The Pilates Pod

I came to Pilates Pod as a gunea pig for Fiona who was learning and I was intrigued at how different it was here from a village pilates class all on the mat. I then tried the 4 week intro classes which were amazing. Could I afford the monthly fee? It seemed like a lot. But now, could I afford NOT to come every week? No! - this helps me with so much with my running (canicross), keeping my body in good order. The small classes make it fun as we do make friends & have a say over what we need tha...

've been coming to The Pilates Pod since last summer. I have never been to any form of gym or exercise class before and was very apprehensive, but having used lockdown to lose some weight and approaching a big birthday, I wanted to do something new. I am notoriously clumsy and have managed to break three bones in my left foot and also my right ankle over the last few years and I wanted to get stronger and more flexible, so thought I would give it a try. I couldn't have made a better choice. E...

I absolutely adore My weekly one-to-one at Pilates Pod. Michelle and the other teachers are fantastic at pinpointing just where I need to work on that particular day to leave me feeling 100 times better than I felt when I walked in. I’m a fellow teacher and choose to travel here for my own self practice, and it is the favourite part of my week. Highly recommend

I'm about 2 thirds of the way into my Pilates teaching apprenticeship and so enjoy working with our wonderfully diverse clients. The Pod is a welcoming and intimate space where our clients feel safe and respected. Classical Pilates is such a great way to look after your body and mind. It's so rewarding to see how people grow in confidence, physically and and mentally in their practice which they then take into their everyday lives, whether that be lifting a buggy out of the car, enjoying thei...

I was quite familiar with mat based Pilates work, but the reformer beds were new to me- and any concern that they looked like medieval instruments of torture were quickly dispelled after having my first 1:1! Michelle is an excellent teacher, incredibly experienced and in my case understood exactly how to best approach working with both injury recovery, and in particular hyper mobility issues. I had not found this to be the case along my fitness journey elsewhere so it was incredibly reassurin...