Will I get the same results with a Mat workout as with a Reformer or apparatus workout?
Pilates Reformer and Mat-based workouts were designed to achieve the same results. The Reformer and all the other Pilates apparatus were designed to enable the users achieve their goals with the assistance/resistance/guidance of the apparatus, yet the Mat exercises always played an important part in the classes. The obvious benefits of the Mat classes are that they can be done anywhere and anytime and that all you need is a comfortable surface and anything between 10 and 60 minutes.