PILATES ERROR?

I read with dismay “Sport Report” (Palm Latitudes, March 15) on the Universal Reformer, otherwise known as the Pilates machine. It was cutesy but not informative as to the benefits of Pilates exercise. The accompanying caricature was offensive and a possible turnoff to people who need the kind of training the machine offers. I use the Reformer myself and also in my practice as a movement-repatterning practitioner in rehabilitation and fitness training. It is one piece of equipment that works the entire body in a healthy manner.

ANN MC NEIL

Santa Monica