24/08/2025
👋🏽 As a studio that’s been teaching Pilates in Antibes for over 10-years, here’s what I want you to know…
⭐🙅🏾♀️ PILATES THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD…
⬇️ Read below to see WHY…
In the last 18-months, I’ve seen studio-after-studio opening on the French Riviera.
😳 In fact… I’ve never seen such huge growth in the local Pilates scene!!
And I’m absolutely delighted…
Why? Well, because…
🛥️ ‘A rising tide floats all boats’.
Here are the stats:
📈 Globally, the number of Pilates studios has grown by ~30% over the past five years.
📈 In Paris and other major cities like Lyon and Marseille, the number of boutique Pilates and yoga studios has roughly doubled over the last 15 years, especially in affluent neighborhoods.
📈 Major international chains such as Club Pilates and Anytime Fitness have recently begun expanding into France, signaling rising demand.
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BUT, here’s what I want you to know from the floor and walls of my studio with 50+ five star reviews, where I’ve personally taught over 10,000+ hours of Pilates…
Nothing beats experience.
Trust in your teacher takes time to build.
Yes, Pilates can help you with pain and injuries. But, you need to be in a studio that cares about supporting you on the journey from A to Z.
The way a studio is led and managed, filters down into the kind of teaching that clients experience.
Trauma-informed, women conscious studios are actually very difficult to find.
Resonance can’t be forced.
State of the art marketing and equipment doesn’t mean state of the art teaching or teachers.
Quality isn’t cheap.
🙋 My advice?
✅ Make conscious choices when choosing a Pilates studio
✅ Ask questions
✅ Check what qualifications your teachers have
✅ Don’t let their Instagram feed be your deciding factor
✅ Most importantly, see how you FEEL when you’re being taught there…
With joy,
Bianca Ljungberg
(Founder)
