Reformer Pilates · Berlin
- Mitte
- Kreuzberg
- Prenzlauer Berg
Strength,under tension.
Small-room reformer Pilates in Berlin. Three studios in Mitte, Kreuzberg and Prenzlauer Berg, eight teachers, and every class capped at the number of beds in the room.
- Studios
- 03
- Teachers
- 08
- Classes
- 08
01Live board · refreshed every 5 minutes
Today at Tensile
The next classes in every studio. Each one is capped at the beds in the room, and when they’re gone it says Full.
Studio time · Europe/Berlin
Full timetable02The spring system
Four springs. One scale.
Every reformer has colour-coded springs, from light green to heavy red. We colour each class by the springs it mostly works on, so the timetable tells you how hard an hour will be before you book it.
01 · Green spring
Gentle
Gentle and restorative
02 · Yellow spring
Flowing
Flowing, moderate load
03 · Blue spring
Strong
Strong and challenging
04 · Red spring
Heavy
Advanced, heavy load
Hover a spring to load it.
03Classes
Pick your springs.
Reformer, tower, mat and live online. Every class runs at the same length every week, with the same teacher in the same room.
GentleFoundationsReformer Foundations
Start here. The reformer, the springs and the five things every class builds on.
50 min · from €32.00 · 3 studios
GentleAll levelsPrenatal Reformer
Reformer for pregnancy, from the second trimester with your midwife’s OK.
50 min · from €34.00 · 3 studios
GentleAll levelsMat & Props
Mat Pilates with balls, rings and bands. Bigger room, smaller price.
45 min · from €22.00
GentleAll levelsLive Online Mat
Thirty minutes of live mat Pilates from home.
30 min · from €14.00
FlowingLevel 1Reformer Flow
Full-body reformer at a steady pace. The class most people come back for.
50 min · from €34.00 · 3 studios
StrongLevel 2Reformer Sculpt
Heavier springs, longer holds, fewer breaks.
50 min · from €36.00 · 3 studios
StrongLevel 2Jump Board
Reformer cardio: lying-down plyometrics on the jump board, to a loud playlist.
45 min · from €34.00 · 2 studios
HeavyLevel 3Tower
Six towers, heavy springs, classical repertoire. Our hardest class.
55 min · from €38.00
04The level path
Foundations to Tower.
Four steps, each a little heavier than the last. It’s guidance, not a gate: your account counts your classes and shows where you are, and you can always book what you like.
Step 01 · Start here
Foundations
GentleLearn the reformer: springs, footbar, straps and the five basics.
About FoundationsStep 02 · After 1 Foundations class
Flow
FlowingFull-body classes at a steady pace.
About FlowStep 03 · After 10 Flow classes
Sculpt
StrongHeavier springs and longer holds. Jump Board counts here too.
About SculptStep 04 · After 15 Sculpt classes
Tower
HeavyClassical repertoire on the tower.
About Tower
05Studios
Small rooms, three corners of Berlin.
Small rooms on purpose. Your teacher can see every bed, and every class is capped at the beds in the room.
MitteMitte
Our biggest studio, two floors up from Torstraße: the twelve-bed Long Room, the Tower Room, and a private room for 1:1s. North light all day.
- Long Room12 reformers
- Tower Room6 towers
Torstraße 140, 10119 Berlin
U8 Rosenthaler Platz, 3 min walk
Visit Mitte
KreuzbergKreuzberg
A converted print shop on the Landwehr canal. Ten reformers in the Canal Room, sixteen mats in the loft upstairs, and coffee next door.
- Canal Room10 reformers
- Mat Loft16 mats
Paul-Lincke-Ufer 20, 10999 Berlin
U1/U8 Kottbusser Tor, 6 min walk
Visit Kreuzberg
Prenzlauer BergPrenzlauer Berg
Our smallest room, off a quiet courtyard on Kastanienallee. Eight beds, so every class feels like a semi-private.
- Courtyard Room8 reformers
Kastanienallee 54, 10435 Berlin
U2 Eberswalder Straße, 5 min walk
Visit Prenzlauer Berg
06Teachers
The people calling the springs.
Dancers, a rower, a physio, a sprinter. Each one teaches the same classes in the same rooms every week, so you can follow a teacher you like.
01ENAmara Okafor
Pre/postnatal specialist; teaches like she’s talking you through it over coffee.
Flow · Foundations · Prenatal
02DE / ENClara Becker
Runs the Courtyard Room; precise, quiet, relentless.
Sculpt · Flow · Foundations
03DE / EN / TRElif Yılmaz
Classical Pilates certified; the Tower Room is her favourite place in Berlin.
Tower · Flow · Foundations
04DE / ENJonas Weber
Ex-rower who came for his back and stayed for the springs.
Jump Board · Sculpt
05DE / ENLena Hoffmann
Head of teaching; former contemporary dancer, 12 years on the reformer.
Tower · Sculpt · Flow
06ENMika Tanaka
Mat and props nerd; runs Tensile at Home.
Mat & Props · Live Online Mat · Flow
07DE / ENNoah Schmidt
Track athlete turned teacher; the Jump Board playlist is his.
Jump Board · Sculpt
08EN / ITSofia Marchetti
Physio background; obsessed with clean alignment cues.
Foundations · Flow · Prenatal
07Intro offer
30% off your first order
New to Tensile? Your first booking is 30% off, applied automatically at checkout. Start with Foundations.
08Your first class
What happens on day one.
No experience needed, and no one expects you to know the words. Plans change: cancel or move a class up to 12 hours before it starts.
01Before
Book Foundations
One class on the basics: the springs, the footbar, the straps and how to get on and off the carriage without thinking about it.
02−10 min
Arrive ten minutes early
Tell the desk it’s your first time. Your teacher sets your springs, moves the footbar to your height and shows you the straps before anyone starts.
03On the bed
Grip socks on
They’re required on the reformer. Bring your own, or add a pair when you book and pick them up at the desk. They’re yours to keep.
04In class
Slow, then shaking
Controlled moves at a steady pace. Your legs will shake around minute thirty; that’s the springs doing their job. Go lighter whenever you need to.
North light, ash wood, black steel. And a lot of shaking legs.
Mitte · Kreuzberg · Prenzlauer Berg
Foundations. Start here. The reformer, the springs and the five things every class builds on. After one class you can book Flow.
Hold your bed.
Classes open 21 days ahead and the good evening slots go first. Prefer a teacher to yourself? Book a private.