The Return Library

New to Return

Everything to know before your first class: what happens in Foundation, how the reformer works, how often to come and when you’ll feel the difference.

Client putting her sandals away in a locker at Return before her Pilates class

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beginners, Videos between classes

Getting ready for your classes: small habits, better sessions

The Return team of Pilates instructors and physiotherapists smiling together in the Malvern East studio

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beginners, Videos between classes

Welcome to the video library: movement support between classes

Smiling woman kneeling on the reformer with her hands on the footbar, set up and ready to start

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Why setup is so important: position first, then move

Smiling woman on her side on the reformer with her top leg lifted, mid-way through a class

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How long does Pilates take to work? What changes at 2, 6 and 12 weeks

Three women in a Return reformer Pilates class in Malvern East, pushing the carriage out with their hands on the shoulder blocks

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How many Pilates classes a week? An honest answer

Return instructor guiding a reformer class while clients lie on their backs with their legs lifted

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Your first Foundation class: exactly what to expect

Close-up of a Pilates reformer's colour-coded springs and padded foot strap, used to set the resistance

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Meet the reformer: springs, carriage and how it all works

Woman in a pike on the reformer, hands on the footbar and hips lifted, in Return's timber-panelled studio

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Reformer or mat Pilates: which should you actually start with?