Yorkshire Dales Pilates

17/07/2026

💙 That's a wrap on another 'year'! The 3 of us have 7 kids between us from age 5-16 so it always feels like an achievement to get to the end of the summer term 😆

💙 Since September we've taught around 900 pilates classes and welcomed over 130 people into the studios each week.

💙 The numbers don't tell the story though...the real magic of what we do is in the human connection...the smiles, laughter, occasional tears, hugs and joy of just being together that comes with seeing the same people each week. Add the copious physical benefits of pilates and it's a win win for body and mind.

💙 In his 1945 book, Joseph Pilates said "Telephones, automobiles and economic pressure all combine to create physical letdown and mental stress so great that today practically no home is entirely free from sufferers of some form of nervous tension" In 1945!!!

💙 However you do it, try to swap your phone, work and life stresses for time with friends and time for movement.

💙 We're taking a summer break to do just that but we'll be back for year #21 in September. If you'd like to join us email [email protected] for more information. If you'd like a taster of pilates before classes resume, join us online every week at www.pilatesathome.uk.

💙 Have a wonderful Summer!

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.