11/06/2026
Can Pilates improve heart and metabolic health in a month?
An article from a qualified doctor: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260605/Can-Pilates-improve-heart-and-metabolic-health-in-a-month.aspx
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The Pilates Central Team
Can Pilates improve heart and metabolic health in a month?
Pilates enhances cardiovascular and metabolic health in previously sedentary women, with notable improvements in heart rate and blood pressure after 4 weeks.
10/06/2026
I love these stories of people trying reformer Pilates for the first time.
I tried reformer Pilates at The Pilates Centre Wrexham
Here's the story: https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/26160771.tried-reformer-pilates-pilates-centre-wrexham/
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The Pilates Central Team
I tried reformer Pilates for the first time at Wrexham studio and I loved it
Reporter Heidi Hardman-Welsh tries reformer Pilates for the first time at The Pilates Centre in Wrexham and discovers why the exercise trend is so…
09/06/2026
Beach Pilates class moves to cafe over council row
This is a bit daft. Imagine taking money for people exercising in a public space...
Story on the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c982y588y88o
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The Pilates Central Team
Leigh-on-Sea beach Pilates moves from beach to cafe in fees row
The free sessions leave the sands, with participants "frustrated" by the council's demands for fees.
07/06/2026
I went to Oxton Barns to try reformer Pilates. It hurts
You, don't say? 😀
It's always fun to read another person's experience of reformer Pilates.
The experience: https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/25971141.went-oxton-barns-try-reformer-pilates-hurts/
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The Pilates Central Team
I tried men's Reformer Pilates and it was brutal
Reformer Pilates is having a bit of a moment. So I'm at Oxton Barns, which opened earlier this month, for a mens-only session.
06/06/2026
Why Pilates Is Finally Having Its Moment With Men
The story: https://www.mensfitness.com/training/why-pilates-is-finally-having-its-moment-with-men
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Why Pilates Is Finally Having Its Moment With Men
Wayne Seeto says Pilates isn’t replacing strength training. It’s fixing the things strength training often misses.
05/06/2026
Another fun t-shirt!
Available on Etsy in different colours.https://www.etsy.com/listing/1570889902/pilates-shirt-funny-workout-shirt-for
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The Pilates Central Team
04/06/2026
Council wants £85 a week for my free Pilates class
A Pilates instructor fears she could have to stop running her free community sessions after being told she must now pay the local council £85 per week.
More than 100 people regularly attend Alexandra Beard's Sunday morning classes at Bell Wharf beach in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
A story on the BBC News website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czr227nejmro
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The Pilates Central Team
Leigh-on-Sea Pilates instructor banned from free beach sessions
The council tells Alexandra Beard to complete extensive paperwork and pay £85 per week to continue.
03/06/2026
Today, the notion that Pilates and strength can’t, or shouldn’t, coexist is more deserving of ridicule.
The story: https://athletechnews.com/fit-house-explains-why-pilates-is-entering-the-strength-conversation/
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The Pilates Central Team
FIT House Explains Why Pilates Is Entering the Strength Conversation
The assemblage of boutique fitness brands believes Pilates and strength training are a match made in heaven
02/06/2026
Joe Pilates was a man of many gifts. Just found out about this one!
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The Pilates Central Team