Private Sessions · Strength and tone
Private Reformer Sessions for Strength and Tone
The KARVE Transformer is a resistance machine, and resistance is what builds strength. Training one-to-one means the load, tempo and range are chosen for you every session rather than for a full room.
Load chosen for you, every session
In a class the springs are a sensible average. One-to-one, they are set for your strength on the day — which is the single biggest difference between the two formats if strength is your goal. Our strength training page explains how the machine creates that resistance.
Your coach can also hold a heavier setting for longer, or slow the tempo, both of which change the work considerably without changing the exercise.
Technique first, then load
Strength work only progresses if the position holds. A private session gives the coach time to correct the small things — foot placement, rib position, how the movement starts — before adding resistance.
That is close technique support in the literal sense: someone watching one person, not eight.
Tone, mobility and the whole body
The Transformer workout is full-body and low-impact, so strength, tone and mobility are trained together rather than in separate sessions. A private block lets you weight it towards whichever of those matters most to you right now.
Who it’s for
Plateaued in classes
The class load is no longer challenging and you want the springs set higher, deliberately.
Working towards a date
A defined block of sessions with a goal at the end of it.
Combining with other training
Reformer strength work alongside whatever else you already do in the week.
How the strength work is set
Resistance chosen for your strength on the day, not a room average.
Tempo and hold time used as load, not just spring settings.
Progression only when the position holds under it.
Find us — addresses, hours & getting here
KARVE Kensington
198 Kensington High St, London, W8 7RG
Hours
Mon–Thu 6:30am – 8pm · Fri 6:30am – 7:30pm · Sat 8:30am – 1pm · Sun 9am – 2pm
Doors open 10 minutes before the day’s first class and close 30 minutes after the last — see today’s schedule.
High Street Kensington (Circle & District) is a 2-minute walk; buses along Kensington High Street stop outside.
Club details →KARVE Chelsea
370 King's Rd, London, SW3 5ET
Hours
Mon–Thu 6:30am – 8pm · Fri 6:30am – 7:30pm · Sat 8:30am – 1pm · Sun 9am – 2pm
Doors open 10 minutes before the day’s first class and close 30 minutes after the last — see today’s schedule.
On King's Road near World's End — buses 11, 22 and 319 stop nearby; Imperial Wharf and Fulham Broadway are the closest stations.
Club details →KARVE Victoria
Unit 2, 123 Buckingham Palace Rd, London, SW1W 9SH
Hours
Mon–Thu 6:30am – 8pm · Fri 6:30am – 7:30pm · Sat 8:30am – 1pm · Sun 9am – 2pm
Doors open 10 minutes before the day’s first class and close 30 minutes after the last — see today’s schedule.
A short walk from Victoria Station (Victoria, Circle & District lines, National Rail and the Victoria coach station).
Club details →All three clubs are in central London — street parking nearby is limited and metered, so we recommend arriving by tube, rail, bus or bike.
- Every class led by a certified KARVE-method instructor
- Cancel or move any booking up to 12 hours before class
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- Three London clubs — Kensington, Chelsea and Victoria
Frequently asked questions
Will reformer Pilates build strength?
The KARVE Transformer is resistance-based, so it trains strength directly. Training one-to-one means the resistance is set for your capacity rather than for a whole class.
Is this different from a strength class?
The movements overlap, but the load does not. In a private session the coach sets and changes the resistance for you throughout, and can spend the session on one pattern if that is what will progress it.
How many sessions will I need?
That depends on your starting point and how often you can train. Tell us your goals in your enquiry and we will come back with the options available.
Which studios offer this?
Kensington, Chelsea and Victoria.
Can I buy a block online?
Private-session packages are being finalised, so there is nothing to buy online yet. Enquire and we will talk through the options and let you know as soon as packages go live.
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We’re putting together private-session packages. Enquire now and we’ll talk through what suits you and let you know as soon as they’re available.