The Netherlands, AmsterdamJune 25, 2025, by Isa de Laat

The best and most fun (reformer) pilates in Amsterdam

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The Netherlands, Amsterdam, June 25, 2025, by Isa de Laat

The best and most fun (reformer) pilates in Amsterdam

Anyone who lives in the capital or likes to visit knows: an hour of sweating on a reformer is just as common as a flat white to go. The options are now endless (and often quite expensive). The best thing to do is to invest your money in a good studio. These are the best and most fun places for (reformer) pilates in Amsterdam. With a nice atmosphere, good teachers and muscle pain.

Studio 9

Studio 9

Studio 9 Pilates is a beautiful boutique studio in Amsterdam East where you can go for both reformer and mat pilates. The focus is on full-body workouts with a lot of attention to corestability and posture. The lessons are intensive and effective: the groups are small (maximum 8 persons for reformer and 11 for mat).

Private and duet lessons are also offered, ideal for those just starting out or with specific wishes or complaints.

A trial lesson is ten euros on the mat, fifteen for a reformer and of course there are punch cards and subscriptions. The lessons are also accessible via Urban Sports Club. Grip socks are mandatory, and it is recommended to bring a towel and bottle of water.

Studio 9 Pilates

PLTS

PLTS

The OG podcast studio in Amsterdam is quite PLTS. Okay, they call themselves the high-intensity boutique Reformer Pilates concept in the Netherlands. And yes, it is influencer-hip, but with seven locations in Amsterdam (East, West, South, De Pijp, Jordaan, Middenweg) and Rotterdam, they are doing well. In compact 50-minute sessions, 'Burn. Sweat. Sculpt. Love.', you will be tested in strength, endurance and balance.

And what must be said: only really nice equipment is used here and the studios are modern, with changing rooms, showers, lockers and vending machines before and after, grip socks and drinks.

You can use the studio with ClassPass, paying 35 euros per class or paying 2.250 euros for an annual subscription.

PLTS

CORE40

CORE40

Core40 is that other boutique fitness studio in Amsterdam. They work with the Lagree Fitness® method on the so-called Megaformer: the reformer device with which you can do an intensive workout in 40 minutes full-body workout does. The training is low-impact maar high intensity, enjoy a workout without putting too much strain on your joints. With those slow, controlled movements you build strength, balance and endurance, with an emphasis on your core.

Core40 has several locations in Amsterdam, including South, Center and North.

CORE40

The Gymmy Zaandam

The Gymmy Zaandam

All those Pilates classes in Amsterdam are great, but they cost a fortune… What do you do if you don’t want to break the bank, but still want to position your body in impossible positions? You take the train to Zaandam (or the bike, bus, whatever). At the station there is The Gymmy, the very first pilates studio in Zaandam. A single lesson is 'only' 23 euros and a ten-session card costs 200 euros.

The Gymmy Zaandam

LS Pilates

LS Pilates

LS Pilates goes deeper than a sports lesson. Founder Lieske, after an intense period of illness with stem cell transplants and a long road to recovery, has personally experienced the power of the body and of Pilates. Her personal journey and background in psychology, NLP and systemic work also form the basis of LS Pilates: a place where movement, mental resilience and personal attention come together. Nothing hip, but pure 1-on-1 sessions, with extreme attention to detail. And not as a sport, but as a method to connect your body, mind and soul.

LS Pilates

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