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A NEW PILATES STUDIO IN THE COTSWOLDS COMBINES
EXERCISE, REHABILITATION AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE
TRAINING IN ONE PURPOSE-BUILT FACILITY.
KATH HUDSON INVESTIGATES.
O
fficially launched at the offering that’s relevant and focused for a with STOTT PILATES training means
beginning of September, number of different target audiences. we can offer a fully-integrated wellness
mbodies is the latest “This is the fi rst time I’ve had the and pilates offering.”
venture from Chris Onslow, freedom to design and build a pilates The location chosen for this unique
director of Pilates Solutions – the studio, rather than having to make use centre is Witney, in Oxfordshire. A
UK distributor of STOTT PILATES of existing rooms or space,” he explains. traditional Cotswolds market town,
equipment and training. “This has allowed me to choose suitable Witney has a population of around
This is a particularly signifi cant project lighting, heating and room sizes, which 30,000. It’s also a thriving and growing
for Onslow as he has been able to create makes this outlet special from the town with signifi cant investment in
it from scratch, bringing to fruition moment you walk in. its retail centre. A new complex –
the idea of a wellness concept that’s “The offering has also evolved including Marks & Spencer, Debenhams
been germinating for several years: a from our previous model to focus and a multiplex cinema – opened at the

combination of pilates with physiotherapy on wellness. The decision to employ end of October 2009, complementing
and sports specialists to create an physiotherapists and sports specialists the existing Waitrose and Sainsbury’s
superstores which were already
magnets for those living in surrounding
mbodies has been designed from scratch, resulting in a purpose-built towns. The new complex is expected
facility that’s “special from the moment you walk in” to draw 2,000 additional shoppers
from the surrounding towns every day,
and the likelihood of this is increased

by the council’s commitment to free
parking in the town.
The mbodies centre has prime
location in the town, within fi ve minutes’
walk of the new retail complex.
multi-studio offering
The 560sq m (6,000sq ft) centre has
three large studios, each measuring
around 93sq m (1,000sq ft): the
Performance Studio, the Reformer
Studio and the Equipment Studio. Each is
equipped to cater for groups of between
12 and 15 people.
The Performance Studio has STOTT
PILATES stability chairs and spring walls,
as well as a range of kit supplied by
another of Onslow’s companies,
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