Pilates for padel
Play padel.
Keep playing
padel.
Mat Pilates built around what padel actually asks of you — overhead shoulders, constant rotation, hips that lunge and stop. Taught step by step by a Level 4 certified instructor, at home, with no equipment.
Built for padel. Works just as well for tennis, squash and pickleball.
Sound familiar?
The bits padel
finds first.
The shoulder, the morning after
A couple of hours of smashes and you feel it reaching for a seatbelt the next day. Overhead is the position most of us have the least control in, and padel asks for it again and again in a single match.
An elbow that has started talking
The grip, the wrist, the forearm that aches on the drive home. It rarely arrives from one bad shot — it builds over a season of gripping hard because everything above it is doing less than its share.
A back that stiffens by Monday
You twist, lunge and stop dead a few hundred times a match, then sit at a desk for the rest of the week. The tightness turns up two days later, and warming up for ninety seconds beforehand was never going to cover it.
What to expect
What a session
actually involves.
Two studio classes a week — 35 to 40 minutes of mat work aimed squarely at what the sport asks of you. Controlled rotation through the middle of your back rather than the bottom of it, shoulders that can go overhead without shrugging, and hips strong enough to lunge and stop under control.
Then, each week, a pair of five-minute court routines: one to do before you play — in the car park, in the changing room, on court before your partner arrives — and one for straight after, so the match doesn't follow you into Monday.
Caroline talks through every movement as it happens: where to begin from, what to keep still, how to breathe, and how far to take it. Where a movement has a smaller version, she shows that too, so there is always something to do instead of sitting one out.
Built around the sport
Every exercise comes with the court connection — why it matters for the smash, the split step, the wide ball — so you know what you are training and what it protects.
Cued in detail
Caroline explains the set-up and the movement itself, so you always know what you are meant to be doing rather than copying a shape on screen.
The 5-minute court ritual
Short pre-play and post-play routines you can do in your kit, no mat needed — designed to become the habit you keep long after the four weeks.
From Caroline
"The change I notice most isn't in the exercises — it's the moment somebody stops feeling wary of moving. When you understand what you're being asked to do and why, you stop bracing against it. That's usually when it starts to feel like yours."
Caroline Owen Founder · Level 4 Certified Pilates Instructor
The programme
Pilates for
Racket Sports
A four-week programme for people who play — padel first, but everything in it applies to tennis, squash and pickleball. Two studio classes a week build the foundations, the power and the stability; a weekly pair of five-minute court routines turns it into a match-day habit. Included in your subscription alongside the full library.
Sessions over four weeks
Eight studio classes plus pre-play and post-play court routines.
Minutes per studio class
Mat-based, no equipment needed, watch anywhere, as often as you like.
Minutes on court, before and after
No mat, no kit — do it in the car park before your partner arrives.
Per month · 7 days free · Cancel any time
Programme Schedule
Work within a range that feels comfortable, and stop if something doesn't. If you are carrying an injury, recovering from one, or are unsure whether this is suitable for you, check with your GP or physiotherapist before starting. Questions are welcome any time — caroline@mypilateslab.co.uk.
How Caroline teaches
New programme.
Not a new teacher.
Pilates for Racket Sports is new, so these aren’t padel players — they are students who have trained with Caroline in the studio. The programme is new; the teaching behind it is not.
★★★★★
"I have regular 1:1 Pilates classes with Caroline. Her studio is beautiful and her knowledge is brilliant. No session is ever the same and I can't believe the difference in my body and mind since starting Pilates. I can't imagine my life without Pilates now thanks to Caroline."
— 1:1 student
★★★★★
"I've been going to Caroline for 8 weeks 1:1 for an hour. She is a fantastic teacher — full of knowledge and patience — and I feel my level of fitness and core strength has improved dramatically. You really benefit from the breathing techniques too."
— 1:1 student, 8 weeks
★★★★★
"Came here for my first ever Pilates lesson and it was great! Caroline made me feel really welcome, listened to what I needed to work on and guided me through a series of exercises, adjusting the levels where needed. Would highly recommend."
— New student
Still got years in you
Look after it,
and it lasts.
7 days free, then £15 a month. Cancel any time.