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Award winning, classical pilates in Surrey.

bePilates is a specialist, classical pilates studio offering private and group training in the classical pilates method. Our targeted and progressive approach to pilates will help you to improve your strength, flexibility and coordination.

Conveniently located for students from Egham, Virginia Water, Ascot, Windsor and surrounding areas and only 40 minutes by train from London Waterloo.

We believe that everyone can benefit from a focused pilates practice.

we teach you pilates.

you will learn a system of exercise created by joseph pilates and passed down by two generations.

when you take lessons at our studio, you are not only learning from our experienced teachers but from the collective wisdom of the pilates system as it was designed by its creator and taught to us.

🕵️‍♀️: I'm new to pilates, do I need to join a special course or take some private lessons before I can participate in group practice?
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🤗: Nope!
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As a newcomer, when you join me for group practice, you will learn how to use the apparatus and perform exercises that make up the basic system. Whether you are just getting back to exercise after an injury or taking up pilates to improve your ironman times, the exercises and techniques you master at this level will keep you challenged as you build a solid foundation for the more advanced work.
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Find out more about the studio and book your first practice at www.be-pilates.co.uk
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Hundred with Arm Springs
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👉 because I wasn't quite sure where I left my powerhouse 👀
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Found it now. 😂
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When I'm working on the connection of my arms to my powerhouse, I find this variation of the hundred helpful. Having a spine that prefers cursive to print, it can sometimes be a challenge for me to get that left side to participate in the hundred as it should.
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Unlike the hundred on the mat where my arms aren't connected to anything, it is nice to have something to push against to help get that side in place.
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I also find this variation a bit more challenging than my hundred on the reformer because on the reformer, even though your arms are moving independently, they are connected to the reformer and then to your powerhouse, which allows those of us with a dominant side to cheat a little bit.
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Would I cheat on my pilates workout? Never. 😇
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Having to connect directly into and against the springs of the caddy with my powerhouse means it takes a bit more from my not-so-strong side to get it right.
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It's a great version for me when I am practicing out alone and can't always spot or feel for myself when I'm working only my right side. The springs have a way of telling you off 🙈
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Did I complete a reformer workout first and then go on the caddy and then jump to the mat? Heck no. That's a lot of walking around the studio and wasted time 😈
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I typically include this variation if I'm able to complete the rest of my mat exercises for my workout on the cadillac, followed by cadillac exercises that are part of my plan for the day.
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⚠️ This is a great way to experience the hundred if you already have a solid powerhouse and have been practicing for a while. As always, if you want to give an exercise you see on social media a try, the first stop should be to your local, happy pilates studio to see if it's right for you. 😘
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You always have time for the things you put first.
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Your own practice should be one of them. 😘
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Find out more and book your place at www.be-pilates.co.uk/education
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Let's do the Hundred!
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The Hundred is a great breathing exercise, designed to get you warmed up in preparation for an energising pilates workout. 😍
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BTW 👉 for all of my "How To" posts, I'm taking inspiration from Joe Pilates' instructions in his book "Return to Life".
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Start lying flat with your body resting on your mat or floor with arms straight along the sides of your body.
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Inhale: Lift your legs away from the mat about 2" as you lift your head, neck and shoulders so that you can see your toes. Raise your arms above your thighs.
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While you're hanging out in the starting position - do you like my very accurate drawings of Joe in his pants? 🙈
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Alternating full breaths in and out, hinge from your shoulders to pump straight arms about 6" to 8" up and down above your thighs.
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💨 Remember that I said this is a breathing exercise? You'll want to breathe fully as you pump your arms 100 times.
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100 times? Well, it's not called the 73 🤣
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⚠️ Pilates is considered safe for most (but not all). If you have never tried pilates before please visit your friendly, local pilates teacher to learn how to correctly perform the exercises for your body. .
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"...it is rather difficult to gain ideal physical fitness under the daily handicap of breathing the soot-saturated air of our crowded and noisy cities." .
🤸 Joe Pilates
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👉 You know how you guys like to complain because the ab exercises are so difficult on our cushion-y raised mats? Well, have you ever tried the hundred in sand? Get out there on the first day of your holiday and you will be feeling your abs all week long 😂
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#motivatiomonday sorted by @pilatesloyalty 🙏 Thanks for the great post ladies! Even though I'm in the studio all week, can't wait to get to work 👊
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Winners gonna win.
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That moment when you find the exact spot on your head to tie up your hair so that it stays put and out of your way for your entire practice 💯
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Living my best life right now 🤣
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🤔: If the hundred is the first exercise on the mat, why does it come after footwork on the reformer? If it's a warm-up, shouldn't it be the same warm-up no matter where you start your practice?
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🙋: Nope! On the reformer, you have your body working with and against spring resistance - on the mat, your own body is the resistance working with and against gravity. 🤓
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Too much? 😂
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On the reformer, you need your powerhouse anchored to the mat - otherwise the springs will just push you all around. So yes, footwork gives you the chance to warm up your legs (and *enjoy a nice foot massage in the process), but the main point of this exercise is to help you to anchor your body to the mat so you can start your practice off strong 💪
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Consider it a warm-up for your warm-up 😘
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Come learn the hundred on the reformer and on the mat in group practice this summer. Sessions are conveniently scheduled throughout the week and because all of my sessions have a maximum of 4 students working out, you will get to learn the hundred in a way that challenges you and is safe for your body 😘😘
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Find out more and book at www.be-pilates.co.uk/groupclasses
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THE HUNDRED 🎉
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This dreamy exercise starts off every single pilates practice! As a warm-up, it increases circulation and gently prepares the body for the workout ahead.
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In Return to Life, Joe says, "At first, you probably will not be able to carry out instructions as illustrated in these poses - this proves why these exercises and all succeeding ones will benefit you. However, with patience and perseverance you eventually should succeed in achieving the ideas as posed - with accompanying normal health."
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👉 Let's go!
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📢 It all starts tomorrow! 🎉 .
Each month, we will be sharing a mat exercise from the basic system to enjoy! 😘
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We will look at how Joe Pilates describes these exercises in his book "Return to Life" and how we teach them at the studio.
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... and since we can't resist the opportunity to get really down and dorky, we're going to also focus on where you might find these exercises repeated in similar forms in the studio and how mastering these "basic" exercises will advance your practice, no matter your level 🎉 .

We'd love for you to join in - just make sure you tag us #bepilates so that we don't miss your great posts! .
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"If you faithfully perform your contology exercises regularly only four times a week for just three months, as outlined in Return to Life, you will find your body development approaching the ideal, accompanied by renewed mental vigor and spiritual enhancement.
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Contrology is designed to give you suppleness, natural grace, and skill that will be unmistakably reflected in the way you walk, in the way you play, and in the way you work.
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You will develop muscular power with corresponding endurance, ability to perform arduous duties, to play strenuous games, to walk, run or travel for long distances without undue body fatigue mental strain.
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And this by no means is the end."
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If this sounds good to you, come experience the benefits of a classical pilates workout this summer - new students get £15 off of their first 1-to-1 lesson with me🥳
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Find out more about what we do at my studio book at www.be-pilates.co.uk
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207
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The exact number of times I've heard "It's hot out" today 🤣🤣🤣
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You'll need to speak up though, the AC is on 😬😘😘
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☀️ NEXT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 14 AUGUST ☀️
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Whether you are just getting into the classical work or already a confident practitioner, I've set up monthly professional practice sessions to give you access to my fully equipped, classical pilates studio to work on the areas of your practice that you want most to improve on. 💪
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In a workout driven by you, you'll work through your system with some suggestions, pushes and pulls from yours truly 😘
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This 1.5hr professional practice includes a 1hr practice session followed by 30min discussion with topics ranging from exercise progressions/regressions to the business side of the business.
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Practice starts at 10am. Hope you will be able to join me 🤗
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Find out more and book your spot at www.be-pilates.co.uk/education
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Getting into Group Practice 😘
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If you are new to pilates or just new to the classical pilates method you will start your practice sessions with foundational exercises to build strength but also learn techniques that are necessary if you want to advance in your practice 🤓
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Learning any new skill requires patience and repetition.
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Rather than make up random sequences each week to entertain you, we want you to experience all of the benefits of the classical system as it was designed.
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You will repeat exercises each lesson with new exercises and apparatus introduced once competence is achieved.
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Come experience how classical pilates can change your body this summer. .
Book online at www.be-pilates.co.uk/groupclasses
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Sunday Funday 🤗
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Weekend warriors earning their name today 😬
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Today 🤗
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Did you miss this one? More 2019/2020 workshops for teachers coming soon.
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👉 www.be-pilates.co.uk/education
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😘 NEW 🥳 flexible group practice schedule starting 22 July 🥰
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Because summer bodies are just our regular bodies but with more self-tanner and sunscreen 🤣
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Keep up with or dive into your practice this summer 👉 enjoy the benefits of a focused practice all year long.
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Find out more and book your place at www.be-pilates.co.uk
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🐣: So, I'm thinking to change careers and decided that I've taken a few pilates classes and I could train to be a teacher.
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🤗: That's great. What would you like to find out?
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🐣: So, I know this sounds silly, but what is pilates? .
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🤗: It's all the small stuff 🤓
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Our basic system includes exercises on the small bits of the studio including the arm weights, ring and even the wall. 😍
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Do not be fooled 👉 size does not matter when it comes to working hard mastering techniques and building the strength you need to advance your practice.
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Want to give the classical pilates method a try this summer? Group practice starts 22 July 🥳 .
Book your place at www.be-pilates.co.uk/groupclasses
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Weekend vibes ✌
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🤸‍♀️ TEACHER'S CLASS 🤸‍♂️
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Last chance to book yourself into my teacher's class tomorrow from 10-11:30am 👋
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Find out more and book your place at www.be-pilates.co.uk/education
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