Body Control Pilates · Arundel & Climping
For a longer, leaner, stronger body.
With Carole Barker
Welcome to Arundel Pilates and the principles of Joseph Pilates. My aim: to equip you with good movement skills for life. Pilates is a precise and thoughtful practice, best achieved in small classes — there will be a maximum of 12 people in class.
The week
Six-week blocks, twelve people at most.
At the start of each six weeks you'll be given a lesson plan with approximately 30 exercises.
St Mary's Hall, Climping
BN17 5RB · next to Ford PrisonThe Studio, Arundel
Private & apparatusZoom classes also run, at £5 for 30 minutes or £9 for an hour, in six-week blocks. Workshop dates are confirmed on enquiry — this preview shows none, because the date on your current site has already passed.
Getting started
Everyone starts with one lesson or one workshop.
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A private lesson, or a workshop
Before joining a class, either a one-hour private lesson at £55 (or a duet, two people for an hour, £80), or a three-hour group beginners workshop at £50, maximum 12 in a group.
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A registration form
Everyone is required to complete a registration form, so that Carole knows what she is working with before you step on a mat.
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The class that suits you
Then you'll be placed in a class appropriate for your level. Most people start with Level 1.
Classes
Six ways in.
Mat classes
Level 1 beginners through to Level 2 and intermediate, in six-week blocks at St Mary's Hall. Please bring your own mat and weights.
Chair and Standing
For those who find it difficult to get up and down from the floor — a gentle way to reach your full potential.
Private & apparatus
One to one in the studio in Arundel on reformer, tower and wunda chair. £55 an hour, or £80 for two people together.
Bona Bones
Bone health for osteopenia and osteoporosis — suitable for people with a 'T' score up to 2.7 who have not sustained any fractures.
Pregnancy Pilates
Antenatal and postnatal, taught by a Level 3 qualified pre- and post-natal teacher.
Zoom classes
£5 for 30 minutes, £9 for an hour, in six-week blocks — for the weeks you cannot get to Climping.
Fees
What things cost.
- Mat and specialist classes£13 per hour class, in six-week blocks£78
- Private lessonOne hour, in the studio at Arundel£55
- DuetTwo people for one hour — £40 each£80
- Beginners workshopThree hours, maximum 12£50
- Zoom30 minutes £5 · one hour £9, in six-week blocks£5 / £9
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How Carole teaches
“And how are all the bodies today, anything new to report?”
“I do not adhere to that dreadful cliché ‘no pain, no gain’.”
“I'm not a slave driver!”
“Ultimately Pilates could help you to enjoy your life to the full, be able to participate in any sport of your choice and keep a strong functioning body well into your eighties.”
“Awareness of your alignment, breath and deep postural muscles enables you to strengthen your whole body, achieving perfect balance between flexibility and strength.”
About Carole
A West End dancer who has taught in Arundel since 2001.
- The beginningClassical ballet with Madam Murilova for seven years, then a 1970 scholarship to Arts Educational.
- Amba DeneProfessional dancer in West End musicals and on television, under her stage name.
- 1980sTaught professional dancers at Pineapple and Dance Works in London.
- Pilates, 1999–2011Body Control Pilates matwork 1999, reformer 2003, Cadillac 2007, Chair 2 Advanced 2010, Reformer 2 Advanced 2011. Supervising teacher for Body Control Pilates for ten years.
- The Royal FreeDesigned the exercise portion of a research programme on cardiovascular training for the over-85s. “Yes you can, they all improved! Never too late to start.” Later spoke about exercise on BBC Woman's Hour with Jenni Murray.
- Her own recoveryCame back from a stem cell transplant for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with Pilates, and wrote the exercise chapter for The Arthritic Association's manual.
- Arundel, 2001Twenty-five years of teaching, and counting. “I always feel I learn so much from my clients and hope in return they acquire good functional movement and enjoyment in my classes.”
Qualifications: Active IQ Level 3 Bone Health (2016) · Level 3 Pre and Post Natal (2016) · Level 3 Older Adults (2015) · Reformer 2 Advanced (2011) · Chair 2 Advanced (2010) · Cadillac (2007) · Reformer (2003) · Mat-Work (1999).
In their words
What her clients say.
“After suffering for nearly 10 years with the pain associated with a slipped disc, my GP recommended Pilates and gave me Carole's name… It is so good to have found a form of exercise which actually helps my back rather than hinders it!!”
“I used to suffer with lower back pain daily and have been attending Carole's pilates classes for at least 7 years… I am now no longer plagued by constant lower back pain.”
“Her classes are small (no more than 12) and tailor-made to address individual problems.”
“Just the right mix of enthusiastic chivvying, encouragement and firmness.”
Two questions
Before you come.
Can I just turn up on the night?
All courses must be booked and paid for in advance. I have to see you first to assess what level is suitable.
I haven't exercised for ages and I'm over 50.
The average age of my clients is between 35 and 55. However, some people in your class may be teenagers or in their 80s. In my classes age, size, shape, sex is totally irrelevant.
Book a first lesson
One lesson, or one workshop, and you're in.
A private hour is £55, a duet £80, a three-hour beginners workshop £50. Ring Carole or send a line and she'll tell you which class you'd land in.
Where
Climping, and a studio in Arundel.
- Classes
- St Mary's Hall, Climping BN17 5RB — next to Ford Prison, with parking at the hall.
- Private & apparatus
- The Studio at Carole's home in Arundel.
- Telephone
- 01903 882734
- carole@arundelpilates.co.uk
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