Pilates is tailored to suit each individual, whatever their age or physical condition. Many of Nicky clients are middle-aged or elderly. Indeed, more than a few start doing Pilates specifically because they have reached ‘a certain age’, Older clients may need to ask medical advice before taking up Pilates and to start more slowly. Many people however do Pilates into their eighties and nineties. A properly tailored Pilates programme is one of the best-known ways to ward off old age.