I am always surprised when I visit a new studio that is fully equipped with the latest Pilates apparatus but does not have any Spine Correctors. I am also rather shocked when I have been invited to teach a Spine Corrector class, only to discover that I am teaching on BOSU’s or Fit Balls. While this other exercise equipment has its own purpose, it is not a substitute for the Spine Corrector. The Spine Corrector – now commonly referred to as the Step Barrel or Small Barrel – was designed by Joseph Pilates along with a complete repertoire of exercises to be performed on it. There are blueprints for this ingenious invention and photos of Mr. Pilates performing exercises on it in the archival material, dated 1945.
There were originally two designs that varied slightly in width and length…………..