We first opened our small Pilates Studio in November 2015 to run alongside our other classes. It has allowed us to teach more of Joseph Pilates fantastic work to people in different ways from his mat work.
At the Studio we teach exercises using Pilates apparatus to both new students and people that have been practicing mat work for years.
Just like working on the mat , Pilates specialist apparatus is safe and effective and easily adapted to suit your needs.
We open at the Studio at different times to our group mat classes, which gives you a wider choice of times to get to us during the daytime for a class. At the Studio you are not working as part of a group so you can start at any time and work at your own pace.
Joseph Pilates spent years developing his exercise techniques . His mat classes are widely popular nowadays, although less people know about his own carefully designed exercise equipment, which he himself used to teach clients at his own Studio in New York.
Joseph Pilates built many movement aids to help his students perform his exercises better. We use his Cadillac, Reformer and Chair exercises. The equipment you will find at our Studio are adapted from his original ideas:-
The Cadillac -people say, was derived from equipment he used as an internee at a prisoner of war camp in WW1. A Cadillac looks a little like a single four poster bed .
At the Studio we use modified versions designed for rooms with low ceilings. We have four Spring Boards / Towers that allow us to teach most of his Cadillac exercises. The support offered by this equipment helps us to guide you through assisted movements which help you build strength and improve mobility and co-ordination.
The Reformer - Joseph Pilates designed his Universal Reformer or Plie Machine in the 1930s after he moved to America and started working with professional dancers in New York . It looks similar to a rowing machine with a metal or wooden frame and works by a moving carriage on wheels, attached to ropes and springs, which you will control while performing each exercise.
Using a Reformer helps you to quickly develop good body awareness, strength, flexibility, balance and better posture.
The Chair - was designed and built for his clients to use in their own apartments in New York. It is a compact chair shaped piece of equipment, which provides resistance by the use of springs.
Working on The Chair requires good concentration, control and awareness. It helps you to connect deeply with your core muscles and adds challenges to exercises that otherwise might be done lying down to help increase strength, co-ordination, flexibility and balance. We use two combo-chairs at the Studio.
Arcs ,barrels, and boards –
we also use other smaller Pilates inventions , mainly designed to help support the spine, aid deep abdominal exercise, stretch the body and help improve balance.
Studio sessions are instructor-led for individuals (1 client to 1 teacher), or duos ( 2 clients to 1 teacher) to ensure you can practice safely and effectively in the space we have available. Our maximum studio capacity is currently four people.
You will be supervised and work closely with us as your teachers. This means you can go at the pace that suits you. You can join the Studio at any time without taking an Induction course. Studio sessions can normally be taken privately, or simultaneously with other people that are also taking an open Studio session at the same time.
How to find The Pilates Studio Rhiwbina- we are in Rhiwbina's busy shopping area at number 12A Beulah Road (just a two minutes walk from where we teach our mat classes in the village). Our entrance is next to our neighbours who run the business below us at ground level. You will find our Studio upstairs (over the hairdresser’s salon).
Rhiwbina is easy to get to by road, or by bus (23/23A) or train (Coryton Line) from central Cardiff.
Appointments – are arranged to both fit around you and to coincide with our class timetables. Studio sessions need to be booked ahead as we only open for pre-booked sessions. We now allow longer times for each appointment to cover cleaning between appointments.
If you are considering a duo session you will need to find your own partner to work with.
You can book your appointments directly with us. We are normally available for bookings in the daytimes on:-
- Mondays -8.30am to to 6.15pm
- Tuesdays - 8.30am to 4.00pm
- Wednesdays - 8.30am to 4.00pm
- Thursdays - 8.30am to 4.00pm
- Fridays - 8.30am to 3.30pm
- Saturdays - mornings only on request.
Getting started – whether or not you have done Pilates before, if you have not used this Studio equipment we will show you the basics , just book up for a Studio session and we will be happy to guide you through.
To book, or if you have any other questions about the Studio you can telephone us on 029 20 813696 or
We look forward to working with you at
The Pilates Studio Rhiwbina.