Classes

Please contact us to book a studio session or reserve your place on the next matwork course.

Matwork Timetable

MON	9 - 10:15 Intermediate (Tina) school term-time only	10:30 - 11:45 Beginners (Tina) school term-time only	12 - 1 private session (Tina)	1:15 - 2:30 Beginners (Leila)			6 - 7:15 Improvers (Leila)	7:30 - 8:45 Intermediate (Leila)
TUES	9:15 - 10:30 Improvers (Tina) school term-time only			1:15 - 2:30 Intermediate (Leila)			5:30 - 6:45 Intermediate (Leila)	7 - 8:15 Beginners (Leila)
WEDS	9:30 - 10:45 Beginners (Leila)	11 - 12 Advanced (Leila)		1 - 2:15 Improvers (Polly)	2:30 - 3:30 Chair class Level 1. (Polly)	4 - 5 private session (Polly)	5:30 - 6:45 Improvers (Polly)	7 - 8:15 Beginners (Polly)
THURS		11 - 12 Chair class Level 2. (Leila)				4:30 - 5:30 Ante-natal (Leila)	6 - 7:15 Beginners (Tina)	7:30 - 8:45 Improvers (Tina)
SAT		10:15 - 11:30 Improvers

Studio Class Timetable

MON	9 - 10 Leila	10:15 - 11:15 Leila	12 - 1 Leila		3 - 4 Leila	4:15 - 5:15 Leila
TUES		10:15 - 11:15 Leila	11:30 - 12:30 Leila		2:45 - 3:45 Leila	3:45 - 4:45 Leila
WEDS				1 - 2 Leila	2:15 - 3:15 Leila	3:30 - 4:30 Leila	5:15 - 6:15 Leila	6:30 - 7:30 Leila
THURS	9:30 - 10:30 Lyn	10:30 - 11:30 Lyn	11:30 - 12:30 Lyn	1:15 - 2:15 Lyn	2:15 - 3:15 Lyn	3:15 - 4:15 Lyn
	9:15 - 10:15 Leila		12:15 - 1:15 Leila		2 - 3 Leila	3:15 - 4:15 Leila

Class Prices

Block of 8 classes (75 mins) £64
This price applies to all beginners, intermediate, and Improvers classes, except for the Monday & Tuesday morning classes, which run during school term-time only and are priced according to the term length (please ask for dates).
Block of 8 classes (60 mins) £50
This price applies to chair classes.
Block of 6 classes (60 mins) £48
This price applies to ante-natal and post-natal classes.
Advance payment in blocks is the only way to guarantee a place, but if there is space you can attend a single week at a cost of £10 (£8 for chair classes). This must still be booked in advance to avoid disappointment, because there is a maximum of 10 people per class.
Private session £38
Shared private session £46 (2 people, £23 per person)
Block of 10 private sessions (12-month time limit) £342
Block of 10 shared private sessions (12-month time limit) £414
Group studio session £16 per person (3 - 4 people)

Please make cheques payable to Bodywise Pilates Ltd . We also accept payments by cash or BACS (please ask for bank details), but we do not take payments by card.

Private appointments cancelled with less than 24 hours notice must be paid for in full.

Group classes are not transferable.

Group Class Dates 2010 (8-week courses, unless otherwise stated)

Monday 4th January - Thursday 25th February
Monday 1st March - Thursday 1st April (then a 2-week Easter break) & Saturday 17th April - Thursday 6th May
Please note: Saturday & Monday classes will not run on Bank Holiday 1st / 3rd May, so this will be a 7-week course for Monday attenders (£56)
The Saturday class runs as a 6-week course from 6th March to 24th April (with 2 weeks off over Easter), costing £48.
THERE ARE NO CLASSES OVER EASTER (2nd April - 16th April)
Saturday 8th May - Saturday 3rd July Please note: Saturday & Monday classes will not run on Bank Holiday 29th / 31st May, so this will be a 7-week course for Monday attenders (8 weeks for Saturday attenders)
Monday 5th July - Saturday 31st July (4-week courses only, costing £32)
THERE ARE NO CLASSES FROM 1st - 30th AUGUST

Group Class Descriptions

Beginners
This class is for you if you've never done Pilates before, if you've only done a little bit, or if you haven't done it for a while and want to go back to basics. It is also for people who have done Pilates already but don't feel that they really understand it yet, or for those wanting to continue working at a slower, more gentle pace.

Improvers
This class is for you if you are an "improver", i.e. if you're definitely not a beginner any more, but you're not sure whether you're ready for a more challenging intermediate class yet. This is also the class for you if you are quite experienced at Pilates but perhaps not as strong or as bendy as you used to be! (& therefore Intermediate would be too demanding).

Intermediate
This class is for you if you have been doing Pilates with us already for quite some time (usually at least 1-2 years), or if you have done it regularly elsewhere for at least 2 years. Please ask us if you are unsure, as this is a fairly demanding class. The Advanced class is designed for Pilates teachers & advanced students.

Chair class
This class is for you if you want to stay active and supple but you are not able to get up and down from the floor easily, or lie down on the floor comfortably. It is suitable for the older person or for those with restricted mobility, joint replacements, MS, Parkinsons, Fibromyalgia, Osteoporosis, etc. Rather than doing conventional Pilates exercises (which take place on the floor) this class uses the Pilates principles to help improve your strength, mobility, posture and coordination, with gentle exercises either sitting in a chair or standing and holding onto the chair.

Ante-natal
This class is for you if you are between 13 and 36 weeks pregnant. You may start attending this class once you have had your 12-week scan / all-clear from the doctor. You can keep attending until you reach 36 weeks, but if you have already reached 32 weeks then you are advised not to start Pilates at this later stage of pregnancy. If you are already attending another class when you become pregnant you must let me know immediately (in confidence if you wish), but you should usually be able to continue with your regular class until you reach 13 weeks (then move to the ante-natal class).

Post-natal
This class is for you if you have given birth at least 6 weeks ago (at least 10 weeks for a caesarian) and feel ready to start gentle exercise again. I would recommend that you start this class as early as possible and continue for at least 4 - 6 months post-natally, or until you feel ready to join (or re-join) a regular group class. It usually takes about a year for your body to completely recover from pregnancy / labour and return to its pre-pregnancy state.

Frequently Asked Questions

For FAQs and further information please refer to the about pilates page.