Yorkshire Dales Pilates

10/04/2026

Yay! Outdoor exercise! And Bracken was a very good girl (for once 🤣) while I recorded a lovely, sunny level 1 workout for www.pilatesathome.uk 🐾☀️😌💕

05/04/2026

Every week, Beth, Kirsten and I check in to record a 30min workout for you at www.pilatesathome.uk 🤩 You can join us anywhere, anytime and replay the videos as often as you like. Perfect for homework between classes, during the hols or as a way of fitting in regular pilates practice without having to find the time or £ for the studio 😍

28/03/2026

✨So what is this 'Reformer Pilates'??

✨Here are Yorkshire Dales Pilates we've been teaching the reformer element of the pilates system since 2009 but it's been around for far longer...Joseph Pilates' original patent for it dates back to 1924!

✨It isn't a progression from the mat, it simply provides a different workout but with the same common themes of alignment, spinal flexion, extension, rotation and side bending weaving their way through the exercises.

✨The result is whole body and mind connection and improved strength, coordination, flexibility and balance. The same as the mat! But different 🤣

✨If you're intrigued, we've recently added a few extra Newcomers Classes to our timetable, Mondays at 12.30 and Thursdays at 6pm, available to book here: https://bookwhen.com/yorkshiredalespilates

✨Tops are compulsory in our studio 😆

25/03/2026

12/03/2026

I'm off to Ireland next weekend for 2 days of immersion in pilates 😁 The preparation for it has made me reflect on the continuing education I've completed over the last 2 decades and everything that we're able to offer here because of the experience and knowledge we've built up over the years 🤓 I do love a course!

✨2006 - Essential and Intermediate Mat, London
➡️Classes underway in Village Halls in Stainforth, Settle, Long Preston, Gisburn, Langcliffe and Malham
✨2007 - Injuries and Special Populations, Oxford
✨2008 - Essential and Intermediate Reformer, Manchester
➡️2008 Studio #1 in Settle complete with one reformer!
✨2010 - Arc Barrel, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector, London
✨2011 - Advanced Mat, London, Advanced Reformer, Oxford
✨2014 - UK Merrithew Symposium, London
➡️Studio #2 in Ingleton with 4 reformers and space for 10 mats
🩵2014 - APPI teacher and physiotherapist Kirsten joins the studio
✨2016 - Stability Chair, Toronto
✨2017 - Cadillac, London
➡️Cadillac, Chair and Barrels added to the studio
✨2017 - Educational Retreat, Portugal
✨2019 - International Pilates Heritage Congress, Monchengladbach, birth place of Joseph Pilates
🩵2020 - BASI teacher Beth joins the studio
✨2022 - APPI UK Virtual Conference
➡️We move next door for more space in mat classes post-covid
✨2024 - Pilates for Neurological Conditions
➡️Reformer #5 and the studio is complete!
✨2026 - Irish Pilates Convention, Limerick

And what's it all for? So that I can fully work within my scope of practice as a pilates teacher and have a lifelong career in this job that I adore. So I can be confident when I welcome people into the studio with osteoporosis, Parkinson's disease, MS, hip and knee replacements and know that our sessions will be safe, effective and enjoyable. So that I keep up to date with fresh ideas, current research and fitness trends in an industry that is, at best, self regulated.

And ultimately so that here in our small studio in rural North Yorkshire we can always offer you a standard of pilates that you could, and should, expect to find in any reputable pilates studio anywhere in the world 🩵

30/12/2025

Level 1 (gentle pilates, osteoporosis safe) spaces available from Monday 23rd February

02/11/2025

L1 spaces available - flexion free, osteoporosis safe, gentle pilates, great if you're new to exercise/pilates, recovering from injury, or have osteoporosis/other managed conditions.

08/09/2025

All set to go again! Classes restart this week and we have a NEW MAT CLASS on Fridays at 6pm with Beth Evans! To book email [email protected] 🩵

31/08/2025

**NEW PILATES MAT CLASS!!**
Fridays 6pm
[email protected]

01/08/2025

✨Here's our full Autumn 2025 Schedule which includes a NEW 6PM FRIDAY MAT CLASS!

✨You'll also see there are additional REFORMER CLASSES and all our exisiting classes are continuing.

✨Mat classes are £9
✨Reformer classes are £18
✨For continuity and results our classes are bookable as 6-week courses.

✨We're taking a break from the studio for August to recharge our batteries and we'll be back from week begining 8th September.

✨For studio availability, please get in touch via email with one of the team.

✨For year round pilates we teach 3 new, online workouts every week at www.pilatesathome.uk

Jess, Kirsten and Beth xx

25/07/2025

✅️ Exercises and Drills for Walking and Running

✅️ Improve your gait, running form, balance and coordination with these simple exercises and drills.

✅️ For context, I made this video for a client with a Parkinson's diagnosis who was keen to return to running. It brings in running drills, fitness moves and pilates.

✅️ As always, there's no blueprint for exercise prescription; even the same body can feel different on a different day and we've worked together to figure out what works.

✅️ You might be able to try a few or all of the moves but watch it through first. You'll need a flat, smooth, grassy surface, a mat and a wall or tree.

✅️ It's been really interesting to combine the principles behind pilates and running coaching (my two favourite things 💚) to help improve walking and running form.

Improve your gait, running form, balance and coordination with these simple exercises and drills.

25/07/2025

I thought Bracken might be ok to be around while I filmed this morning now that she's nearly 5 🤔, she tried her best but the cat stretch was just too tempting 🤣 I enjoyed the rest of the workout in peace and this 30min, Level 2 video will be available from Wed 30th July at www.pilatesathome.uk 😍