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With Carole Barker

For a longer, leaner, stronger body, Pilates in Arundel.

Welcome to Arundel Pilates and the principles of Joseph Pilates. Carole is a Body Control Pilates® certified teacher, mat and apparatus, teaching Pilates for 25+ years and in Arundel since 2001. Mat classes at St Mary's Hall, Climping; private and apparatus lessons at her studio in Arundel.

Book a first lesson See the timetable
  • Max 12 in a class
  • Six-week blocks
  • Body Control Pilates certified
Carole Barker seated on a grey mat with her arms held wide, wearing a black top with a pink flower at the neckline, against a white background
Carole Barker · photo: Derek Seaward

Timetable

Mat classes · St Mary's Hall, Climping BN17 5RB
Classes at St Mary's Hall
DayTimeClass
Tues10 – 11amBona Bones Bone health · osteopenia and osteoporosis
Tues11.15am – 12.15pmChair and Standing For those who find it difficult to get up and down from the floor
Weds6 – 7pmLevel 1 Beginners
Weds7 – 8pmLevel 2 + Intermediate
Thurs10 – 11amLevel 2
Private & apparatus · The Studio at Carole's home in Arundel
DayTimeLessons
Mon9.30am – 12.30pmPrivate and apparatus lessons
Weds9.30am – 12.30pmPrivate and apparatus lessons

New to Arundel Pilates? Most people start with Level 1. Carole sees everyone first, at a private lesson or a workshop, then places you in the right class.

All courses must be booked and paid for in advance. Please bring your own mat and weights.

St Mary's Hall is next to Ford Prison; parking at the hall.

Fees

As published
  • Mat and specialist classes £13 per hour class Booked in six-week blocks, £78 a block.
  • Private lesson £55 per hour 24 hours' cancellation notice for private lessons.
    Note: her Private & Apparatus page says £53 per hour; Classes & Fees and Home say £55. Shown here as £55 — to confirm with Carole.
  • Couples (duet) £80 for 1 hour Two people, £40 each.
  • Workshop £50 3 hours Max 12 in a group. Next workshop date confirmed on enquiry.
  • Zoom classes £5 30 mins · £9 1 hour In six-week blocks.

Register for a class by phoning Carole on 01903 882734.

Getting started

Book a first lesson or workshop, then you're placed in a class.

To join Arundel Pilates you will need to attend either a beginners workshop or one private lesson. Then you'll be placed in a class appropriate for your level. Everyone is required to complete a registration form.

  1. Step 1

    Choose your way in

    A 1 hour private lesson, £55 — or a duet, two people for one hour, £80. Or a group 3 hour workshop, £50, max 12 in a group.

  2. Step 2

    Carole places you in a class

    She has to see you first to assess what level is suitable. Most people start with Level 1. Chair and Standing is there for those who find it difficult to get up and down from the floor.

  3. Step 3

    Join a six-week block

    Classes run in six-week blocks, £78. At the start of each six weeks you'll be given a lesson plan with approximately 30 exercises.

Booking, in the full build

This preview doesn't take bookings and shows no calendar. On the finished site, registration and booking happen online: you'd complete the registration form on the page instead of downloading it and emailing it back, pick a first private lesson or the next workshop, and pay for your six-week block in advance. Until then, Carole takes bookings by phone and email.

Call Carole · 01903 882734 Email carole@arundelpilates.co.uk

Classes

Small classes, precise work.

Pilates is a precise and thoughtful practice, best achieved in small classes. There will be a max of 12 people in class.

A mat class in a wood-panelled hall: Carole, in pink, on hands and one knee with the other leg extended behind her, students on purple mats around the room

Mat classes — Level 1, Level 2, Intermediate

Weds 6 – 7pm · Weds 7 – 8pm · Thurs 10 – 11am

Body Control Pilates matwork. Level 1 Beginners on Wednesday evening, Level 2 + Intermediate after it, and a daytime Level 2 on Thursday. Most people start with Level 1.

£13 per hour class · six-week blocks £78

A Chair and Standing class in a hall: older adults lunging beside green chairs, one hand on the chair back

Chair and Standing

Tues 11.15am – 12.15pm

For those who find it difficult to get up and down from the floor — a gentle way to reach your full potential.

£13 per hour class · six-week blocks £78

In Carole's studio: a person lying on a wooden reformer with legs raised in the straps, framed photographs on the wall behind

Private lessons on apparatus

Mon & Weds 9.30am – 12.30pm · The Studio, Arundel

Reformer, tower and wunda chair — all equipment from balanced body u.s.a. One-to-one, or a duet for two.

£55 per hour · duets £80

Bona Bones — bone health

Tues 10 – 11am

For those with Osteopenia and Osteoporosis.

Suitable for people with a 'T' score up to 2.7 who have not sustained any fractures.

£13 per hour class · six-week blocks £78

Pregnancy Pilates

Antenatal and postnatal

Carole holds Level 3 Pre and Post Natal (2016). Ask about current arrangements when you enquire.

Enquire for times

Zoom classes

Online · six-week blocks

Classes over Zoom, booked in six-week blocks.

£5 for 30 mins · £9 for 1 hour

My approach

Carole's approach

"At the start of each class I always say 'and how are all the bodies today, anything new to report?'" Carole Barker
My aim
To equip you with good movement skills for life.
What you will gain
Awareness of your alignment, breath and deep postural muscles. This enables you to strengthen your whole body, achieving perfect balance between flexibility and strength.
  • "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."
  • "When I first started teaching pilates 25 years ago, eek (!) there were only three providers who taught the pilates method…"
Carole kneeling on a mat, holding the outstretched hands of a student balancing in a V-sit
Carole with a student · photo: Derek Seaward
Two 1980s photographs: Carole in a split leap in a dance studio with a barre and pink leg warmers, and a black-and-white shot of her mid-jump
Amba Dene, 1980s

About Carole

A West End dancer who has taught Pilates in Arundel for 25 years.

Carole trained in classical ballet, danced professionally as Amba Dene, taught dancers at Pineapple and Dance Works, and has been a Body Control Pilates teacher since 1999 — and a supervising teacher for Body Control Pilates for ten years.

  • EarlyClassical ballet with Madam Murilova for seven years.
  • 1970Scholarship to Arts Educational.
  • StageProfessional dancer in West End musicals and on TV as Amba Dene.
  • 1980sTaught professional dancers at Pineapple and Dance Works.
  • ResearchDesigned the exercise portion of a Royal Free Hospital research programme on cardiovascular training for the over-85s. "Yes you can, they all improved! Never too late to start."
  • RadioSpoke on exercise on BBC Woman's Hour with Jenni Murray.
  • 1999Body Control Pilates matwork; reformer 2003, Cadillac 2007, Reformer 2 Advanced 2011.
  • 2001Moved to Arundel. Wrote the exercise chapter for The Arthritic Association's manual.
  • HealthRecovered from a stem cell transplant for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with Pilates.
"I always feel I learn so much from my clients and hope in return they acquire good functional movement and enjoyment in my classes." Carole Barker

Qualifications

  • 2016Active IQ Level 3 Bone Health
  • 2016Level 3 Pre and Post Natal
  • 2015Level 3 Older Adults
  • 2011Reformer 2 Advanced
  • 2010Chair 2 Advanced
  • 2007Cadillac
  • 2003Reformer
  • 1999Mat-Work
Body Control Pilates Certified Teacher badge

Testimonials

From the bodies in class.

"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!!"
Karen Fryer
"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."
Julie Holloway
"Her classes are small (no more than 12) and tailor-made to address individual problems."
Jean H
"Just the right mix of enthusiastic chivvying, encouragement and firmness."
Justin Jones

Questions

Frequently asked questions

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 80's. In my classes age, size, shape, sex is totally irrelevant.

"Every emotion is a movement." — William James

Find us

Two places, one teacher.

St Mary's Hall — mat and specialist classes

Climping BN17 5RB

Next to Ford Prison; parking at the hall. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday classes.

The Studio — private and apparatus lessons

Carole's home, Arundel

Monday and Wednesday mornings, 9.30am – 12.30pm. Directions on enquiry.

Contact

Phone or email Carole.

Register for a class by phoning Carole. Enquiries about private lessons, workshops and Zoom by email.