Barre · Pilates · Strength · Cobham & online
Getting strong doesn’t need a whole hour.
Short classes on the app for the weeks that run away with you. A studio full of people in Cobham for when your motivation needs somebody else in the room.
On the app
300+ classes, fifteen to thirty minutes · Three live every week · Pause whenever you need to
In the Cobham studio
Fourteen classes a week, six days · Small enough that somebody watches your form
It’s not you.
Life gets loud. A new job. A new baby. A week that ran away with itself.
So none of this runs on willpower. Short classes for when that’s all there is. Live ones for when you need somebody expecting you. And a way back in that never starts from zero.
Consistency isn’t doing it every day. It’s coming back to it.
What members say
I recently went to a Reformer Pilates class and that’s when I realised how exceptional Gen is. I was strong, skilled and capable in what was a tricky class.
Emily · App Store
Gen played a crucial role in helping me stay strong both pre- and post-natally, so much so that my gynaecologist was impressed with my pelvic floor strength.
Nicola · Google
I’ve never felt as strong and as toned as I have in recent weeks. No influencer vibe, just good training.
Maxine · Google
The Cobham studio
Come as you are. Shake, laugh, get talked into four more reps than you planned, and leave feeling stronger, lighter and very glad you came. Good people, great classes and absolutely no suffering in silence.
See the timetable
The online studio
Nobody’s going to make you press play. That’s the hard bit. So we make the rest easy: classes that fit into real life, plenty of variety, and no need to “start again” if you miss a week (or three).
Just pick a class and press play.
Discover more about the appWhat we’ll do together
Barre is our first love. Pilates, strength and feel-good movement make up the rest.
Or would you rather be told what to do?
The app can do the thinking for you. Choose from 10+ programmes and challenges, from your first two weeks to a full eight-week reset. We’ll tell you exactly what to do and when. You just open the app and press play.
Why people stay
Small classes
In the studio
Eight people max. Proper attention, proper corrections, no hiding at the back.
Proper coaching
Studio + app
Expert-led movement, wherever you’re joining us from. Pre & postnatal qualified, always form-first.
With you through it all
Studio + app
Pregnancy, postnatal, perimenopause, or none of the above. Movement that meets you where you are.
Nobody’s keeping score
Studio + app
Miss a class. Miss a week. Miss three. You don’t have to “start again”. Just come back.
Meet your barre coach
Hi, I’m Gen.
I spent years forcing myself through workouts I didn’t particularly enjoy, mostly because I thought that was what exercise was supposed to feel like.
Then I found barre. And for the first time, I actually wanted to come back.
I started teaching from my living room in 2020 and The Barre Coach grew from there. First online, and now in our little studio in Cobham. The idea behind it has stayed exactly the same: movement that challenges you enough to make a difference, but feels good enough that you’ll actually want to keep doing it.
I’m a qualified Pregnancy & Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist, so there’s a lot of thought behind what we do, but absolutely no expectation that you’ll get everything right. I’m usually doing the workout alongside you, including the bits I find hard.
And if you’re joining me on the app, there’s a reasonable chance Poppy the dog or Charlie the toddler will wander into shot.
Sorry in advance.
My storyWhat you’re probably wondering
Answered honestly, including the ones I’d rather dodge.
“What if I pay and then don’t use it?”
Some months will be busier than others. That’s why you can pause rather than cancel. One month, two, three, nothing lost, and you come back to where you were. Classes start at fifteen minutes for the weeks when that’s all there is. Cancel any time, no awkward conversation.
“I’m not sure I’m fit enough.”
You are. Start with the beginners for the choreography, not the fitness. Plenty of very fit women have been humbled by a plié. It’s the moves, not you, and you’ll get more comfortable with them each time.
“I can’t make myself work out at home.”
Fair. That’s the real one, isn’t it. Three things help: live classes where somebody’s expecting you, a free 1:1 with me so you’re not deciding alone, and the WhatsApp group, which is more chat than fitness. And if you’re near Cobham, come and do it in person.
“Is this only for pregnant and postnatal women?”
No. That’s where my qualifications are deepest, which is why you hear about it. Most of our members aren’t pregnant, plenty are well past it, and there’s work in there built specifically for perimenopause, bones and joints.
“What do I need?”
A mat and a bit of floor. Some classes use light hand weights or a band. I’ll tell you before we start, and there’s always a version without.
Come and have a go.
Seven days free on the app, or book your first class in Cobham.
Wobbling is very much allowed.
Cancel any time. Or pause it, which most people don’t realise they can do.
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