Louise Richardson
“Jana provides excellent classes suitable for all abilities. Although I haven't always been a regular attendee, I always feel comfortable attending a class whenever I can, and always feel welcome.”
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Boutique Pilates, Yoga and Barre, Alcester
Small Pilates classes in Alcester, where you actually get taught.
A boutique studio on Church Street, five minutes from Stratford-upon-Avon, where Jana teaches nearly every class herself and corrects your form by name.
Zero experience needed
Mats provided
Classes from £6
Two classes for £20 on your first visit
8 Church Street, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 5AJ
5.0 from 51 Google reviews. Teaching in Alcester since 2020.
Gemma Skipper
“Since working out with Jana in her classes, I can seriously say she has created an obsession! Her energy and enthusiasm for fitness and having fun is infectious and I hate to miss her sessions!”
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Sarah H
“Absolutely love Jana's classes. Jana makes keeping fit fun, accessible and inspiring.”
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Angela Freke
“The classes she offers are well planned and delivered to a high standard. Jana is very personable and makes you feel very relaxed and her classes are fun.”
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Hippoo P
“Jana is fun, kind and incredibly fit. She gives alternative moves to make it all very mixed ability and has many great music choices.”
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John Malone
“Jana's classes are a great workout and always fun. She is a really good instructor who makes everyone welcome.”
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Jarka Pechova
“Jana is an excellent fitness trainer! With her positive attitude Jana's classes are great fun, she keeps everyone motivated, and making us fit.”
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Qualified through YMCA, CYQ, VTCT and FitPro
Alcester, Warwickshire
What FinFit is
Zero experience needed. Zero pressure. Here is what you are actually walking into.
Small enough that you get corrected
Studio classes run in single figures to low teens, so Jana can watch your neutral spine and adjust it, rather than shout a count from the front.
One instructor, not a rota
Jana Finson teaches nearly every class on the timetable herself. You learn her cues, she learns your back, your knee, the week you had.
In the middle of town
8 Church Street, on Alcester High Street opposite the church, plus classes in Rowington, Henley in Arden and the Alcester Guide and Scout Centre.
Never tried it before
What is mat Pilates?
The short version, with no jargon and nothing you need to know in advance.
It happens on the floor, not a machine
No Reformers here. Mat Pilates is the original Joseph Pilates method: controlled bodyweight movement on a mat, with small props like rings, bands, blocks and soft balls.
It is led from your middle
Almost every exercise starts by finding a neutral spine and switching on the deep abdominal and pelvic floor muscles Pilates calls the Powerhouse. That is why it helps backs.
Slow and precise beats fast and hard
You move through fewer repetitions with more control and more spinal articulation. It is low impact, which is why the range runs from absolute beginners to the over-60s.
You will be told what to fix
In a small room the instructor watches individual bodies. Expect hands-on cues and a modification if something does not suit your knee, back or shoulder.
Nineteen formats, seven worth starting with
Our classes
Every class here is coached, capped and open to beginners. Pick the one that sounds like your week.
Absolute Beginner Pilates
Everyone in the room is starting too.
Mon 12:30 · £10 · Studio
A small group where everyone is a beginner just like you. You will learn what neutral spine means and how to switch your core on, at a pace that assumes you have never done this.
Pilates Healthy Back
For the back you have been ignoring.
Fri 09:15 · £10 · Studio
Rehabilitation-focused mat work using a Pilates bar and poles to open the chest and mobilise the spine. Built for desk stiffness and long-standing lower-back complaints.
Barre
Small, precise, and it burns.
Mon 18:15, Fri 12:15, Sun 09:00 · £11 · Studio
Ballet-derived standing work at the barre: tiny controlled pulses through the legs, glutes and core, then a stretch. No dance experience required.
Pilates Rings
The Magic Circle earns its name.
Tue 18:30, Wed 09:00, Thu 08:00 · £10 · Studio
Mat Pilates with the ring Joseph Pilates invented, adding resistance through the inner thighs, arms and deep core.
Sculpt and Power Body
50 minutes of breath, beats and pulses.
£10 · Studio
The liveliest end of the timetable: light dumbbells, bands and sliders through a full-body strength and tone circuit, still coached rep by rep.
Yoga: Vinyasa, Yin and Morning Reset
Three registers, one mat.
Mon 09:15 and 18:30 · £12, or 10 for £110 · Studio
Flowing Vinyasa, long-held Yin, and a slow Monday Morning Reset. Taught by the studio's yoga teachers.
KEEP FIT 60+
Balance, strength and staying steady.
Tue, Thu, Fri 10:30 · £6, or £55 a month · Alcester Guide and Scout Centre
Low-impact standing and seated work using chairs for balance and bands for strength. There is also a Gent's Keep Fit 60+ on Monday mornings at Rowington.
Booking opens exactly one week before each class. For the Rowington, Henley and Scout Centre classes, please bring your own mat, hand weights and water. Mats are provided at the studio.
Seven classes, three reasons
Which class should you start with?
Pick the reason you are actually thinking about this, and we will name the class and the slot.
Start with your back at FinFit Studio
Desk stiffness, a lower back that grumbles, a neck that has been at a screen since Monday. Start slow and specific: Pilates Healthy Back on Friday at 09:15, Absolute Beginner Pilates on Monday at 12:30, or Pilates Gentle.
Healthy Back
The class is built around spinal articulation using a Pilates bar and poles, not around getting your heart rate up.
Everything is provided
Mats, rings, bands, blocks and balls are all here. Bring water and something you can move in.
Teaching in Alcester since 2020
Meet Jana
Owner, Pilates teacher and personal trainer
Jana Finson
Qualified 13 years. Teaching in Alcester since 2020.
Jana grew up in Slovakia and started ballet and rhythmic gymnastics at four, which is roughly where the precision comes from. She qualified as a personal trainer and Pilates teacher 13 years ago and teaches almost every class on the timetable herself, so she knows whose knee is which.
She ran FinFit out of hired village halls from 2020, one hall at a time, and opened the permanent Church Street studio on 10 October 2025 with the Mayor of Alcester cutting the ribbon. Her qualifications run through CYQ Level 3 Personal Training, VTCT Level 3 Pilates, pre and post-natal exercise design, Barre Pilates CPD, and GP Referral to Exercise.
“You will be too fit to quit”
Yoga, Hatha, Yin and Sound Bath classes at the studio are taught by guest teachers Sarah Turrell, Bex Hale, Alex Brown, Jon Earls and Leeann Lok.
8 Church Street, Alcester
Our space
One boutique mat room on Alcester High Street, opposite the church. Barre along one wall, arch mirrors on the other, and enough floor for a small class.
Around the studio
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What is provided
Mats provided
You do not need to bring a mat to a studio class. One is laid out for you.
Props supplied
Rings, bands, blocks, soft balls and light dumbbells are all here and used in class.
Book a week ahead
Booking opens exactly one week before each class, so a Friday 09:15 opens the previous Friday morning.
Where else we teach
Alcester Guide and Scout Centre
Next to the tennis courts, Alcester. KEEP FIT 60+ on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 10:30.
Rowington Village Hall
Monday mornings: Pilates Stretch 08:30, Ladies Fit 09:30, Gent's Keep Fit 60+ 10:30.
Church Hall, Henley in Arden
Wednesday Ladies Fit at 10:45.
For hall classes please bring your own mat, hand weights and water.
Location
A member's story
The one who kept coming back
Louise has been coming to Jana's classes for a couple of years now, across both Pilates and body toning. Not every week, and not in a straight line. Life gets in the way, the gap gets longer, and the longer it gets the harder it is to walk back in.
What she keeps saying is that it never counts against her. The classes are built for all abilities, so a week off or a month off does not put her at the back of the room. She books whichever one she can make, and Jana picks up where she left off.
“Although I haven't always been a regular attendee, I always feel comfortable attending a class whenever I can, and always feel welcome.”
- Louise Richardson, Google review
1:1 and private sessions
If you would rather start one to one, or you have something specific going on with a back, a knee or a pregnancy, Jana teaches private sessions at the studio.
- 1:1 personal training, £42 an hour
- 1:1 Pilates, £42 an hour, including a posture and health assessment
- Ten-session PT pack, £400, with BMR, BMI and body-fat assessments, nutrition advice and two home training plans
- Ten-session 1:1 Pilates pack, £400
- Train with a friend, £450 for ten hours shared between up to five of you
- 24/7 WhatsApp support is included with the PT pack
Easiest thing is to come to a class first and mention it to Jana afterwards.
Twenty-one plans, three worth showing
Plans and pricing
Start with the £20 two-class pass. Move to a pack or unlimited once you know which classes are yours.
Start here
Two Class Trial Pass
£20one off
The way in. Two classes to find out whether Pilates actually suits you.
- Any two classes at the Church Street studio
- Valid for two weeks from purchase
- Mats and all props provided
- No membership, no direct debit
Class Pack of 10
£90£9 a class
The obvious second step once you know which class is yours.
- Ten studio classes, use them across three months
- Pilates, Barre, Sculpt and Power Body
- Cheaper than the £10 to £11 drop-in
- Book each class as it opens, one week ahead
FinFit Unlimited
£120per month
For the person who already knows they are coming three times a week.
- Unlimited classes at every location
- Includes Yoga and KEEP FIT 60+
- Minimum two months
- Membership cannot be paused
Drop-ins from £6 for KEEP FIT 60+, £9 at Henley and Rowington, £10 to £12 at the studio. There are also packs of 5, 20 and 30, a yoga and barre block of 10 for £110, a KEEP FIT 60+ membership at £55 a month, and separate packs for the village-hall classes. Ask Jana and she will point you at the right one.
Frequently asked questions
The things people actually ask before their first class. Ring Jana on 07783 906 939 if yours is not here.
8 Church Street, Alcester
Pick a class. Come as you are.
Your first two classes are £20 together. Pick a slot below, turn up in something you can move in, and Jana will do the rest.
- Two classes for £20
- Mats and props provided
- Jana teaches nearly every class
What is on this week
Book a class
Choose a class type, then pick a session that works for you.
Select a class
Upcoming Absolute Beginner Pilates sessions
Booking opens exactly one week before each class.
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