Pilates New Plymouth, at 163/167 Courtenay Street in Strandon, is a boutique studio that specialises in STOTT PILATES reformer classes. The studio has reformers, a tower, a stability chair, a ladder barrel and a rotational diskboard. Classes include reformer and matwork, intensive and advanced reformer classes, and corporate mat classes. There are pre and postnatal classes, and a teen course that runs for 10 weeks each school term. One-to-one sessions and small groups of up to four people are offered, along with initial assessment consultations. Bookings are made online, and vouchers and gift packs are sold.
Customers praise the instructors for clear explanations of what each exercise is doing. One said the classes have helped their shoulders, breathing and a sore neck. Another, back in Taranaki after years away, said the instructors are the best they have had. One client has attended for many years and now does the advanced classes after long-running lower back trouble. The Pilates Studio, 0.3 km away, is rated 5.0 from one review. Our pick in Strandon for a studio where the instructors explain the work.