Get In Touch, FAQs & Find Us
Do you have questions, want to book a private lesson, hen party or birthday party, or need some help to get started? Check out our FAQs, or drop our friendly team a quick email on inspirestudios.cirencester@gmail.com and we’ll be happy to answer any queries you might have.
We always aim to get back to you as quickly as possible, but may take a couple of days to respond during exceptionally busy times.
Please note: If your message concerns Bungee Fitness, unfortunately we’re not able to offer it at the moment. We are qualified to teach it, but our present studio isn’t a suitable space for this particular discipline. We hope this will change in future 🙂
Here are a few of the most common questions we get. If your question isn’t answered here or elsewhere on this page, please get in touch and we’ll answer you as soon as we can.
For pole fitness classes, we recommend shorts, plus a vest top or t-shirt. Having exposed skin on your legs will help you to grip the pole safely. If you are uncomfortable wearing shorts, you can wear shorts underneath joggers or leggings, then you’ll have the option to take the top layer off if you feel comfortable enough as the class progresses.
For pole dance classes, you can dress up or dress down – whatever makes you feel like your best dancing self. We recommend that you bring shorts and also kneepads if you have them, so that you’re prepared for whatever the class might cover.
For aerial hoop classes, we recommend leggings and a tight-fitting vest or t-shirt that covers your back and won’t come over your face as you mount and dismount the hoop. The aerial hoops are wrapped in an adhesive tape to aid your hand grip – covering your legs and back will protect your skin from the tape.
For children’s aerial hoop classes, we recommend that your child wears leggings to protect their leg skin from the abrasive surface of the hoop. We also ask that younger children do not wear any clothing that they might need assistance to get in and out of if they need the toilet during class, such as leotards. Tight-fitting clothing is best, as anything loose can become wrapped around the hoop as they move. We recommend that backs and midriffs are covered.
For flexibility classes, any stretchy clothing that you can move comfortably in is perfect. Most people opt for leggings and a t-shirt or vest top.
We welcome everyone who genuinely wants to learn! People of all ages, sizes, shapes, abilities, backgrounds and genders. You don’t have to be strong to start – that part will come naturally as you progress! Whether you’re completely new to exercise or you’re already an experienced poler or aerialist, we’re here for you.
There is no ideal body size, age, shape or flexibility to begin training with us. You do not have to be a certain size to start pole fitness, aerial training or any of our other classes. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive studio, where we appreciate bodies for what they can do, not what they look like.
There is no upper age limit for our adult classes. Pole, flexibility and aerial fitness classes welcome people aged 16+, while pole dance classes are 18+. Our children’s classes are suitable for young people aged 7-16.
We also welcome neurodivergent and disabled people. Please get in touch with us before booking to discuss your specific needs, if you have any. We’ll do our absolute best to accommodate you and make you feel strong and fantastic, the only small caveat is that you must be able to climb a flight of stairs. Sadly our current studio site is not wheelchair accessible, which is a circumstance beyond our control.
If you are new to the discipline you are booking into, please book into a beginners class. Even if you’re an experienced dancer or you are an athlete in another discipline, it’s worth being familiar with the basics to give you the best foundation for progression.
If you are returning to pole or aerial after a break, feel free to book into an improvers or a mixed ability class to work out what level would be best for you going forward.
If you’re not sure which level to book, send us an email and we’ll be happy to advise.
Not at all – that’s what we’re here for! Our classes are designed so that you’ll get an achievable, fun challenge, whatever your strength level. You will build strength, stamina and improved flexibility as you go along, week by week, at your own pace and under the guidance of your instructor. Most of us couldn’t get both feet off the floor or hold our own bodyweight when we first started!
You need to prebook before attending – this helps us to make sure that classes aren’t overbooked and everyone gets enough time on the equipment. We also have a few health and safety forms that need to be completed on our booking system as part of the sign up process.
All our class registrations are done on our online booking system, Go TeamUp.
We have a 24-hour cancellation policy for standard class bookings. All bookings are strictly non-transferable.
If you cancel a class at least 24 hours prior to the lesson start time, your credit is refunded into your membership / lesson pack allowance, or a refund into your bank account is automatically issued if you booked the session PAYG.
No refunds of lesson credits or PAYG payments are available if you cancel with less than the standard 24 hours’ notice. Private lessons are also bound by a 24 hour cancellation period. Some one-off workshops, events and photoshoots are non-refundable, which will be clearly stated on our booking system. Recurring monthly memberships require 28 days’ notice for cancellation.
Existing students are very welcome to continue attending classes during pregnancy with one of our three pre/postnatal qualified instructors. Please let us know when you become pregnant and we’ll advise the most suitable class for you.
Unfortunately we currently can’t offer tuition for new pregnant clients. We wish you the absolute best in your pregnancy and can’t wait to meet you when you’re ready to join us after the birth.
If you’re recently postnatal, we advise a chat with your doctor or nurse for clearance to exercise before returning to, or starting pole or aerial classes. As a general guideline, we recommend you do not consider classes until a minimum of 6 weeks after a vaginal birth, and 12 weeks after a Caesarian section. Each body is different, and the circumstances of each birth are different. Please don’t rush yourself back to exercise until you feel completely ready and your postnatal care professionals agree.
We are located in the Woolmarket in Cirencester town centre. The studio has a light blue door, which you can find directly opposite the main entrance to the Hop Kettle pub. Go through the door, head up the stairs, and turn left at the top of the stairs.
Our address is: Unit 3b The Woolmarket, Cirencester, GL7 2PR
Alternatively, if you use What3Words, you can find our front door with the code: crumb.adopts.lifts
Parking: We don’t have our own designated car park, but are very near to a number of local council-run car parks. The nearest is the Waterloo Car Park (GL7 2PY). Parking is chargeable during the day (including weekends), but free after 6pm. You can pay by cash or card at the machines, or use the PayByPhone app (location code for The Waterloo: 804758).
Alternatively, parking is also available at The Beeches Car Park (GL7 1BW) which is slightly further away, but it works out cheaper than The Waterloo if you’re staying for longer than a couple of hours during the day.
* Advice correct at the time of writing, please ensure you check all applicable parking signs to determine whether or not you need to pay before you leave your vehicle.