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Gratz Pilates is the original manufacturer of Pilates apparatus and the industry’s established source for authentic equipment.

Gratz is the industry’s established source for authentic equipment. Our New York City, now Philadelphia, fabrication shop has been in business since 1929, crafting not only Joseph Pilates’ unique design, but also museum-quality furniture, architectural metal, ad sculpture for many of the world’s greatest designers. Over a half century ago, our company’s patriarch Frank Gratz applied his engineering and metalwork expertise while working with Joseph Pilates. Frank’s son Donald continued this commitment to preserving the integrity of their apparatus and in the late 1960’s collaborated with Romana Kryzanowska as she carried on the Pilates legacy. Thanks to these relationships, Gratz has maintained a fidelity to Pilates’ original vision by fabricating apparatus with unerring craftsmanship and exacting specifications. While Gratz is now located in Philadelphia, our equipment can be found in studios worldwide. Teachers and students know the Gratz difference and consider our apparatus an indispensable part of their practice and we are proud to carry on the tradition and serve the Pilates community. You can count on Gratz to protect Joseph Pilates’ vision by respecting the details of every item we produce. Our commitment to Pilates guides our actions. We have provided the finest equipment for a generation of teachers, and now we welcome the opportunity to address your individual needs. Whether you are a first-time customer or a long-time devotee, we are available to answer your questions and share our knowledge and experience. The Customer Service department is ready to help you achieve your goals by offering personal assistance on all orders, and our designers and engineers can provide complimentary studio layouts and customize your concepts into reality.

10/07/2026

Gratz springs have always been something you had to experience to understand. 🙌 It’s a feel generations of classical teachers know by heart.

So what gives a Gratz spring its distinctive feel and how/why that changes with use?

Every spring’s length, number of coils, coil diameter, and wire thickness shapes how it responds through the work. 💪 Beyond the spring itself, body proportions, positioning, and spring setup all influence the resistance and support in each exercise.

Our new blog explores spring force measurements, familiar exercises, and five key factors that affect how Gratz springs feel, so you can better understand the springs behind your practice. ✅

Comment BLOG to receive the 🔗 link!

10/06/2026

Gratz-Equipped Studio Tour: 🌱 Seowon Pilates

📍Seoul, South Korea

Swipe right ➡️ to read each caption and learn about the philosophy behind ✨Seowon Pilates and studio owner Seowon Han’s Classical Pilates journey.

Studio upholstery color: Black

Before studio ownership, Seowon Han worked at a hotel while practicing Pilates for about ten years before 👏pursuing her teacher training certificate.

Earning her certificate through Brett Howard’s teacher training program, ✅ she sought to open her own studio helping people find strength, balance, and clarity in the body they already have.

💡What’s a piece of advice you always come back to?

“Consistency is more important than perfection.”

“I think Pilates is not about forcing the body or achieving a perfect movement immediately. Small, intentional practice over time can create the most sustainable changes.”

🌟 What’s your favorite piece of equipment?

“The Reformer is my favorite. I especially love the sound of the springs and the carriage moving. In a quiet studio, there are moments when that sound becomes one with the rhythm of the body, and I find that incredibly beautiful.”

👥 Tell us about your clientele.

“Our clients come from a wide range of backgrounds and fitness levels. Many are looking to improve posture, reduce discomfort from daily life. We also work with clients who enjoy more athletic training and want to develop better control, flexibility, and overall body awareness. But what they have in common is a desire to feel stronger and more connected to their bodies.”

🤩 How did you start your studio?

“I wanted to create a space where people could experience Pilates in a more personal, focused, and meaningful way. My goal was to build a welcoming studio where clients can progress at their own pace, and feel welcomed at the same time.”

Thank you, Seowon, for allowing us to highlight your ☺️gorgeous studio space. We wish you and your clients a fulfilling movement journey.

🌎 Visiting Seoul, South Korea? Be sure to 👩‍💻 schedule a class with Seowon Pilates.

10/05/2026

💡Have HSA/FSA funds left to use?

With the end of the year approaching, check your plan’s deadline and remaining balance before any unused funds expire.

You can use your 💵 HSA/FSA funds toward eligible Gratz equipment through Flex: 👇

• Look for the HSA/FSA icon above the product title.
• Select Flex at checkout.

Learn more about eligibility and payment options through the link in our bio. ✅

10/01/2026

Ready to jump into October? 🙌

Throughout the month of October, we are celebrating the Jump Board and the unique features it brings to practice on the Reformer. 💫This accessory elevates your heart rate and brings new energy to your workout while helping you build strength and find length through your feet and legs. ✅

How do you incorporate the Jump Board into your Reformer repertoire?

📸 Share your practice with us by tagging Gratz Pilates and using .

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09/30/2026

One apparatus, countless ways to embody the method. 🌟 Throughout September, we explored the Studio Wall Unit and the 💡possibilities it brings to Classical Pilates.

From Mat work to spring work, it gives instructors and practitioners the flexibility to approach familiar exercises from a different perspective. 🙌 It was inspiring to see our community practice and teach on the Studio Wall Unit throughout the month. ✨Their content is featured in our September wrap-up blog.

📝 Comment BLOG and we’ll send you the 🔗link.

09/29/2026

Strengthening, connecting, and catching up in the studio.🤍

Recently, Moses Urbano visited 📍Gdańsk, Poland and spent time at 🌟Powerhouse Pilates, a Gratz-equipped studio owned by Angelika and Cezary Gordon.

Their shared love of Pilates goes beyond the practice itself. From 💡exchanging knowledge and deepening their work to enjoying time together in the studio, these visits are a reminder of the connections that make the Pilates community so special. ☺️

09/28/2026

Gratz-Equipped Studio Tour: 🦀 Excel Pilates Annapolis

📍Annapolis, Maryland

Swipe right ➡️ to read each caption and see what makes Excel Pilates Annapolis a unique Classical Pilates studio.

Upholstery color: Graphite

Meet ✨Kerry De Vivo✨, co-founder of Excel Pilates and co-director of Excel’s Pilates Teacher Training Program established in 2001. She has served on the board for Authentic Pilates Union, 📝 wrote a research study, and has been a presenter at multiple workshops sharing her depth of Pilates knowledge.

👏 Excel Pilates now has three studios in the Northeast - Annapolis, DC, and Northern Virginia.

🤔 How did you start your studio?

“In 1998 I co-founded, with Lesa McLaughlin, Excel Movement Studios (now Excel Pilates DC), a 5,000-square-foot Pilates studio in Washington, DC. In 2002, we opened Excel Pilates Annapolis. The DC and Annapolis, MD studios now operate as affiliate studios along with Excel Pilates Northern Virginia. Lesa and I worked together for a few years prior to opening the studio. When we found the studio location, we would go there after teaching and renovate the space, it was an unoccupied warehouse that needed a lot of love. We’d work there LATE every night and then wake up and go to work and teach all day again. What we opened was a true labor of love for the Pilates Method and our desire to share it with others. Though our studios currently run separately, we still share that passion and a lot of valued comraderies.”

💡What’s a piece of advice you always come back to?

“Romana often reminded us that we tend to like least the exercises we need the most.
I appreciate the positive and practical spin this offers on challenges, both as a student and as a teacher.

No doubt, the exercises I “like the least” or struggle with are often the ones that target my areas of weakness most directly.
For my students, those challenging moments offer an opportunity to connect the dots throughout the Pilates Method—to understand how the work builds upon itself and make progress toward the uniform development of the body.

That, after all, is the ultimate goal of Pilates.”

Tell us about your clientele. 👥

“We have clients who ha

09/25/2026

Swipe right ➡️ to see the impact Hilary Opheim has had on her students’ Classical Pilates journey. 💫

Mia McArthur, Effi K. Saldon, and Anya Levart earned their 🙌 Teacher Training Certificate through Hilary Opheim Teacher Training. A 600-hour comprehensive program giving mentees a deeply immersive learning experience. ✅

09/24/2026

Alia Staples, 🙌 studio owner of Pilates Loft Virginia, highlights the features that have made the Studio Wall Unit an essential part of her studios for the past 12 years.

From the Tower’s eye hooks, which accommodate practitioners of different heights, to the comfort and versatility of the High Mat, ✨ the Studio Wall Unit offers adaptability for both individual practice and group classes. 👥

Alia also shares ✅ practical ways instructors can structure Mat/Tower classes and incorporate the springs to support or challenge traditional Mat exercises.

🌟 Discover her teaching ideas and learn why the Studio Wall Unit has become such an integral part of her practice by clicking the 🔗 link in our bio.

09/23/2026

Gratz-Equipped Studio Tour: 🌟 Stourbridge Pilates Rooms

📍 Stourbridge, London

Swipe to read more about ➡️ founder, Becky Thijm’s, insight on Classical Pilates.

Becky Thijm, founder of Stourbridge Pilates Rooms, has 📈 grown a community in the West Midlands dedicated to following the authenticity of the method itself.

After nine years, the studio’s 💡 vision to give clients the attention their body deserves is stronger than ever. 💪

🙌 Her beautiful studio is equipped with timeless, black upholstery.

Tell us about your clientele. 👥

“Our clients range from complete beginners to advanced practitioners who have trained for years as well as other teachers. We work with people recovering from surgery and injury, professional dancers, runners, athletes and people who simply want to move better and feel stronger in their everyday lives. What they all have in common is a willingness to show up and workout. We’re proud to have Amy Dowden of Strictly Come Dancing as one of our clients — she chose SPR for her recovery and rehabilitation.”

✅ What’s a piece of advice you always come back to?

“Find the length — and let go of what doesn’t need to be working right now. So much unnecessary tension lives in the body. When a client learns to release what isn’t serving the movement and find space within the work, everything changes. It’s a principle that applies on the apparatus and in life.”

🤔 How did you start your studio?

“Stourbridge Pilates Rooms opened in 2015, born from a connection to Classical Pilates that goes back three generations. I trained under teachers with a legacy to Joseph Pilates himself, becoming a 3rd generation teacher — that lineage shapes everything we do. I wanted to create a space in the West Midlands where the authentic Classical method could be taught properly, on real Gratz apparatus, in small groups where every client gets the attention their body deserves. Nine years later that vision hasn’t changed. If anything it’s grown stronger.”

Thank you, Becky, for allowing us to highlight your spacious studio. 👏 From the Gratz team to yours, we wish you many more years of movement, discovery, and success. ☺️

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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https://www.gratzpilates.com/

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