23/01/2026
Pilates Teaching Tips
Pilates Encyclopedia
Source: Mara Sievers, Founder and CEO
Once a week, twice a week, three times a week.
This question comes up all the time.
How often should you be doing Pilates?
The honest answer depends on whether you’re aiming for maintenance or progress.
Those are two very different goals.
Once per week is maintenance.
It helps you stay connected to your body and keep things from going backward.
It’s supportive . . . but it’s not enough to expect change.
Twice per week is some progress.
You’re reinforcing patterns more often.
You may feel stronger or more coordinated in certain movements.
But it’s still inconsistent. Things come and go.
Three times per week or more is where you can start to expect progress.
This is the frequency that allows new movement strategies to settle in.
Strength builds more predictably.
Coordination improves faster.
The work starts to compound instead of reset between sessions.
There’s also something important to remember, especially in the beginning:
Pilates has a learning curve.
Early on, there’s a break-in period.
The teacher is getting to know the body in front of them.
The client is learning a new language, new sensations, and new ways of organizing themselves.
That early phase can make progress feel subtle.
That doesn’t mean nothing is happening.
It means the foundation is being built.
Consistency matters more than pushing harder.
And frequency is what allows consistency to do its job.
