Pilates teachers: mat classes and reformer sessions
How Pilates teachers can offer mat classes and reformer sessions with online booking: places per class, reformer places per machine and private sessions.
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Mat classes take as many people as the room holds; reformer classes are limited by machines; private sessions take one person and your full attention. Mixing them on one booking page needs clear services so clients pick the right one and you never overbook a machine. With Book, each format is a service with its own places, length and price.
Separate services per format
On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity.
| Service | Example slot | Places | Example price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mat Pilates class | 55 min | 12 | €15 |
| Reformer class | 50 min | 6 | €28 |
| Reformer introduction | 50 min | 4 | €25 |
| Private reformer session | 55 min | 1 | €65 |
| Duo reformer session | 55 min | 2 | €40 |
Durations, places and prices are examples: set reformer places to the number of machines.
Reformer places per machine
Each online booking takes one place, so set reformer class places to your machines. When the class is full, it leaves your page. If you run a private session on the reformers at the same time as a reformer class, you'd double-book machines: slots of different services can overlap, so keep reformer services at different times.
Levels and introductions
Say in each description the level expected. Offer a reformer introduction as its own service, and ask new clients to book it before joining regular reformer classes.
Weekly timetable
Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date. Set your timetable by term, and add one-off workshops as separate services. Your bookings sync with Google, iPhone or Mac calendars.
Private and duo sessions
Private sessions take one place; duos two. Book regular private clients yourself from your bookings list at their weekly time, and don't open public slots then.
What to ask in the note
The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note. Ask for experience level. Tell clients with injuries, pregnancy or health conditions to contact you before booking, rather than writing details in the note, which appears in their calendar file.
Changes
Clients can't move or cancel online: they contact you. Rescheduling works across services, so a mat class booking can move to a reformer class if a machine is free.
What Book doesn't do
Book doesn't take payments, sell class packs or memberships, assign machines or send reminders. One booking page per business, no staff field: in a studio, create services per teacher. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.
How do I avoid overbooking reformers?
Can I require an introduction first?
Can I run duo sessions?
Can I sell memberships?
- Pilates studio booking software & class app — €5/month
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