Jane Tomlinson
“Welcome Pilates is truly welcoming in every sense of the word; I never feel judged or competitive, just 'seen' and accepted.”
Google review, December 2025
Twickenham Green and Church Street, Twickenham
Move better, feel stronger, at home in your body.
Mat Pilates in Twickenham, twelve to a class, with a teacher who can actually see you. The ages run from 18 to 70+ and there are men on the mats next to you.
- Twelve people per class
- Two Twickenham venues, or live on Zoom
- 18 to 70+, all levels
Rated 5.0 across 41 Google reviews
Your first class is free, in person or online.
Rated 5.0 from 41 Google reviews.
Body Control Pilates founding member. Teachers certified by Body Control Pilates, YMCA and APPI.
Rebecca Pieri
“Welcome Pilates classes are a wonderful break in the week to focus on strengthening your body and letting the rest of the 'noise' go for 55 mins.”
Google review, December 2025
Sarah Waller
“The small group classes are very personal and adapted to the individual abilities of the participants, and you receive a lot individual feedback to help you progress.”
Google review, December 2025
Debbie Phillips
“Lucy has been my pilates instructor for six years now, some of those were in person but mostly online. She's just wonderful, calm, caring, and incredibly knowledgeable.”
Google review, December 2025
Eddie O'Rourke
“Lovely, warm, welcoming environment. The instructors are very helpful and supportive to people who are new to pilates.”
Google review, August 2024
Stephanie McGibbon
“As a long standing member, I thoroughly enjoy Lucy's teaching. Not always easy, but always fun and Lucy (and her team) are always encouraging.”
Google review, December 2025
Sharon
“Over the last month or so I have really noticed a positive change in my hip mobility and strength. I can walk longer without feeling any pain.”
Member since 2019
Cathy H
“Welcome Pilates is truly a breath of fresh air! I attended her recent retreat in Italy and from start to finish it was just perfect and a real 'abundance of joy' in every way.”
Google review, July 2025
Who comes to Welcome Pilates
Ordinary people, in a room of twelve.
Twelve people, and you get corrected
Every in person class is capped at twelve. That cap is the whole reason your teacher can see how you are actually moving and give you a correction by name, rather than calling a room through a routine. Fifty-five minutes, once or twice a week.
18 to 70+, and men on the mats
Our clients run from 18 to 70+, and there are men in every class. We have taught people managing back, hip, shoulder, neck and knee pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and scoliosis, alongside runners, golfers and swimmers who want to move better in their own sport.
Twickenham, live on Zoom, or on demand
Two Twickenham venues for in person classes. Live Zoom classes capped at fourteen, so corrections still get called out by name. And a recorded library you can use at home, at work or on holiday.
Never done it before?
What is mat Pilates?
Slow, controlled movement on the floor, using your own bodyweight, with a teacher watching how you move. That is the whole of it.
You work on a mat, not a machine
Every Twickenham group class is mat Pilates: controlled bodyweight movement on the floor. There is no apparatus to learn and nothing to set up. You lie down, and the teacher takes it from there.
Alignment, breathing, centering
The three principles every class is built on. In practice that means slow, precise movement, breath that matches what you are doing, and a teacher watching how you are actually moving rather than how the exercise is supposed to look.
You pick the option that suits today
Every exercise comes with levels, called out loud as the class runs. You work with how your body feels on the day instead of pushing to a fixed standard. Nothing here is punishing.
Fifty-five minutes, twelve of you
One class a week, or two, is the normal way in. Expect a mix of challenge and relaxation, and to leave walking taller rather than needing a day to recover.
Mat Pilates and equipment Pilates
Mat is what runs in Twickenham and online, and it is what almost everyone starts with. The Reformer, Cadillac and Trapeze Table live at the private studio in Battersea and are worked one to one with Lucy. If you have heard that Pilates means a machine with springs and straps, that is the equipment side, and it is a separate thing you can add later.
In person, online, on demand
Ways to practise with us
Group classes run at two Twickenham venues, Holy Trinity on the Green and Mint on Church Street. Every class, in the room or on Zoom, runs 55 minutes.
All Levels, in person in Twickenham
The one most people start with.
Monday 12pm at Mint on Church Street with Rhiannon, then Monday 7:30pm and Wednesday 6pm at Holy Trinity with Lucy and Mia. Complete beginners are welcome: every exercise has options and they are called out as the class runs. Maximum 12 people.
Intermediate, Monday evenings
When All Levels stops being enough.
Monday 6:30pm at Holy Trinity with Lucy, for people with a settled practice who want more range and more load. Same room, same cap of 12, a harder 55 minutes.
Live online on Zoom
Same class, your front room.
All Levels on Friday 10am and Advanced on Wednesday 6:30pm, both with Lucy. Capped at 14 so corrections still get called out by name. Lucy contacts every new online client before their first class to talk through goals and any injuries. All times GMT.
On Demand Studio
Pilates on the days you cannot get to a class.
A members only recorded library you can filter by level, teacher, mood and the time you have. It includes Pilates for back pain, the Pilates Fundamentals series and meditation sessions. Use it at home, at work or on holiday.
Pilates retreats in Umbria, Italy
Once a year, in a 17th century castle.
Five days on the border of Umbria and Tuscany: daily Pilates, food from the estate, a pool, and excursions to Lake Bolsena and Orvieto. Places are limited and it sells out. Get in touch through the contact page and we will send you the dates and what is included.
Named on every timetable slot
Meet your teachers
Founder and Pilates Teacher
Lucy Tomlinson
Founded Welcome Pilates in 2018. 10+ years practising, 6+ teaching.
Lucy found Pilates at university, during a period of particularly poor mental health, and it gave her somewhere to escape to while she studied for her degree. What stayed with her was that the exercises were never punishing: her teacher encouraged the room to listen to their bodies and take whichever option felt good that day. That is the class she teaches now.
She teaches Monday evenings at Holy Trinity, Wednesday and Friday online, and delivers every one to one session at the Battersea studio. She holds Level 3 Body Control Pilates Mat, Level 3 Pre and Postnatal, Reformer Advanced, and Reformer, Cadillac and Chair. She also hosts the studio's retreats in Italy.
“It's humbling for me, you can't 'complete' Pilates, it's a constant growing experience which has taught me so much more than just a list of exercises.”
The rest of the team
Rhiannon Lewis
Pilates Teacher
APPI certified matwork. Teaches Monday 12pm at Mint. Her classes flow from one exercise to the next with moments of rest and options to push or ease off, so you work physically but leave feeling you took time for yourself.
Mia Patrick
Pilates Teacher
YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Pilates. Teaches Wednesday 6pm at Holy Trinity. Ballet trained, so expect control, alignment and precision, taught calmly and in detail, with a real emphasis on safe, well aligned movement.
Sarah Hunter
Pilates Teacher
Level 3 Body Control Pilates Mat. Covers online classes. A professional dancer for over ten years before she came to Pilates near the end of her performing career, she teaches whole body work that leaves you stronger, taller and calmer.
Twickenham and Battersea
Where we teach
Group classes run in two rooms in Twickenham, one on the Green and one on Church Street. The one to one equipment work happens at a private studio in Battersea.
WHERE WE TEACH
Inside Holy Trinity Church, Twickenham Green
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Good to know
Maximum 12 people
Group classes are capped at twelve, so your teacher can watch how you are actually moving and give you a correction by name.
55 minutes
Every class runs 55 minutes, start to finish. All class times are GMT.
Mat Pilates, no equipment
Bodyweight work on a mat. Nothing to set up, and nothing you have to learn how to use before you start.
Location
Holy Trinity Church, Twickenham Green
The Green Room, Holy Trinity Church, 1 Vicarage Road
Twickenham Green, Twickenham, TW2 5TS
Monday 6:30pm Intermediate and 7:30pm All Levels with Lucy. Wednesday 6pm All Levels with Mia.
Get directionsA member's story
I still lift. Pilates is what I added.
Julia had been lifting weights and exercising for about twenty years. As she stepped into her mid forties her body started telling her it needed something different, and a hip injury made that impossible to ignore.
Two months into classes with Lucy she felt like a new person. She still lifts and she still walks a lot. With Pilates in the mix, her body feels strong, supported and, in her words, genuinely grateful.
“Starting Pilates with Lucy completely shifted things: two months on, I feel like a new person.”
Julia, Welcome Pilates member
One to one, when you want closer attention
Private sessions are worth considering if you are completely new to Pilates, or if you are working around a specific injury or health concern. They are also how people work on the equipment. Each session is built around you, in person at the Battersea studio or live online.
- 1:1 equipment sessions at the Battersea studio, SW11, on the Reformer, Cadillac, Trapeze Table and Mat
- 1:1 and 2:1 sessions live online
- Initial Pilates Assessment, £70
- Prenatal and postnatal Pilates, private sessions only
- Advised if you're new to Pilates or working around an injury
Ask Lucy about a 1:1 when you come in for your free class.
Rolling monthly, cancel in 14 days
Plans and pricing
Three published plans, all rolling monthly. You do not need any of them to come to your first class: that one is free.
On Demand Studio
£22per month
The full recorded library, on the days you cannot get to a class.
- Full On Demand Studio library
- Filter by level, teacher, mood and time
- Pilates for back pain and the Fundamentals series
- Meditation sessions included
- Cancel for free any time
Start here
Maintenance Plan
£60per month
One group class a week, plus everything in the On Demand Studio.
- 1 group class a week
- Full On Demand Studio access
- Roll over 1 unused class
- Meditation sessions included
- 14 days to cancel for free
Improvement and Change Plan
£100per month
Two group classes a week, for when once a week stops being enough.
- 2 group classes a week
- Full On Demand Studio access
- Roll over up to 2 unused classes
- Meditation sessions included
- 14 days to cancel for free
Rolling monthly. Change your mind in the first 14 days and cancel for free, no questions asked. Unused classes roll over.
Not ready for a membership? Online drop-ins are £18 and a six class online pack is £96. Looking for a gift card? They are £70, online.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers. Anything we have missed, call or WhatsApp Lucy on 07579 798557.
Your first class is on us
Pick a class.
The first one is free.
It is a genuine free class, not a trial you get sold at. Come to a Twickenham class or join us live on Zoom, whichever fits your week. Tell us which one you fancy and we will come back to you.
- Free first class, in person or online
- Twelve people, so the teacher can actually see you
- All levels, from complete beginner up
Pick a class that fits your week
Claim your free class
Pick a class that fits your week, then choose a session.
Select a class
Upcoming All Levels, Holy Trinity sessions
Arrive a few minutes early so your teacher can say hello and ask about anything that hurts. Wear something comfortable you can move in and bring water. Options are given for every exercise, and nobody will make you do anything your body does not want to do.
All class times are GMT and every class runs 55 minutes.
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The Green Room, Holy Trinity Church, 1 Vicarage Road, Twickenham Green, Twickenham, TW2 5TS. Get directions