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Charlotte Crosby with daughter Arabella(Image: Donna Chapman – The Grimsby Telegraph)<\/p>\n
A pilates studio and wellness space which recently opened in Grimsby is offering a place for new parents to socialise and exercise – with their children in tow. Charlotte Crosby<\/a> opened Rise Wellness Studio on Carnforth Parade on May 31, and the response from the public has been overwhelmingly positive. Her classes are often followed by a social half hour to offer attendees a chance to get to know their classmates.<\/p>\n A trained dancer, the 27-year-old had to pivot her career when the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a> hit just as she was about to graduate. Originally from Lincoln, Charlotte moved to Grimsby<\/a> with her partner four years ago.<\/p>\n It was the lack of exercise options when she was going through her own pregnancy and early motherhood journey that prompted her to do something to help expectant parents. Charlotte used to love attending Body Combat classes, but when she was 27 weeks pregnant, her instructor told her she was too far into her pregnancy to participate, leaving her \u201cheartbroken\u201d.<\/p>\n Charlotte said: \u201cThe instructor caught my eye and said \u2018you can\u2019t do this class\u2019, and I was absolutely heartbroken. She suggested pilates, so I went and I fell in love with it.\u201d When daughter Arabella was born almost three years ago, she decided to teach pilates part time, and started with \u2018Pilates and Pizza\u2019, which consisted of classes on the beach, followed by a chance to socialise over a slice of pizza.<\/p>\n Charlotte Crosby with daughter Arabella outside her studio(Image: Donna Chapman – The Grimsby Telegraph)<\/p>\n Rise Wellness Studio has just started offering \u201cBaby and Me\u201d classes, where mums can bring their babies along from six weeks post birth, or eight weeks if they\u2019ve had a c-section. There is also a class called \u201cMini and Me\u201d, that is designed for mums with older babies and toddlers.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s nice for them to get out and the kids can start to play,\u201d Charlotte said. \u201cIt\u2019s something I wish I\u2019d had when I was pregnant. Because I wasn\u2019t from here, I didn\u2019t know anyone and I struggled to meet other mums until Arabella was a year old and went to childcare. For the first year you just rely on your other friends, and some of them don\u2019t have children.<\/p>\n “I wanted to make it more sociable because I know how hard it is. You\u2019ve got to rely on childcare if you want to do any sort of exercise as a new mum. Eventually I\u2019d like to do dad and baby classes, and some weekend classes where dad can bring the baby and have some social time. \u201d<\/p>\n And it\u2019s not just new parents who can come and use the space. Charlotte offers mat pilates, sculpt classes, barre, and 1:1 tuition. And the inspiration for her studio name? \u201cI wanted it to be more sociable, that\u2019s why it\u2019s called a wellness space. After class, we have a social half an hour where we have cake and chat with others. It\u2019s nice to be able to chin wag. And \u201cRise\u201d is because it\u2019s started from nothing and now it\u2019s risen into something nice.<\/p>\n Rise Wellness Studio’s interior(Image: Donna Chapman – The Grimsby Telegraph)<\/p>\n \u201cSince I\u2019ve been there everyone\u2019s been so nice and welcoming. People have asked for flyers to put up in their workplaces. I\u2019ve had a lot of comments that people are grateful something like this has opened rather than another vape shop. It\u2019ll be nice to see something open for a long time. The community all around has been really good.\u201d<\/p>\n Charlotte says she couldn’t have branched out alone without her training at Performance Lab & Rachel, StudioFettle. She said: “I have wonderful new and continued customers, close friends and a very supportive family. Without them it wouldn\u2019t have been possible to open in such a short amount of time.”<\/p>\n Charlotte operates under Pilates by CC and she offers 1:1 coaching as well as group classes. Follow her Instagram @ pilates.by.cc<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Charlotte](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_19062026-rise-wellness-studio-BL.jpg\")
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