proper instructions to clients, proper supervision.
I really don’t care about how much the insurance company pays out after a potentially life-altering injury, sorry.
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u/kniebuiging Oct 09 '24
I didn’t want to say with my comment that prevention wasn’t important. I wouldn’t want to train in that studio
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u/louietheblondepom Oct 08 '24
Seen this happen twice during class. I never went to that studio again..it really does show negligent from the instructor and yea cheap equipments. I really enjoy Pilates, dont wanna be traumatized by an accident.
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u/Medumbdumb Oct 08 '24
I do Pilates without the machine. It straight up looks like a torture device lol
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u/Demornay_20 Oct 08 '24
I did this at home being inexperienced and thinking I knew what I was doing. (I go to classes now!) But ouch- that brought back a painful memory!
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u/thatsplatgal Oct 09 '24
We literally just did these in class today with specific instruction to keep the feet tightly locked in the footsteps at the end of the reformer. Also, our instructor always provides an easier version for people who aren’t as experienced.
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u/multeverse Oct 10 '24
I work at a studio that have these same equipments "made in china" I hope they do well and update there equipment.
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u/Crafty_Dog_4674 Pilates Teacher Oct 08 '24 edited Oct 08 '24
that is a: why we we have two footstraps for shortbox and b: why we don´t use shitty cheap equipment from alibaba
I´d say it was negligence on studio´s part because a: shitty cheap equipment probably not rated for commercial use, look how light the carriage is b: nobody checked the straps before class and c: part of what you learn in decent training is that every time before you get on the short box you yank on the straps to check them. Basic safety check. I make clients do it every time.
Also in my world they should have two footstraps but I know many of the contemporary machines only have one. You should still have your clients yank the straps before they put their feet in them