A Guide to Pilates Studios with Beginner-Friendly Classes

(SPOT.ph) Picture yourself elongating those muscles, improving your flexibility, improving posture, and feeling that satisfying burn in your core—that's what Pilates is all about. It's not as hard-hitting as HIIT sessions or Spartan workouts, but the mind-body exercise does show results over time, granted it is done constantly and consitently.

Pilates studios have always had a premium image attached to them, especially when you compare it to the likes of yoga. But think of that price tag as an investment. With a Pilates studio's specialized equipment, like the reformer, cadillac, and barrel, plus the experts that guide you along the way so that you don't injure any of your bones or muscles, it's well worth it.

If you're new to Pilates and want to embark on your "Pilates era," we've listed down studios' rates and locations that are, hopefully, close to where you live or work, because, of course, no one would want to spend more money on top of the studio fees.

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Check out these Pilates studios in Metro Manila for beginners:

All Core Pilates

Price: P2,200/session at Alabang Town Center and P2,500/session at Podium

All Core Pilates uses the Stott Pilates method that focuses on core strength, muscular strength, proper posture, and flexibility—you know, the usual Pilates stuff.  They have a modern space equipped with the necessary machines and expert instructors to achieve your goals with each lift, stretch, and curl.

This Pilates studio has two branches, the one at Alabang Town Center offers five private sessions for first-timers for P10,000, while the second studio at Podium has the same package for a tad higher price of P11,250, and both packages have a one-month validity. If you're not ready to commit to five sessions, All Core Pilates does have private single sessions that cost P2,200 at Alabang Town Center and P2,500 at Podium.

All Core Pilates' branches are at Alabang Town Center, 1780 Commerce Avenue, Muntinlupa City, and at 4/F, The Podium, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. For more information, check out All Core Pilates' Facebook page.

Bikram Yoga Manila

Price: P999/session

Something unusual and fun, and more importantly, newbie-friendly is Bikram Yoga Manila's HIIT Pilates. This combines Pilates' strength and flexibility movements with HIIT's high-intensity interval format. No machines whatsoever, just you, your mat, your towel, and sweating buckets amid the flashing lights and hype music.

This HIIT Pilates class costs P999 per session, but it's cheaper if you commit to four sessions which only costs P2,000. It's offered on Fridays, 7:45 p.m., and Sundays, 1 p.m., and each session lasts around 45 minutes to an hour.

Bikram Yoga is at 108 HV Dela Costa Street, Aguirre Building, H.V. Dela Costa, Makati City. For more information, check out Bikram Yoga Manila's Facebook page.

Options Studio

Price: P1,950 per session

Options Studio is owned by the Ole Eugenio—a man of many attainments in life, including being trained under Romana Kryzanowska, a student of the Pilates inventor himself, Joseph Pilates. The studio has a variety of classes guided by highly-trained instructors to welcome and support seasoned and novice Pilates practitioners.

For those beginning their journey, Options Studio has a program called "Senior 2 | Beginner," which means a "Senior 2" level Pilates expert is the one attending to the newbie through all the basic movements and machines in the studio. You can have this beginner-friendly session as a private class (one-on-one) or a semi-private class with one or two other people. 

Options Studio has several studio options within the metro—six to be exact. For those in the north, the Timog branch is at the 6F, GEMPC Building 132 Timog Avenue, Diliman Quezon City; the Greenhills studio (Paragon Pilates) is at B1, The Corner House, P. Guevarra corner Recto Street, San Juan; and the Rockwell branch (Move with Options) is at the 3F, Powerplant Mall, Rockwell Drive, Makati

Those in the south have the Makati branch (Disciplined Studio) at Unit 3-E1, 3F, OPL Building, 100 C. Palanca Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City; the BGC branch is at the LGF, One Uptown Residences, 36th corner 9th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City; and the Alabang branch is at 3F, Tower Wing, North Bridgeway, Filinvest City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City.

For more information, check out OptionsStudio's website.

Ritmus Pilates & Wellness

Price: P2,100 per session

Ritmus Pilates & Wellness is one of the more established Pilates studios in the metro and they only have one existing branch in Makati City. So, for the Makati gals and lads, you can find out if Pilates is for you with the studio's solo sessions which cost P2,100 per head. As pricey as it is, one-on-one sessions are the best way to start before going on group classes as this helps identify your limitations and needs.

As with any other gym or studio membership, the rates are cheaper if you buy it for a longer validity period or in bundles. A single private session at Ritmus Pilates & Wellness costs P2,100 per head; five sessions cost P10,500 and are valid for 30 days; 10 sessions cost P21,000 and are valid for 60 days; and 20 sessions cost P39,000 and are valid for 90 days.

Ritmus Pilates & Wellness is at 3/F PRIT HOUSE 5888, Gloria, Makati. For more information, check out Ritmus Pilates & Wellness' Facebook page.

Onelife Studio

Price: P7,000 for the New-to-Onelife Starter Pack

For beginners or those who want to get back into Pilates, Onelife Studio offers a New-to-Onelife Starter Pack. Priced at P7,000 per person, this bundle includes an assessment of one's health, fitness, and posture to figure out three training sessions that fit you best. It can be pre- or post-natal fitness, rehab-focused training,  weight loss and toning, general fitness, and performance optimization. This is capped off with a 20-to-30-minute Physio-Led Stretch Session that addresses your body's specific needs.

This starter pack's validity is for 30 days only, and all sessions require an appointment made at least 48 hours in advance. Take note that it can only be done at one Onelife Studio branch.

Onelife Studio's San Juan branch is at 2F Citiplace Building, 8001 Jose Abad Santos Street corner Calderon Street, Barangay Little Baguio, San Juan City; the Legaspi branch is at Unit 207 Plaza One Hundred, 100 VA Rufino Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City; and the Ortigas branch is at 3F Estancia Mall East Wing, Capitol Commons, Pasig City.

For more information, check out Onelife Studio's website.

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