attended college in Horwich.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n \u201cI always wanted to start a business and preferably one in Bolton.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cAn opportunity came up with one of my best friends as he was changing his gym businesses to reformer pilates studios and started this in November 2024.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cLuckily, he kept pushing me to find a unit while he started the build on the Stockton Heath studio, which are quite hard to come by in the space and type needed.\n<\/p>\n
\n ![\"Owner,]()
Owner, James Scott (left), centre, Roger Scott and Dylan Barclay (right). (Image: BAYSE Reformer Pilates) \u201cWith some luck a unit came up in Horwich,\u00a0which I seized on.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThen the task was to plan, design and build. The mirrors were a massive challenge but worth it.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cSo, to keep the costs as low as possible. I undertook the planning and design.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe build was then done by me with my dad, who is 80 years old with some help from my cousin.\n<\/p>\n
\n ![\"Me]()
Me during my first ever reformer Pilates class (Image: Leah Collins) \u201cIt took six\u00a0weeks from start to finish, in my evenings and weekends after my main work. It was a lot of hard work and some sleepless nights, but I think we have created a great space, and to top it off, I found some of the greatest instructors.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe have had over 300 five-star google reviews and are building a good membership.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWhat\u2019s great is that your first class is free! So, we encourage everyone to come give it a try, as reformer is a great way to get and keep fit with lots of variation to keep it challenging and interesting.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n ![\"BAYSE]()
BAYSE had an inviting yet modern vibe (Image: BAYSE Reformer Pilates) The class began with the instructor, Shauna, explaining the basics, such as how to clip into the machine and to adjust the resistance for different difficulty levels.\n<\/p>\n
\n Although I went in feeling sceptical, reformer Pilates is no joke. My legs were shaking within minutes and the slow, controlled movements looked deceptively simple.\n<\/p>\n
\n ![\"Inside]()
Inside BAYSE (Image: BAYSE Reformer Pilates)\n<\/p>\n
\n I felt as though I got a tough yet fulfilling workout, which I was not at all expecting \u2013 I was still left feeling sore the next day!\n<\/p>\n
\n Walking out, I felt like I\u2019d discovered something genuinely new for Bolton\u2019s fitness scene. Reformer Pilates is tough, but also strangely addictive.\n<\/p>\n
\n I can safely say that I\u2019ll be back on that reformer bed again sometime soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After trying my first ever reformer Pilates class at BAYSE\u00a0studio in Horwich, it\u2019s safe to say I am…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118392,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[6647,102,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-118391","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-fitness","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}