Inspired Pilates

30/03/2026

Studio closed this week for Easter holidays.

Open from next Tuesday 7th April.

I have a few places here and there for Mat and some rare places in reformer so if you are interested, get in contact!

Happy Easter 🐣

26/03/2026

Love it when clients bring in positive Pilates articles to pin up on my cork board!

Well done to Pete in this article, who joins my over 70s men who regularly attend.

This article was shared by a lovely, active golfer male client who is 85 years old and in his words today ‘is the fittest he’s ever been’, finding Pilates has also helped his COPD.

Joseph Pilates himself developed the breathing alongside the exercise as he himself had asthma as a child- so I’m pleased that clients are also benefiting from joe being clever!

Thank you, as ever, to Joseph and Clara Pilates for developing our incredible method which just keeps building popularity over the world! 💜 The method was developed from the turn of the 1900s until Joes death in 1967 and continues to build and thrive.

Ensure your own teacher has a solid foundation of training, such as the Pilates Foundation- the highest standard.

Book with me today on 07966174864 🥰

10/03/2026

💜Are you a Pilates teacher and want more work?💜

I am tentatively looking for another Pilates teacher to work at Inspired Pilates Studio in teffont evias.

Extremely competitive rates of pay!

As the teffont hotel is opening soon (around April time) I am expecting footfall to increase massively in the village. Now would be a great time to get some more classes on the time table!!

Extra bonus for teachers who are reformer trained too…..

Just pm me if you think you might be interested. Flexible time table, and flexible on if you want to bring your own clients with you…. Just get in contact. 💜

05/03/2026

World Book Day!

On this day, I will point you towards Salisburys Bodywise Pilates- Leila Coppock’s Pilates handbook which is a must for all matwork clients!

You can find the link to it here- https://www.bodywisepilates.co.uk/product-page/pilates-book

Happy world book day!

Lisa x

This handbook describes a selection of basic Pre-Pilates and evolved Pilates matwork exercises for you to practise at home, in between attending your regular classes written by Leila Coppock.With photos and instructions to guide you, these exercises will help you to keep moving well andfeeling good....

02/03/2026

Your place is waiting at the tranquil Pilates studio Inspired Pilates in teffont evias.

1-1 or 2-1 reformer with tower and wunda chair, taught by experienced teacher Lisa Rich trained through the Pilates Foundation in 2010 at the Scott Studio and in London.

Apparatus Pilates is perfect for honing your Pilates experience. You will improve imbalances, gain strength and understanding of your body.

If you would prefer matwork, we also have some places making classes affordable whilst meeting your goals.

Your place awaits, just get in contact to book or visit www.inspiredpilates.co.uk and book in through our booking app
Vagaro or WhatsApp/ text/ call Lisa on 07966174864 email inspiredpilates@hotmail.co.uk

23/02/2026

Well said Michael King Pilates 🥰

Every week there is another video of someone sliding off a Reformer or attempting something so bizarre it looks more like a circus audition than a Pilates session. It gets shared, commented on, laughed at, dissected. And every single time that happens, the algorithm rewards it. It does not care whether you are shocked or critical. It simply sees engagement and pushes it further.

The uncomfortable truth is that when we share these clips, even to say how dreadful they are, we give them power. We amplify the very thing we claim to be against. What might have stayed in a small corner of the internet suddenly reaches thousands more, and the public starts to associate Pilates with instability, gimmicks and people falling off equipment.

That affects all of us. It does not just reflect on one teacher. It chips away at the credibility of the method and confuses clients who are trying to understand what proper training looks like. Pilates is built on control, progression and intelligent movement, not shock value.

If you see something reckless, the most effective response is actually the simplest one. Do not engage. Do not repost. Unfollow and move on. When we stop watching, the reach drops.
That is the only leverage we really have.

If we want to protect the profession, we need to stop feeding the content that undermines it.

04/02/2026

Burn your slippers! 🤣yep I actually say that in class. Get barefoot!

The most dangerous addiction of the modern world isn’t sugar. 🍬
It’s comfort.

And the biggest addiction we practice every single day is right under our feet. 👣

For over 2 million years, our ancestors were endurance athletes.
They ran after prey across African savannas.
They walked thousands of kilometers across continents.

And they did it without:
• “Air” soles
• Gel cushioning
• “Miracle” arch supports
• Thick padding

They moved by landing on the front or midfoot.

Your foot is a masterpiece of biological engineering — designed to work like a spring. 🦶
When you land naturally:
• the foot arch stretches
• the calf muscles lengthen
• the Achilles tendon absorbs impact

This is a perfect natural shock-absorption system.

Then came the 1970s.
The running boom.

Shoe companies realized two things:
1. You can’t sell bare feet.
2. You can’t patent the ground. 🌍

So they created a “problem” — impact.
And sold the “solution” — cushioning. 👟

Thick foam heels.
“Arch support.”
“Motion control.”

It sounded like medicine.
In reality, it was marketing — designed to sell plastic. 😔

And it changed the way we move.

Soft heels taught people to do something that never happens in nature:
👉 land on the heel ‼️

This is called heel striking — and biomechanically, it’s a disaster.

It bypasses the foot’s natural shock absorption.
Impact travels straight:
➡️ to the calf
➡️ to the knee
➡️ to the lower back

The shoe absorbs the feeling of impact,
but your joints absorb the force.

Even worse, “support” acts like a cast.
Support a muscle — and it switches off.
Squeeze the foot in a narrow shoe — and toe function atrophies.

We traded strong, adaptable feet for weak, deformed “shells” — and there’s often no way back.

It’s no coincidence that:
• knee replacements
• chronic back pain

exploded at the same time “comfortable shoes” became the norm.

Comfort is often harm disguised as convenience.

When we understand this, we can make conscious choices — and question marketing claims.
We can also take intentional steps to reverse the damage.

The first step?
Wake up the sleeping feet. ⚽👣

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12/01/2026

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💜AND you could post a review which would be lovely! 💜

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12/01/2026

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to the lovely people who bought these wonderful gifts (or made them) as a thank you for Christmas. I’m thrilled with them 🥰

30/12/2025

It’s been a tricky old December, with illness but I’m slowly getting back on track this week!

First aid completed in 5 hours… phew!

January bookings being taken! A few spaces here and there in group mat classes and reformer.

08/12/2025

Looking for a reliable substitute mat only teacher for my studio Inspired Pilates - teffont evias.

Must be highly qualified (ideally Pilates foundation) and reliable. If you are trained by any other body, get in contact but a course of minimum 1 years training is required to maintain the studios high standards provided to our clients. You must also be a current member of your body and have an up to date first aid qualification.

£7pp per class - max 9 clients.

If you know of anyone, please get in touch. If they fit in well, it could be a permanent position.

See

Inspired Pilates offers classes in Southwest Wiltshire on the county border with Dorset. We teach a variety of Group Matwork Classes and reformer classes, making accessing Pilates affordable whilst maintaining a high standard of teaching. Lisa Rich is a qualified Pilates teacher.

17/11/2025

An absolutely superb day a few weeks ago at Bodywise Pilates in Salisbury with the superb Suzy Barton studying feet and shoulders!

I’m sure you’ve experienced some of this training in your classes by now 💜