Lesley Ackland Pilates Studio

Lesley Ackland Pilates Studio

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Lesley Ackland is an expert in all forms of fitness and well-being, having run her successful Pila George's Church, Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2HR.

Lesley Ackland is an expert in all forms of fitness and well-being, having run her successful Pilates Studio in Central London for over 28 years. Teaching Pilates - based exercise has seen her become remedial exercise consultant to The Birmingham Royal Ballet for five years, as well as selling over 100,000 copies worldwide of her best-selling Pilates books, helping thou

05/04/2026

Toni K so graceful ," A " student 🦾⭐️


01/04/2026

Simona at the Studio this week , loving the point shoes on the reformer jump board - filmed by Sandra T edited by Simona M

26/03/2026

Working the Lats at Lesley Ackland Pilates Studio .. good strength and balance

Photos from Lesley Ackland Pilates Studio's post 19/03/2026

Memorial for Iain Scott at the Museum of Comedy .. ❤️
Photos care of Lesley Ackland


20/01/2026

Happy New Year may 2026 be fit and healthy for us all

Parchwork Jumper by Rocky and Roach

14/11/2025

Christmas Cheer 2025

Joe Pilates and the Wunda Chair:
On the roof of 939 8th Ave, NYC

I’ve always wondered if this archival pilates film footage really took place on the actual rooftop of 939 8th Ave, where the original pilates studio was located. It turns out- it was!

Through my research I noticed that there was a building in the background of the film with the word, “Brighton” on it. Through additional study I found evidence that this building was in fact near enough to the 939 8th ave that it was visible from the rooftop! Incredible! 

At the end of this clip, I included a photo from 1940 of the Brighton building, as well as the apartment building that’s also visible in the footage. I also included a street view of this same area today, and we can see that the Brighton building no longer stands but the apartment building does. Of course, 939 8th Ave also still stands (for now).

Reels and reels of vintage film like this were given to Mary Bowen in a box of old film footage at the opening of her studio, Your Own Gym, in 1981 in Northampton, MA. This clip comes from that footage. Its so wonderful to be able to share our collective history and to refer to the past through images like this. Although this footage has been widely seen and shared, looking at it again and digging deeper in these ways is always a pleasure and can be so educational for our community as a whole.

📅 Shared at 6:49am EST 9/18/25

#pilateshistory #sharepilateshistory #pilatesarchives #josephpilates #9398thave #joepilates #contrologyhistory #archivalpilates #pilatesarchives #archivalpilateswundachair #originalpilateswundachair 24/09/2025

this is for our next session

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOvabTJjfLB/?igsh=MTJ4dzdibXJnaDVkeQ==

Joe Pilates and the Wunda Chair: On the roof of 939 8th Ave, NYC I’ve always wondered if this archival pilates film footage really took place on the actual rooftop of 939 8th Ave, where the original pilates studio was located. It turns out- it was! Through my research I noticed that there was a building in the background of the film with the word, “Brighton” on it. Through additional study I found evidence that this building was in fact near enough to the 939 8th ave that it was visible from the rooftop! Incredible! At the end of this clip, I included a photo from 1940 of the Brighton building, as well as the apartment building that’s also visible in the footage. I also included a street view of this same area today, and we can see that the Brighton building no longer stands but the apartment building does. Of course, 939 8th Ave also still stands (for now). Reels and reels of vintage film like this were given to Mary Bowen in a box of old film footage at the opening of her studio, Your Own Gym, in 1981 in Northampton, MA. This clip comes from that footage. Its so wonderful to be able to share our collective history and to refer to the past through images like this. Although this footage has been widely seen and shared, looking at it again and digging deeper in these ways is always a pleasure and can be so educational for our community as a whole. 📅 Shared at 6:49am EST 9/18/25 #pilateshistory #sharepilateshistory #pilatesarchives #josephpilates #9398thave #joepilates #contrologyhistory #archivalpilates #pilatesarchives #archivalpilateswundachair #originalpilateswundachair

08/09/2025

To all our clients

Tube strike
Tuesday September 9th 2025
Sorry to say ...
Studio will be closed all day
Due to the Tube and DLR total strike The Pilates Studio has to close
Studio will be open Monday (today) , wednesday and friday as usual
Suggest you rebook for those days and look forward to seeing you Tuesday 16th september as usual .
love sandra xx

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