Mixed-level reformer classes at Speakeasy Pilates are great for beginners. Many studios require students to complete beginner Pilates before joining other classes. Clients often ask whether reformer Pilates needs strict levels to be safe. The answer depends less on levels and more on teaching. A lot of Pilates studios run on a school system. You take beginner classes. You’re observed. You’re approved. Then — and only then — you’re allowed into the next room. It’s orderly. I

A Fundamental reformer class at Speakeasy Pilates in Lexington, Virginia. (And why our Fundamental and Tower Power classes are designed to work for almost everyone) People sometimes ask why Speakeasy Pilates doesn’t have a class labeled “Beginner.” It’s not because we don’t work with beginners. We do, all the time. It’s because the word beginner  doesn’t actually tell you much—and in a small town, it can be more limiting than helpful. Lexington, Virginia has about 8,000 pe

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