TDR Academy of Pilates, Yoga & Therapies

19/04/2026

TDR Classes: Monthly Members Announcement - Check your whatsapp invite and join please!🙏

14/04/2026

Follow me! We are all fabulous at TDR - love the community that comes every week!!! Leave a review so that others know what you think too thanks!🩵
Check us out if you haven’t been to TDR!

12/04/2026

Starting back is always fun after a little break! I hope you have kept moving over Easter?! There are still last few spaces remaining if you are interested in starting Pilates or Yoga with a difference - it’s about you and not about the lesson! See the website to book your mat!

06/04/2026

It is always better to be informed - I’m sure you agree?

What is happening in the Pilates industry is very significant around reformer training in studios. Large class sizes and commercialism with lack of standards and training - sadly.

You are entitled to ask what training your Piiates teacher has gone through and how often they check the reformers for defects.

Not every teacher, no matter what their background or profession, may have trained on in person courses and on long duration courses with reputable training bodies.

Don‘t assume - ask! Why?
It is a matter of safety and of genuine long term results for you.

This article gives you an example of how serious. Value yourself and be certain of where you invest in yourself.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/apr/04/reformer-pilates-boom-injuries?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Behind the explosion of reformer studios and the glossy marketing of “Pilates’” workouts lies an unconsciously, uninformed qualification system being quietly bent to fit commercial needs. The professional development body,
CIMSPA, along with industry collaboration, developed a professional standard for Pilates based matwork. Many courses now flooding the market fall short of this standard and may yet still carry qualification endorsements intended to reassure consumers. Some qualifications can be completed in a matter of weeks or entirely online, and the word “reformer” has been bolted onto these qualifications without sector collaboration. The resulting landscape masks a reality in which training hours, assessment quality and technical depth are routinely diluted to meet quick-fix market demand.
Reformer fitness blurs the boundaries further, presenting high risk movements as “Pilates” despite bearing little resemblance to the method practised by Comprehensive Pilates teachers in fully equipped studios. This not only exposes the public to avoidable risk but also damages the reputation of those who have trained extensively in the traditional method. The consequences are already visible: expert witnesses describe injury cases collapsing because there is no agreed definition of what Pilates entails or what training is required to teach it. For a public that assumes Pilates implies safety, structure and rehabilitative credibility, the fitness industry’s ability to game the qualification system is more than a technical loophole - it is a growing public protection problem. The PTA’s mission statement, “Protect the Public, Protect the Method,” remains as urgent today as when the organisation was founded, and its work with trading standards, advertising standards and the sector’s professional body continues to push for clarity in occupational roles, education content and ethical practice”.
Thank you to
The Guardian for raising this issue and picture. Links in bio for the article and to join PTA.

06/04/2026

Check out the latest email and TDR News post:
Easter Holiday Update & The Exciting News at TDR! - https://mailchi.mp/a44e0a196e02/easter-holiday-update-lots-of-exciting-news-at-tdr

05/04/2026

Last remaining spaces in studio - start Monday 13th April! Classes that focus on you.

05/04/2026

I hope you have a fab Easter break. Thank you for my lovely Easter surprise! It will be enjoyed as part of my strict diet 🙄😜 How do you eat yours?!
Let me know in the comments!! Oh and don’t forget to check out the latest blog post of all new things happening at TDR and about Easter break details.

04/04/2026

New delivery!! Back in stock!
Prickle balls and stability balls - love em both in class and for 1:1 support! Let me know if you want a set - ready for pick up when back after Easter!

02/04/2026

Happy Easter!!!
TDR NEWS - new blog post - see the website for details! All news re Easter closures and upcoming holidays and all the new details at TDR - new online hip course, new website and would love a review!!

All classes and the clinic are off Monday 6th to Friday 10th April 2026 inclusive for the Easter break. May Holidays - closed from 14th to 29th May only. New Website, New Hip Mobility Course, New Ideas!

27/03/2026

Website is restored!!
Happy friday!!
Check out the website for any queries, logins, and as it’s just so pretty!! All feedback welcome! www.tdracademy.co.uk