Portland Pilates & Physio

12/12/2025

Nothing makes us happier than hearing how Pilates has helped build strength, balance and confidence 🤍

Thank you for being part of our Portland Pilates family!

11/12/2025

No matter your age or fitness level, Pilates meets you where you are, helping you build strength, control and confidence at your own pace.

10/12/2025

Reformer Top Tip: Lighter springs increase the demand on your stabilising muscles, making control the real workout.

09/12/2025

Meet Frankie✨

Yoga studies bought her an interest in proper alignment that lead her to Pilates. Where she trained fully to be a STOTT Comprehensive Pilates teacher. Now an advanced certified teacher, she focuses on alignment, strength and flexibility.

She has been with us now through both her pregnancies, she returned as soon as she could get out the house to teach and is still in tip top shape!

Frankie loves to make a Christmas wreath for her front door at Christmas🎄

06/12/2025

Christmas Shoes Ready? Let’s Talk Footwork!

Party season is here, which means cute shoes… and sometimes not-so-cute aches!

But don’t worry, with a little Pilates magic, you can keep your feet happy, strong and ready to dance all night!

Here are a few festive footwork moves you can try at home:
🎁 Walk on your toes
🎁 Walk on your heels
🎁 Pick up marbles (or Christmas decorations!) with your toes
🎁 Give your calves a good stretch
🎁 Roll your instep over a ball for a delicious release

And the best part?
In every Pilates class, we weave in footwork without you even realising! You might find yourself:
⭐ Pressing through the footbar on the Reformer
⭐ Pushing upward on the Tower bar
⭐ Standing tall on a balance pad
⭐ Strengthening with the Foot Corrector (see pic!)
⭐ Waking up your feet with prickle balls

Your feet carry you through all the festive fun, let’s give them the love they deserve 💚

Come join us for a class!

19/11/2025

🎄🎉 Christmas Party Alert! 🎉🎄
No warm up, no stretches — just music, laughter, and holiday cheer!

📅 Friday, 5th December
🕕 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Portland Studios

Come for the vibes, stay for the sparkle.
Let’s celebrate the season in style — party shoes only no sox! 💃🕺

ChristmasParty

11/11/2025

18/10/2025

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✨ Just a couple of spaces left! ✨

Our next PT Pilates Reformer Teacher Training course in Cheltenham starts at the end of January – and it’s almost full!

This is a YMCA Awards Level 3 accredited Reformer Pilates Teacher Training course, designed to qualify you to teach both one-to-one and group Reformer classes with confidence.

Whether you’re a fitness professional expanding your skill set or a Pilates Mat instructor ready to take the leap into teaching Reformer, this course gives you the tools, confidence, and accreditation to succeed.

What to Expect:

•8 day in-studio training

•Intelligent, practice-based learning

•Deep understanding of the Reformer repertoire, and programming for results

•Small-group training with expert guidance and real connection

•A supportive environment that nurtures confidence and lifelong learning

You’ll qualify to teach Reformer Pilates to individuals and groups, equipped with the knowledge, skill, and authenticity to lead with confidence.

Message us for more details to secure one of the final spots.

13/10/2025

This is why we're running an indepth Instructor training course to teach instructors with real knowledge and skills to pass on the true Pilates Method.

A reformer is just an equipment — true Pilates comes from someone who guides with precision, empathy and expertise!

I still remember my first time teaching on the reformer , 30 years ago— no fancy branding, no music, no mirrors.
Just me, a client, and the work.
Back then, Pilates wasn’t about aesthetics or trends — it was about understanding the body.

Today, I see reformers popping up everywhere. And while that’s wonderful — more people moving, more awareness — it also breaks my heart a little.
Because with the craze, the word Pilates has been stretched, rebranded, and, at times… completely lost.
How many times I see the word Pilates used and abused and no Pilates is taught 🫣
Movements are copied, but the method — the why, the how, the depth — is often missing 🤦‍♀️

True Pilates isn’t choreography. It’s connection!

It’s knowing when to challenge, when to support, when to stay silent and let the body find its intelligence.
It’s empathy, precision, and care — not performance.

Let’s bring it back to what it truly is: a method of movement that transforms from inside out!

13/10/2025

✨ Just a couple of spaces left! ✨

Our next PT Pilates Reformer Teacher Training course in Cheltenham starts at the end of January – and it’s almost full!

This is a YMCA Awards Level 3 accredited Reformer Pilates Teacher Training course, designed to qualify you to teach both one-to-one and group Reformer classes with confidence.

Whether you’re a fitness professional expanding your skill set or a Pilates Mat instructor ready to take the leap into teaching Reformer, this course gives you the tools, confidence, and accreditation to succeed.

What to Expect:

•8 day in-studio training

•Intelligent, practice-based learning

•Deep understanding of the Reformer repertoire, and programming for results

•Small-group training with expert guidance and real connection

•A supportive environment that nurtures confidence and lifelong learning

You’ll qualify to teach Reformer Pilates to individuals and groups, equipped with the knowledge, skill, and authenticity to lead with confidence.

Message us for more details to secure one of the final spots.

18/09/2025

Ready to elevate your Pilates career? Become a fully certified Reformer instructor in Cheltenham - don't miss out on this limited place opportunity.
Starts January 2026
Please contact me for full details. Or answer below 😃

10/09/2025

Tonight- 2 Spaces left with Lottie x

✨ New Class Alert!
Dynamic Reformer Pilates with Lottie
📅 Wednesdays | 🕔 5.15pm

🔥 Midweek Motivation

Small group training • Personal guidance • Transform your movement
https://www.portlandpilatesandphysio.co.uk/