Begin Pilates Autumn 2026

Autumn Term 2026 – Two Seven-Week Blocks of Beginners & Improvers Pilates

We have two Beginners & Improvers Pilates Classes this term, in two blocks of seven weeks

 

Block One: Tuesday 8th September to 27th October (no class Tuesday 13th October)

                      Thursday 10th September to 29th October (no class Tuesday 15th October)

Block Two: Tuesday 3rd November to Tuesday 15th December

                       Thursday 5th November to Thursday 17th December

 

What Beginners and Improvers Pilates Mat Classes with Us 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 really 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 four years and Gill Bertram for eighteen years; We are 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 Full Autumn 2026 Pilates Class Information, Tcs & Cs

    Video Showing You How to Book Your Beginners Pilates Blocks 2026 using MINDBODY

Attending Beginners & Improvers Pilates

📍 We recommend you come to a seven-week block of classes so you do Pilates consistently and can see progress. We operate a rescheduling facility if you need to miss a class. Once term starts, 7th September, you can book individual classes. This applies to the first date of the second block too.

📍Rescheduling facility: if you know you will not be able to attend a class, you can go in to your MINDBODY scheduling site, click on ‘my schedule’, and in the list of the classes you are booked in for, click ‘cancel’ next to the class. 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 fourteen weeks of the term.  You can swap between in-person and online in this way too.  [If you try to cancel on your phone or use the app, you need to turn your device to landscape for /my schedule’ to appear.  The app is not great and does not show any live online bookings – please use the MINDBODY website]

📍If you are entirely new to us and want to try one class before you commit to seven 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 fundamentals are taught.

📍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.

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. Plus for  people who need some knee-padding on all-fours.

Some Studios have equipment but it is really good to have these basics yourself so you can do some at home, out and about; having your own mat is definitely

These are some recommendations for you:

Mats come from all sorts of places, including big supermarkets.  You can get a decent £32.99 Warrior Mat here .    If you want a thicker mat, they can be less portable to carry, but do give more padding which lots of Pilates people prefer £34.99 core fitness one

Blue Medium Resistance Bands: Theraband 2m on  Evil Amazon £10.99.  Bea sells 1.5m therabands for £6.00 if you come and pick them up or you are in her class, she will bring you one.  Latex-free bands from Pilates Mad  £7.49

Squashy Pilates Ball: Physical Company Soft Pilates Ball Seven inch ball 

Yoga / Exercise Blocks: Two firm Yoga Blocks  £16.99   Some people prefer the squashier foam blocks which are especially goo for putting under knee-caps if you need knee support for all fours work Yoga Studio, one foam block £7.99

We Look Forward to Seeing You For Pilates This Autumn 2026