Budget Pilates

Many have heard about the goodness of Pilates, but they are worried that good stuff like Pilates comes with high cost.

Well, honestly, it can be quite costly for some to learn pilates in professional studios, but then again "costly" is a relatively term. I always feel that classes at studios are "value-for-money" as they really give solid/ superb/ noticeable results.

If you have a tighter budget but want to do Pilates, you may consider these:

1. Community centres or public sports complexes. Class rate is about $110 for 10-12 classes. Remember to try out classes at A FEW centres near your home or workplace, as standard and teaching style of instructors vary. Same as choosing a pilates studio, you will need to find a class where you are comfortable with its location and its instructor.
   
2. Some professional studios offer periodic promotions/ packages which are quite affordable. For example VF-Studio has a recent promo such that you may attend unlimited number of mat sessions for S$180 within a month, or 3 beginner reformer (machine) classes at S$100. I think this is a pretty good deal. So sign up for the mailing list with various Pilates studios to stay updated on promotions (of course you can stay updated by reading P-latte too ^_^).
3. Hire a freelance instructor to teach at your workplace/ condo/ school/ parks etc, so that your peers (ideally about 4 or more people) can help split the cost with you. Market rate of such instructors range from $80-150/hour, and it depends on various factors such as your prefered location & time of the class and instructor's experience.
   

Zii and MK, hope this answer your questions :)