A reformer exercise apparatus has a generally rectangular frame having a
head end and a foot end and including a pair of spaced apart parallel
track members, a movable carriage mounted on the frame for movement along
the track members between said head and foot ends against one or more
springs connected between the carriage and the foot end of the frame and
an adjustable foot bar assembly mounted at the foot end of the frame. The
foot bar assembly includes a foot bar and a foot bar support bar that
fits into a pair of support brackets. Each bracket is a generally block
shaped body fastened to the foot end of the frame. The bracket has a
plurality of vertically spaced, downwardly opening slanted slots therein
for receiving the support bar, each slanted slot having an entrance
portion extending upward to an enlarged support portion at a base of the
slot for retaining the support bar therein. The enlarged support portion
forms a pocket to positively retain the support bar. A lock block that
removably fastens to the foot bar support bar may be slidably inserted
into the support portion of the bracket to lock the support bar in the
support portion of the bracket.