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Staying strong in a body that is changing.

Menopause is not a problem that needs solving. It is a phase that asks for insight, strength and gentleness — and for someone to walk alongside you.

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Pilates works deeper than the body.

Getting stronger is the visible part. What happens underneath matters just as much: you learn to read your body again, and that changes how you come through this phase.

In your body

Strength in your deep muscles, a stable pelvic floor, supple joints and better posture. We work on bone density, balance and stamina — exactly what comes under pressure in this phase.

In your mind

Breathing that settles your nervous system, attention that brings you out of your head and back into your body. A firmer hold on sleep, energy and mood, because you understand what your body is telling you.

Movement that grows with your age.

What used to happen by itself now asks for more attention: your bones, your balance, your pelvic floor. That is not decline, it is a different starting point.

We work with resistance you can handle and build up from there — slow enough to keep going, firm enough to notice a difference.

Vrouw in de menopauze traint met een pilatesring op de reformer bij Studio Bij 't Vuur in Antwerpen.

What a programme involves.

Not single classes, but guidance that grows with where you are. Every programme is built around your body and your phase.

Personal intake

We start by looking and listening: how you move, what is going on, what you need. From there we build further.

Sessions made for you

Pilates tuned to your body and your phase, with room to adjust when something changes.

Support in between

You are not on your own between sessions. Questions are welcome whenever they come up.

Understanding that stays

You learn why something works, not just that it works. What you take with you stays yours after the programme ends.

Choose the length that suits you.

Change in your body takes time. How much time differs from woman to woman — so we work in three lengths.

3 months

Getting to know the method

Enough time to learn to feel your body differently and to set down a solid base. For anyone who wants to experience what this work does.

A first difference noticeable in strength, posture and breathing.
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6 months

Anchoring what you build

The time your body needs to hold on to change. We build up, adjust and deepen what is there.

Visible progress in strength, balance, sleep and energy.

12 months

All the way through the transition

Guidance that goes with you through a phase that keeps changing itself. For anyone who would rather not go through it alone.

Lasting change, with room for whatever comes up along the way.

We put a programme together with you. The session rates form the basis: €70 private, €50 per person in duo, with a bundle discount from 5 sessions. What your programme costs exactly is something we go through at the start.

Frequently asked questions.

I have never done pilates. Can I still do this?+
Yes. We start where you are, not at a level you are supposed to reach. During the intake we look at how you move and build up from there. Many women start without any experience at all.
How often do we see each other during a programme?+
That depends on your programme and on what your body can take. We agree the rhythm together at the start and adjust it when that turns out to be needed. Fixed schedules rarely work for everyone.
What does a programme cost?+
A programme is made up of private sessions or duo sessions, so the usual session rates form the basis: €70 private, €50 per person in duo, with a bundle discount from 5 sessions. How many sessions your programme runs to and over what period we spread them is something we agree together at the start.
Can I do this together with someone?+
Yes, and that is often overlooked. A programme works just as well in duo, with a friend, sister or partner. You then pay 50 euro per person instead of 70, and with a bundle that drops further to 46. Coming together also makes it easier to keep going in a phase that already asks a lot of you.

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Ready to start?

Book your first session. It starts with a short intake: we look together at where you are, what you are looking for and whether this suits you. From there we build your programme.

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