Pilates instructor? realistic self-employed opportunity or not?

[Startingagainandagain]

I have been taking pilates classes for a few years and to my surprise became really good at it rather quickly. It has also help me deal with a long term health condition.

I am at a stage where I am considering doing a pilates teacher training course.

Then as well as standard mat and reformer classes, specialise on working with people with physical and mental health issues.

But I am wondering if this is a realistic plan and whether the money I would need to invest in my training would then provide me with a decent part-time income in the longer term.

Has anyone else done this and could feedback on whether they found that it worked well for them?

I live in the kind of area that is prime Pilates country, with lots of wealthy SAHM.

I think that you would always find work, but whether it would be sufficient for your needs would depend on the local competition.

That said, at one point I knew more people who were training to be personal trainers than were actually using personal trainers…

Do the maths.
Location and rental of room or different rooms.
Number of classes possible in timeframe.
Number of clients at each time.
Typical class price minus overhead costs and insurances etc.

if you can live on the minimum amount you could get and would be great at maximum, go for it. But do the maths first. And work on a unique selling point too.

Unless you are planning on becoming a physiotherapist please don't work with people with physical health issues. Without the appropriate training you can easily do more harm than good.

The rest of it, you'll need to see what the competition is like locally and whether you can find suitable premises.

There are lots of instagram accounts targeted at yoga and pilates teachers it's a huge industry
Eg

www.instagram.com/santosha_marketing/