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Power of Pilates

Pilates Learning Centre

Helping you understand Pilates, your body and how to move better.

Every week we answer hundreds of questions in our studios. We created the Learning Centre to bring those answers together in one place. Explore practical guides based on nearly 20 years of teaching experience.

Why we created the Learning Centre

For almost twenty years we've taught thousands of Pilates classes and answered countless questions from clients. Some people want to know what Pilates actually is. Others are curious about posture, back pain, breathing, or simply what to expect from a first class.

Rather than keeping those conversations inside our studios, we've brought them together here. The Learning Centre is a growing collection of practical guides based on real teaching experience, written to help you understand Pilates with confidence.

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New to Pilates?

Start here if Pilates is new to you.

Explore beginner guides →
New to Pilates? We recommend starting with these four guides before exploring the rest of the Learning Centre.
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Understanding Pilates Classes

Learn how different types of Pilates classes work and who they are designed for.

Explore our classes →
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Pilates & Your Body

Explore guides about movement, posture and common reasons people choose Pilates.

Explore health guides →
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Pilates Explained

History, specialist teaching and straight answers.

Explore Pilates FAQs →
Written from real studio experience

Practical Pilates advice from practising teachers

These guides are based on the questions we have answered in our studios since 2007. They are written and reviewed by the Power of Pilates team, drawing on our experience teaching Mat and Reformer Pilates in Lower Earley and Crowthorne.

Thinking about trying Pilates?

The guides are here to help you understand your options. When you are ready, our beginner classes and introductory offers make it easy to take the next step at Lower Earley or Crowthorne.