Group Fitness at TruSelf Sporting Club · Allied Gardens
Mat Pilates Classes in San Diego
Mat Pilates builds strength from your center out. Using a mat, light weights, and resistance bands, you’ll work through controlled movements that train the deep core muscles most workouts skip, along with the breathing that makes them work.
Classes run 45 to 50 minutes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and all levels are welcome — included with every membership and with your free 3-day guest pass.
Weekly schedule
When Mat Pilates Runs
Tuesday
5:30 PM
Thursday
5:30 PM
Times can change — the TruSelf app always has the current schedule.
The class
Quieter Than Our Other Classes, Harder Than It Looks
Nothing says core strengthening quite like Mat Pilates. Using yoga mats, light weights, resistance bands, or a combination of all three, you’ll perform exercises that work your full range of core muscles, learn to move from your center, and practice the breathing techniques that make each movement count.
You’ll move slowly and deliberately, holding positions and controlling each repetition rather than chasing reps. There’s no impact, no jumping, and no equipment to learn. Everything happens on a mat at your own station, and the instructor cues the breathing pattern for each movement — the part most people find surprising their first time.
The work shows up later: in your posture, in your lower back, and in how steady you feel under a barbell or on a bike.
Your first class
What to Expect
01 — Arrive
Get there 10 minutes early
Check in at the front desk, grab a mat and bands, and pick a spot. Tell the instructor it’s your first class.
02 — Settle in
Breathing and setup
Class starts with the breathing pattern and a few positioning cues that carry through everything after.
03 — Work
45 to 50 controlled minutes
Slow, precise movements through the core, hips, and back. Modify any exercise at any time.
04 — Recover
Stay a few extra minutes
Follow it with the infrared sauna, red light therapy, or the Recovery Room.
Good to know
Is Mat Pilates Right for You?
All levels welcome
No experience needed. Every exercise has an easier and a harder version, and the instructor shows both. It’s the most approachable class on our schedule.
Pairs well with everything
A strong, controlled core carries over to lifting, HIIT, cycling, and running. Many members use Pilates as their between-days session.
If you sit all day
Desk work leaves most people tight through the hips and weak through the mid-section. Pilates targets exactly that, without impact.
One membership, one visit
A Studio Class Inside a Full Gym
A boutique Pilates studio gives you the class and nothing else. At TruSelf you get the class plus the full gym floor, every other group class, Peloton bikes, and a recovery space most gyms don’t offer: cold plunge, infrared sauna, red light therapy, and the Hyperice Recovery Room.
One membership, five minutes from home in Allied Gardens, serving Del Cerro, San Carlos, La Mesa, and Grantville.
FAQ
Mat Pilates FAQs
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How do I try a class?
Tuesday and Thursday, 5:30 PM
Come Try a Mat Pilates Class
All levels welcome, 45 to 50 minutes, in Allied Gardens. Included with every membership and with your free 3-day guest pass.
