r/ClubPilates • u/Crazy_Elderberry2972 • 16h ago
Instructors Instructors: how do you feel about modifications that you did not queue?
I’m not referring to modifications that make movements easier or help accommodate pain (like dropping the straps during shoulder work or crossing your ankles to help with back pain). I mean incorporating some 1.5-level variations into a Flow 1 class to make the exercises more challenging, like rolling up into a chest curl, using heavier springs for feet in straps, adding double leg lifts during hundreds, or lifting your arms during bridging, etc.
I personally don’t do these things unless my instructor cues them, but I’m curious whether instructors find it frustrating when clients make these kinds of modifications on their own without being prompted or if you totally don’t care. Just curious :)