Begin Pilates Spring 2026

Spring Beginners Classes: Tuesday 21st April to Thursday 25th June 2026

We have one Beginners & Improvers Pilates Classes this term:

 

What Beginners and Improvers Pilates Mat Classes with Bea Alexander Pilates Will Do For You

Pilates was developed by Joe Pilates over 100 years ago; it focuses on integrating all muscle groups with controlled movements, improving your brain and body connectivity, proprioception, muscle power, core strength and joint flexibility. Pilates has lasted this long as it reallly does work and can be adapted to everyone’s needs.

Despite the new tiktok and insta trends, all of the fundementals of Pilates were there at the beginning and Joe Pilates wanted us to integrate new advances in medical knowledge about the body in to the technique. He said one of the keystones to the body is your ‘power house’ which now we call core stability and strength.

Bea Alexander has been teaching Pilates full time for twenty three years; she is experienced in making sure everyone in the class is working in the best way for their body and any injuries or conditions they may have. This is non-gimmick-y teaching, giving you back a sense of control over your own body and mind.

 

See the Spring 2026 Pilates Class Information, Tcs & Cs

How to Book Beginners & Improvers Pilates

📍 We use MINDBODY scheduling software.  Please set up an account with us from the link.  

📍 We recommend you do a series of classes so you learn consistently and can see progress. We operate a rescheduling facility: if you know you will not be able to attend a class, you can go in to your MINDBODY scheduling site and click on ‘my schedule’, and in the list of the classes you are booked in for, click ‘cancel’ next to the class, and as long as it is 24 hours before your class, you can then use that money to book in to another class any time during the twelve weeks of the term.  You can swap between in-person and online in this way too.

📍 Buy the ten-week term pass (and use the cancellation and re-booking facility once term starts).  £135. You can also buy an eight-class pass or individual classes.

If you are entirely new to us and want to try one class before you commit to ten classes, you can select the single class trial option which gives you the special offer price of £5.00 to try a class. We suggest you really try to make the first or second class, as that is when the fundementals are taught.

The link below is to a video which shows you how to book using the MINDBODY website (please do NOT use the APP, and we suggest using a computer as phones do not show all the info [turn to landscape if you really want to use phone]

Beginners How to Book Your Spring Pilates 2026

 

📍 To book classes in to MINDBODY, choose the ‘Mat Class’ tab and search for the Beginners & Improvers Classes,  Tuesday or Thursdays, in the timetable, and choose the ‘In-Person or ‘Live Online’ attendance.

If you have trouble finding the classes in the mat class tab, these are the direct links  

Beginners & Improvers @ Eric Liddell Centre Thursdays

Beginners & Improvers Live Online Thursday Class 

📍Once you have paid for the block, you will receive and immediate auto-email saying you have booked. If you have booked for live online the auto-email will contain the Zoom Link for the class which stays the same throughout the term.

📍 If you do not see it appear in your in-box within a few minutes, check your SPAM, and if you still do not see it, check you have booked yourself  in to the classes and not just paid for the block.

📍 Check what classes you are booked in for in  ‘My Schedule’ in your MINDBODY account. You should see a list of the classes your name is down for and if you are doing the full term, it should be ten classes.  If not, follow the process again as above but make sure this time, you have put the ‘end date’ as the last date in the drop down list. The last Thursday of term is 25th June.

You are now registered for Beginners and Improvers !

Equipment you need for your Pilates class

  • one exercise mat
  • one medium-strength, long-ish resistance band
  • one small squashy Pilates ball, we recommend 7 inches for most people; 9 inches if you are over six foot.
  • Many people will need exercise blocks for sitting on to help sit upright when in crossed legs or legs out straight in the floor. We recommend getting two if you know you have tight hamstrings.

You can buy these things online at:

Mats come from all sorts of places, including big supermarkets.  A decent one is: https://www.mad-hq.com/shop/yoga/mats-rugs-towels/yoga-mats-beginners/warrior-2-plus-yoga-mat.      If you want a thicker one, they can be less portable to carry, but do give more padding https://www.mad-hq.com/core-fitness-mats-10mm

Resistance Bands: Buy the Blue Medium https://www.mad-hq.com/shop/fitness/resistance-training/resistance-bands/resistance-bands

Squashy Pilates Ball: https://www.physicalcompany.co.uk/soft-pilates-ball-2397

Yoga / Exercise Blocks https://www.mad-hq.com/shop/yoga/blocks-bricks-wedges/yoga-blocks/full-yoga-blocks-pair

We Look Forward to Seeing You For Pilates This Spring 2026