Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Exempt private Pilates classes from Covid-19 lockdown restrictions
Closed
499 signatures
What the petition asks
Pilates needs to be considered as a medical form of exercise. Not as leisure. We treat people with conditions, and injuries that have been referred by medical practitioners.
Every time a lockdown happens pilates is forced to close like all other gyms.
Pilates helps a whole range of conditions, pregnancies, injuries, and helps prepare peoples bodies for operations and recovery from operations. Some clients are so debilitated by their conditions that pilates has been recommended just to keep them out of a wheelchair. And keep their bodies alive. We need to have the category changed for private classes, so vulnerable clients do not miss out on important treatment.
Pilates helps a whole range of conditions, pregnancies, injuries, and helps prepare peoples bodies for operations and recovery from operations. Some clients are so debilitated by their conditions that pilates has been recommended just to keep them out of a wheelchair. And keep their bodies alive. We need to have the category changed for private classes, so vulnerable clients do not miss out on important treatment.
Timeline
| 9 Nov 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 May 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
499
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
9 Nov 2020
Closed
9 May 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.