Choosing a Hanam Pilates studio by what keeps you going

If you want the director to set your level and you plan to stay a while, this comes first. At Balance On Pilates Hanam, right by Geomdansan Station, the director takes the first consultation. You settle there and then on 1:1, 2:1 or 8:1. The director is listed as ten years in Pilates.

Groups are split into three levels, beginner, intermediate and power. Ask at the consultation how you move between them. This is the only dedicated studio here that posts hours by day of the week. It faces Starfield Hanam, so you can shop on the way home and come up after.

The one thing that nags is that the price is set in the consultation. Seasonal events run, so ask about this month's terms first. The first review on the homepage is the phrase "renewal after renewal".

If you want a per-session number in front of you before you start, this is it. BM The Private, two minutes from Misa Station, lists all four instructors on Undongdoctor at ₩70,000 a session. The trial is ₩20,000.

Regular classes are 1:1 only, and the listing says a free group class runs separately at the weekend. The set-up reads less like a studio and more like a PT room with apparatus brought in. One of the four has "diet specialist" next to their name. A label alone tells you little, so ask how they handle it at the consultation.

The day and time of the free weekend group class are not written anywhere. Hours are not posted either, so you have to call to find out what is possible after work.

The line about looking at diet and training together every time is followed by people saying they can feel their body changing bit by bit.

This is the one with a class actually called diet Pilates. Pilates Lynn, in front of exit 6 at Hanam City Hall Station, splits its classes into corrective, weight Pilates and diet Pilates. The purpose is sorted by the name of the class.

The equipment list includes an InBody analyzer. That means you can measure muscle mass and body fat. Ask how often they measure at the consultation. For anyone who wants numbers to follow, that matters more than the class names.

Prices on Karrot are ₩37,000 for private and from ₩6,900 for group. There is no cap on weekly bookings, so three times this week and once the next is fine. But the hours are not on the link page or on Karrot.

The place where every price is there as a number is The Sharp, an eight-minute walk from Misa Station. Dajim has it all on one page, from 6:1 apparatus Pilates at ₩220,000 for ten sessions through private PT to gym memberships. On open pricing alone it leads the five.

It is not a Pilates studio but a gym of over 100 pyeong (about 330 sq m) with Pilates and yoga inside it. The apparatus Pilates group is 6:1. You can take out a gym membership in the same place, so there is no need to sort out cardio separately.

Hours are posted as 24 hours on weekdays and 09:00–18:00 at the weekend, but that is the gym. You have to ask for the Pilates timetable at the consultation. With only one review on Dajim, the feel of the classes was hard to gauge.

Of the five, this is the closest to Misa Station. Sia Pilates, on the third floor of Hillstate Eco Misa, has a long list of purposes. Diet, posture correction, body shaping and strength sit side by side.

Groups are 4:1. That is the smallest among the groups whose size is confirmed. Worth a place on the shortlist if you want more individual attention. Undongdoctor lists group ₩35,000, private ₩50,000 and duet ₩40,000 per person as first-time single-session trial prices. Regular prices are settled in the consultation after the trial.

The hours are nowhere. Rather than trusting a note that classes run morning and afternoon, call first.