Growing a Better Future
Every FÔLD Reformer is made from genuine American hardwoods, sourced from responsibly managed forests in the United States. We use two species: Hard Maple and Red Oak.
Furniture makers and performance equipment manufacturers both rely on these woods because they are hard, dense and strong. They bring natural warmth into your home and the stable, grounded feel you notice from your first footwork series.
Real wood talk
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Hard Maple
Clean and contemporary. Hard Maple has a light, consistent grain and is one of the hardest woods used in furniture making. It scores 1,450 lbf on the Janka hardness scale, so it stays solid and reliable through thousands of repetitions.
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Red Oak
Warm tones and distinctive character. Red Oak has a richer grain and a deeper natural warmth. At 1,290 lbf on the Janka scale, it is tough and resilient, and built to handle daily use without losing its beauty.
Your home, your style
Choose the look that suits your space. The engineering and performance are the same whichever wood you choose.
Why solid hardwood matters
Many Reformers and home fitness frames are made from rubberwood, a softer plantation timber. We chose solid American hardwood because you can feel the difference every time you train.
- Harder-wearing. On the Janka hardness scale, Hard Maple scores 1,450 lbf and Red Oak 1,290 lbf, against around 960 lbf for rubberwood. That makes maple roughly 50% harder and oak roughly 35% harder, so it resists dents, knocks and everyday wear for longer.
- Denser, so steadier. Oak and maple weigh around 700 to 750 kg/m³, against about 640 kg/m³ for rubberwood. More mass means less movement under load, so the frame stays planted as you push through each exercise.
- Stronger. Oak and maple have a bending strength of around 100 to 110 MPa, against 82 MPa for rubberwood. That is extra strength built into the frame for every session.
- Quieter and more grounded. Wood absorbs vibration where metal transmits it, so the carriage glides quietly and the whole Reformer feels solid underneath you.
All that solid hardwood makes the FÔLD Reformer a 75kg frame. That is why we engineered Easi-FOLD™, our patent-pending spring-assisted folding system. Two springs take the load, so almost anyone can fold it in one smooth, controlled movement.
Sustainable from source to studio
Both woods come from American forests managed for regeneration, biodiversity and long-term ecological health.
We keep improving our manufacturing and packaging to cut waste. When you choose FÔLD, you are choosing equipment designed to last and to be repaired rather than replaced.
Planting trees with every Reformer
Movement should help restore the world around us. That is why we partner with Ecodrive to plant ten trees in East Africa for every FÔLD Reformer sold. It is our way of giving more back than we take.
You can track your impact. Our live dashboard shows the trees planted because of your purchase, and you can watch the project grow over time.
Designed for a lifetime of movement
Hard, dense hardwoods do more than perform on day one. They age beautifully and hold their shape and strength for years. If a component needs refreshing, we repair or replace it, so your Reformer stays in use for longer. To us, that is the sustainability that matters: quality that lasts.
Feel good. Do good.
