August 4, 2020

During the extraordinary spring of 2020 marked by COVID-19, where self-quarantine, business shut-downs and global uncertainty are part of our daily lives, the PMA has ceased to carry out “business as usual.” We have prioritized generating resources and support material to best assist the Pilates community during this time.

As a follow-up to our April 2020 survey on how COVID-19 is affecting the Pilates world, this survey aims to “take the pulse” of the industry months into the pandemic, so that we can all better understand what the profession is experiencing now, how that experience has evolved in recent months, and what support the PMA can provide in the coming months.


In April 2020, the PMA sent a survey to its entire database of approximately 25K records, consisting of both Members and non-Members. In July 2020, we sent a follow-up survey to the same group. The answers to our surveys provide an overview of how Pilates professionals are functioning during the pandemic, what solutions they are employing and what issues they are finding the most challenging.

The responses to these surveys help us identify which support materials our community needs next. We appreciate all the responses we received and hope that reading the results is helpful.




Question 1: Which best describes you?


Question 2: What is your current employment scenario?


Question 3: How would you describe your current employment?


Question 4: Have you transitioned back to teaching live classes?


Question 5: If you have not yet reopened, do you have a plan for reopening your business once restrictions are eased in your area?


Question 6: If you're back to live teaching, do you plan to continue to offer online classes?


Question 7: What are your biggest challenges right now?


Question 8: How are you self-promoting during COVID-19?


Question 9: How are you currently offering classes?


Question 10: If you are teaching live, where are you currently offering classes?


Question 11: What kinds of Pilates classes are you offering?


Question 12: Are you offering different classes than you used to?


Question 13: How many hours are you spending teaching Pilates per week?


Question 14: For your online classes, what platforms are you using?


Question 15: What are the revenue generating models you are using?


Question 16: How are you collecting fees for your online classes (if any)?


Question 17: How are you collecting fees for your live classes (if any)?


Question 18: What are your clients purchasing right now?


Question 19: How much are you charging for an online mat class?


Question 20: How much are you charging for an online equipment class?


Question 21: If you have transitioned back to teaching live mat classes, what is your price structure?


Question 22: If you have transitioned back to teaching live equipment classes, what is your price structure?


Question 23: How do you expect your sales/revenues to change because of COVID-19?


Question 24: As studios begin to reopen, how long would you estimate it will take for your company to get back to business performance of February 2020(prior to widespread COVID-19 impact)?


Question 25: If you are an employer of Pilates teachers, what have you done regarding your staff?



As a result of these surveys, we have selected a range of topics for upcoming blog posts, email blasts and social media “lives”, covering issues that our respondents most want to hear about.

We are also planning additional surveys to continue taking the pulse of our profession as the current situation evolves.

We hope that these survey results have created some context to better understand how Pilates teachers are being affected by COVID-19, and how they are responding. The survey has definitely helped the PMA know what actions to take next to support our community.

Download the Survey



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