The Pilates Magic Circle, also called Pilates Rings are small rings used while performing Pilates exercises. The small rings have padded grips for your hands on both sides of the ring, both outside and inside. The rings, usually made from hardened steel, create resistance when pressing the ring. The Pilates Magic Circle is smartly designed; they can be held between the ankles, thighs, or hands.

By pushing the handles closer together, more resistance is created, which makes the exercise more challenging. The Pilates Ring is used to increase a regular Pilates exercises level of difficulty. The Pilates Magic Circle is designed to assist with the toning of thighs, legs, buns, arms and chest, by pushing, pulling, lifting, squeezing, and pressing down on the ring during certain exercises. The Pilates Magic Circle ring is designed to add light or moderate resistance to an exercise. The idea is not to try to squeeze it to death, using all of your strength, just add a little resistance.

The Pilates Magic Circle is very portable and strong, not to mention cheap. They offer a wonderful workout very inexpensively. This small piece of equipment will make your Pilates exercises much more effective and lots of fun. They are easy to put away and very versatile. Users of the Pilates magic circle love the ring and the results it brings.

Since becoming popular many variations of the Pilates ring have been made. They now come in a wide assortment of styles and quality. They can be purchased for $18 up to about $95. Different materials are used by different manufacturers. They are available in different types of flexible metal and some models are made entirely of rubber. Many users find that the rubber Pilates ring is just too mushy. If you are strong you would probably require a ring made with tempered steel. If you're a beginner though the rubber ring or light metal version would be OK.

The Pilates Magic Circle is ideal for use when on the move. They lay flat, weigh practically nothing, and take up hardly any space. If you travel a lot, you may prefer to use a rubber ring instead as they are a little easier to pack and weigh less than the metal ones.

If you have a Pilates instructor ask her view, or better yet try one out. The Pilates Ring will bring a new level of enjoyment and effectiveness to your workout.