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31/08/2026

The Neck Stretcher, pure bliss for head, neck and shoulder tension. In fact you feel your entire body shifting and adjusting. Haven’t met a person yet who hasn’t loved it in the studio.

Legacy Pilates Apparatus

28/08/2026

26/08/2026

Pilates is a system. The apparatus supports you to find the full range of movement you have available and then challenges you with strength, stability and gravity.

19/08/2026

Any other Pilates myths I’ve forgotten? I’ve already thought of a few more since knocking this up on Canva. Thought this may be helpful for those of you thinking of starting or getting back into Pilates as we approach September.

The next 4 week Pilates Fundamentals course will be starting at the end of September, once my eldest is settled at uni 🤪 how did that happen??!

19/08/2026

Any other Pilates myths I’ve forgotten? I’ve already thought of a few more since knocking this up on Canva. Thought this may be helpful for those of you thinking of starting or getting back into Pilates as we approach September.

The next 4 week Pilates Fundamentals course will be starting at the end of September, once my eldest is settled at uni 🤪 how did that happen??!

22/07/2026

I think some people think as a Pilates teacher you are always working out and practising Pilates. The truth is, for us, just like everyone else sometimes things just get in the way. Sometimes you can be teaching so much it leaves little time for you to be able to get to a class yourself or want to practice when you’ve finished. Sometimes family/life commitments just get in the way. And that’s ok. It won’t always be like that, when the time is right, Pilates or whatever your workout of choice is, will still be waiting for you when you’re ready.

All I can say is thank goodness for Joseph Pilates. I personally just don’t get the same buzz or benefits from going for a run or any other workout.

So, very happy to be getting back into my rhythm and if you’ve lost yours, be patient, your time will come.

Vid a little of my mixed equipment workout yesterday.

16/06/2026

That’s what a client recently told me his partner says she does when they discussed Pilates at home. And guess what? They both come to me.

He’s been practising with me for almost five years. Has no injuries, loves a challenge, is always ready for a workout and loves to understand the how of an exercise.

She joined more recently. Has a few injuries, is navigating perimenopause (who isn’t in my life nowadays?) and she appreciates time to really be in her body during her workout.

She is by no means doing Grandma Pilates, which made me laugh, and progress in Pilates isn’t measured by exercise difficulty. It’s felt and seen in how you embody Pilates when you move. It’s a constant work in progress on an ever moving target.

Pilates is not one size fits all. Her sessions just look different to her partners because they have different goals, intentions, needs, histories.
Even in a group class there will be times where not everyone is doing the same thing and that’s how it should be.
We are on our individual Pilates journeys of our unique bodies.

03/06/2026

Parting words from my client yesterday morning. The way I see it, my job is to show you what your body is capable of when given the right information. To give you more confidence in your body, and inspire a love of movement, well Pilates, and then you’ll just want to keep moving.

26/05/2026

Long story short. I don’t offer free trial classes at my studio because…….
1) Pilates means too many different things now. I’ve had people come to class who’ve practised Pilates before; but never practised the Hundred, asked me what on earth we were doing when I cued Rolling like a ball! I could do on but the point is it’s not fair on my current members to go over fundamentals and it’s not fair on a new client trying to keep up with an experience they thought they were prepared for. I feel bad and it’s just not worth it.
2) I want to give people the best Pilates experience I can. My classes, of which there are different types, max out at 5. I am not trying to fill in excess of 8 “beds” and I don’t have filler space I can use for rotating free trials. I want to commit to your Pilates journey and I want people committed to their practice, their time and their investment.

So if you want to try the studio or me out, we have 4 week Pilates fundamentals courses which cover the Mat, Reformer and all the other apparatus on the studio. Next one starts July let me know if you have any questions about it.

I also offer an intro to the studio package which is 3 privates and then any class to try.

Or you are welcome to buy a credit and book in a single class. But with how Pilates is now I can’t guarantee it will be the same or even similar to your previous Pilates class, and to be honest it’s hard to really get a handle on anything from one session.

19/05/2026

To everyone out there practising “Reformer Pilates” thinking you’re doing the more advanced Pilates… I have news for you.

The Reformer is often where I would place someone with an injury before I’d leave them to languish on a Mat, where there is less support, less feedback, and no resistance to work with.

For a little context, you can see how practising Footwork and the Hundred on the Reformer can enhance the Hundred on the Mat. Short Spine and Overhead improve my Rolling Like a Ball, Roll Over, and Jack Knife.

The apparatus was designed to support, guide, challenge, and ultimately deepen the work not replace it.

The Mat is where it’s at. Let’s not forget it.

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