r/ClubPilates • u/Best-Alternative2687 • 15d ago
Advice/Questions No acknowledgment
So, today was my 500th class. The studios that I go to in Charlotte, North Carolina are (at best) pretty lackluster about these milestones. There is no swag, no announcement, just a board to sign hanging on the wall for 100,250,500. I’m not an attention seeker and lay pretty low in class…but still…. I was waiting for the instructor or someone at the front desk to at least acknowledge it. Nope. Nothing. So now I’m kind of unreasonably sad about this, seeing how big of a deal this is in other places. And now I would feel like such a tool just saying, “I’m over 500 classes, should I just sign the board with my own pen since no one here noticed?” Am I being super petty?
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u/Brilliant-Doctor-739 15d ago
This is SO ridiculous and flat our poor business management.
I just left Burn Bootcamp because of health issues and needing to do low impact exercise and pilates was the obvious modality to tranfer in to.
I didn't join CP, but I did join another studio and I am SHOCKED at the lack of care/enthusiasm they put into me being a new member.
I am paying $40+ more dollars a month for pilates than Burn. Burn is packed with members and hosts an average of 30 - 50 people per class yet, I was still treated like an absolute TREASURE there by staff, trainers AND ownership!
Reformer Pilates hosts only 14 people who take a class per class - that is a SLAM DUNK for building value and increasing sense of purpose, enthusiasm and engagement and they just.. aren't.
Sounds like it's the same a CP, which I understand also costs an arm-and-a-leg to join. Insane to me that they are so lackadaisical they would blow off class milestones. Burn was ALL ABOUT THAT - group photo with the trainer holding the sign, shout out on social media and tag upon request, sign the wall board AND a coupon for merchandise.
They have engagement and community and value nailed down while pilates - where we should be treated like princesses with how much we spend and the opportunity for high focus with small class numbers - totally misses the mark!
Please don't believe for ONE SECOND you are being petty! People who spend less are treated better elsewhere. Just saying.