ONE GROVE

One grove review

I honestly feel that One Grove is the best pilates studio in this area. I really love the smaller class sizes, intelligent approach and more personal way of teaching by Lucy and her team, which you don’t get at your local gym, for example.

As I suffer with chronic pain, I wanted a studio that understood my condition and could work with me to help make me stronger, without causing further pain or injury and One Grove did just that.

I would highly recommend to anyone, whether you’re new to pilates or you’re experienced and are looking for a more fun, varied and innovative studio!

One Grove offers the most professional pilates experience I have ever found. Truly effective exercises on a reformer, tailored to my personal issues, have gradually eased and I hope are making a real difference to a chronic condition. Claire is my regular instructor but experience with other members of the team has been great.

The key distinguishing feature of One Grove is the attitude of the instructors who, in addition to being highly knowledgeable, are able to personalise the exercise routine. Pilates in this studio isn’t just about fitness, but also about understanding your body and learning healthier ways of standing, sitting and moving. Thanks to Lucy, I have learned how to move the tension from my neck and address mild scoliosis issues, which had previously been aggravated by three pregnancies and baby handling. The small class sizes mean that the instructors are able to attend to the individual needs of all the participants.

One Grove is a relaxing, calm haven in the middle of Cheltenham! The instructors are all wonderfully friendly and extremely knowledgeable, taking into account any current or previous injuries or niggles and adapting all exercises to suit you and your needs.

Class sizes are small so you know that you will get the attention and instruction needed to do the exercises correctly.

I love my weekly equipment classes at One Grove and see them as an essential part of my fitness and injury prevention regime!

I love One Grove! I have done both equipment classes in the gym and mat classes via Zoom - both excellent. The Zoom classes have been a real life saver during lockdown. These work well because the instructors (normally Lucy & Corina for me) are very competent at explaining/demonstrating the exercises and also at keeping an eye on everybody, correcting where necessary. Of course, this also applies in the gym. All the instructors work diligently to accommodate the different needs of clients and ensure at all times the exercises are tailored according to ability and existing injuries. There is a lovely atmosphere and they are very welcoming. The instructors clearly enjoy working there and this is probably all down to Lucy!

One Grove is an excellent Pilates studio with top class instructors. I always love coming to classes, whether they are semi private reformer classes, group mat, group yoga or Barre. Parking, at Waitrose, is easy and less than 1 minute’s walk. The studio is bright, very clean and fresh. I highly recommend Lucy and her team.

As a long-time seeker after effective approaches to bodily well-being (yoga, gym, weights, swimming, running etc.) I have become a steadfast disciple of the Pilates method as taught at One Grove, Cheltenham. The professional, careful and caring approach of Lucy and her team ensures that every session is tailored to individual needs, motivating mind to want to do more and strengthening body to be able to do more, in the face of old age and less than perfect health. Quite simply the remedial work of One Grove Pilates keeps me going. I cannot recommend the place highly enough.

One Grove is a very professional and welcoming studio. They really do cater for everyone and have such a personal approach that you immediately feel at ease. Initial one-to-one sessions to recover from an old shoulder injury have been so successful I now feel confident in more challenging moves on the Pilates equipment than I would ever have thought possible and I no longer wake with niggling pain. I absolutely recommend One Grove!