What makes a Pilates studio truly profitable. Drawing from my 20 years of experience in owning, running, and consulting for Pilates studios, I focus here on Strategic financial management and its importance in developing a profitable Pilates studio.

Welcome to our special series on what makes a Pilates reformer or apparatus based studio truly profitable.

I recently wrote a blog titled "Global Fitness Trends in 2023", highlighting various growth areas in exercise and lifestyle. In this blog, I'll refer back to those trends and the headline titles used to describe them in that Blog, and explore here for each headline how Pilates Studio owners might adapt their classes or studio culture to meet the wider fitness public's needs.

Like most years 2023 has seen fast growth in some areas and severe decline in others - here I look back at some of the trends moving one way or another.

On National Menopause Day, it is fitting to highlight that in the UK, societal attention is increasingly focusing on the unique needs of women navigating perimenopause and menopause. This, often destabilising, life stage introduces a myriad of physical and emotional challenges caused by hormonal and other chemical changes.

In the increasingly reported and watched landscape of well-being, lululemon's recently released Global Wellbeing Report for 2023 gives insights into the challenges individuals face in prioritising and achieving holistic wellness

Using AI to help with your Pilates studio or Pilates classes marketing.

In an age where technology seemingly rules the fitness realm, the words of Harvard Professor Dr. Daniel Lieberman echo loudly: "Any movement is an improvement on none, more is usually better, and it is never too late to start." As we navigate this tech-driven fitness landscape, advocates and owners of traditional fitness businesses, like Pilates studios, need to understand how to hold their ground, maintain, and grow market share.

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Clinical Pilates and Fitness instructors recent attitudes to Continued Professional Development demonstrate increasing preference to the convenience of Online Education and assessment: Chris Onslow writes about his first hand experience of this, measuring effectiveness and satisfaction compared to traditional classroom learning.

Introducing Chris Onslow Pilates Consultant