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Charly & Franz
5 classes in the next two weeks with 3 facilitators.
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Tuesday 3 November
Thursday 5 November
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The feel
Compared with the rest of Berlin, Charly & Franz leans toward Postnatal 81×, Sacral 14× and Strength 10×.
How Charly & Franz feelsStyles, energy and times, against the rest of BerlinWho leads here
Prices and booking
Each class links straight to Charly & Franz’s own booking page, so the full price goes to the studio and its facilitators.
Prices, memberships and good to knowHow to book, what to bring, getting thereAbout Charly & Franz
charly & franz is a small studio in Berlin where most of the classes focus on the body after pregnancy and birth. The timetable is built around the daytime, with strength, core and pelvic floor work at the center, and a relaxed breakfast morning for families with babies and toddlers. The practice is grounded and specific, and the facilitators get to know the people who come back each week.
It suits you if
- you are returning to movement after birth
- you prefer midday or morning classes
- you want slow strength and pelvic floor work
At a glance
5classes this week
3facilitators
Read more about Charly & FranzWhat the studio offers, Who leads and how it runs
What the studio offers
charly & franz offers a focused set of classes, most of them in the middle of the day. Rückbildungsgymnastik is reinterpreted here as strength work that builds body awareness, not as a short list of exercises. Nine months of pregnancy and birth change the body a great deal, and the classes take that as their starting point.
The sessions usually last an hour. Most of the timetable is strength, core and pelvic floor work, with a smaller share of classes that feel more energetic. The studio does not run evening classes, so the day suits people with a flexible morning or a midday break.
Who leads and how it runs
Sonja and Anja lead the largest share of classes, and the wider team is small enough that you can expect continuity. Classes are in German. Voll & Gut is the exception in length: it runs for three hours, with breakfast, an open exchange between parents, and time for questions about family life.
The studio sits at Charlottenstraße 73 in Potsdam, not in Berlin itself, so it is worth checking the route before a first visit. The space is a place to return to again and again rather than a one-off session.
Charly & Franz: questions and answers
When do most classes run at charly & franz?
Most classes at charly & franz run at midday, with the earliest starts at 10am and the latest at noon. Morning classes make up about a third of the timetable, and there are no evening or early classes before 9am.
What kind of classes are offered?
The classes here are built around postnatal recovery and the body after birth. Rückbildung mit Schwung and the Rückbildungskurs both work on core and pelvic floor strength, and the studio also offers Voll & Gut, a longer morning for parents of babies and toddlers that includes breakfast together.
Who leads the classes?
Sonja and Anja lead the most classes at charly & franz. The studio works with a small team of facilitators, so you will usually see the same faces across the week.
How long are the classes and what language are they in?
Almost all the classes at charly & franz are in English-free German, and the postnatal and strength work is the core of the offering. Typical classes last about an hour, and Voll & Gut runs for three hours.
Is charly & franz suitable for new parents?
Yes, the studio is built for people who are pregnant, recently given birth, or caring for babies and toddlers. The classes focus on rebuilding strength and body awareness gently, so they suit people returning to movement after pregnancy.