Online Pilates Classes

This is like asking if you need to be clean to get in the shower. Start where you are. Pilates 1 and Mobility Stretch 1 classes are truly for beginners. They move at a slow pace and have modifications for those who need them. My classes also come with a free intro video, so you always start from the very beginning with confidence.

You book a class, and the Zoom link arrives by email automatically. The room opens 7 minutes early. I learn your name, so I know who is in class, and I learn your orthopaedic issues or injuries and your goals, so I can help you focus on what you need. I cue for the screen, so the left and right match what you see and YOUR left and YOUR right. Your camera is welcome on and fine off.

For Pilates 1: a mat, a yoga strap (a bathrobe belt works) and a blanket. The weights classes use one prop a month, changing on the first Monday: 12-inch mini loop bands in January, April, July and October; a soft 9–9.5-inch Pilates or yoga ball in February, May, August and November; and soft ankle weights (1–5 lb) with hand weights (2–5 lb) in March, June, September and December. No need to memorize this. I’ll send you reminders so you are prepared.
More prop info on the new student page.

Yes. All my classes need a mat and a strap. Some hotels even have those for you these days.
Every exercise has a travel version. Loop bands pack down flat, two water bottles stand in for hand weights (1 liter of water weighs about 2.2 lb), and a rolled hotel towel can stand in for the small ball, or bring one with you, deflated in your suitcase.

Mat Pilates is the original exercise system, is practiced on a cushioned mat and can be done anywhere. Reformer Pilates requires large equipment and a specialized. My Pilates 1-2 classes and above include resistance props, many of which simulate apparatus Pilates. All classes are live-online, with a growing on-demand library.

Many of my students come to me with back pain. A 2021 review of 217 trials in people with chronic low back pain found Pilates among the most effective types of exercise for reducing pain and improving everyday function. I'm a movement teacher, not a physical therapist, so check with your doctor or PT if you're recovering from an injury, and tell me before class so I can offer modifications.
I happily keep you doing your physical therapy exercises long after you have “graduated.”

Start in Pilates 1, even if you're already fit. That's where I move more slowly through compression breathing, stabilization and the core basics, and that knowledge is what makes the weights classes safe and effective. The weights classes move faster and don't include breakdowns.

Strength is Pilates: mostly strength work, with a short stretch at the end. Stretch is my Mobility Stretch class: mostly mobility and stretching, with short gentle core work at the beginning. Both draw on exercises from sports conditioning and physical therapy, and many students take both classes every week.

Yes. Level 1 classes are beginner-friendly. You even get a free intro video when you register so you know just what to expect.