04/04/2026
It's no surprise to me at all to see a title like this...🤷🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ My first thought is that this industry really needs much stricter and broader rules. I keep hearing horror stories of new, often questionable, fancy studios opening their doors on a daily basis. These places, sadly, are often run by money hungry people who have little to no real Pilates training, or at best, only a surface-level understanding. Their knowledge of how to handle injuries, and more importantly, how to prevent them, is often terribly lacking, putting clients at risk.
Plus, the equipment in these new studios is often poor, uncared for, and badly maintained, which creates a recipe for disaster and trip to A&E. What makes you think that a folding reformer can sustain a heavy usage in a commercial studio? 🤦🏼♀️And to make things worse, they often fill their classes with instructors whose training is just a quick weekend course or, at most, a few short weeks of training. This barely covers what's needed to properly guide people through the complex and often tough world of Pilates. I hope that this current craze will soon finish. Maybe then, people will realise that there's a much deeper, more important meaning to Pilates than just achieving that elusive "Pilates princesses" look, usually shown with perfectly posed post-workout matcha lattes and pretty pastel activewear. Once again social media has f*ck up a perfectly functional method that has existed since World War 1. Joseph Pilates would literally roll in his grave knowing what the modern world had made of his method. This isn't just a trend; it's a practice that needs respect, skilled teaching and an understanding of the body standing in front of you. That's it, rant over. Call me Pilates Karen, I'm so done with this sh*t. Check the full article on
