Physiotherapist APPI Pilates instructor, Matwork 1, 2, 3 Ante/post Natal Holds degree in physiotherapy and have extensive experience in adapting exercises to suit people of different age groups and abilities. She has trained with the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute, APPI, and is certified to teach Modified Pilates, aimed at preventing and treating a range of postural and musculo-skeletal conditions by retraining the core stabilisers to support the joints during every day activities.Her classes are gentle and safe where you can work at your own pace even as part of a class. For those recovering from previous injury, exercise will promote recovery and reduce re-occurrence of pain by targeting muscle imbalance or weakness around the affected area.One fantastic outcome is improved posture. With regular practice your muscles become longer and leaner and you feel and look taller, which carries great benefits to one’s self esteem! Dana focuses on the breathing, not only because it aids the movement but also as it adds to the sense of relaxation, leaving you feeling revitalised after a good work out.Her classes are designed to give a challenging, yet balanced work out at a pace which allows one to concentrate the mind and truly feel the body and the movement so you become aware of the correct patterns movement, which will then carry over from exercises to everyday life. Classes or individual sessions are an excellent starting point for those who have not exercised for a while, building a stable core will not only protect you against injury, but also build your confidence on the way back to health.

Pilates instructor Body Control Pilates Helen was inspired and kept sane by Pilates classes for many years before taking the decision to train with Body Control Pilates in 2007, following a busy career in arts fund raising. She believes, and sees every day, that Pilates is immensely beneficial for everyone: calming the mind while balancing and strengthening the body, whatever its needs. Helen aims to give clients the space to explore their potential for movement in a relaxing, friendly environment, whilst providing them with the knowledge to get the best from their body both in and out of the class. Helen hugely enjoys furthering her knowledge of the human body through regular courses and workshops. She is qualified to teach Pilates matwork from beginner to advanced levels, pre-and post-natal Pilates and using equipment including the Reformer and Chair. She is currently training with Body Control Pilates to teach on the Cadillac.

Pilates Instructor BSc Physiotherapy Hons (Oxford) MCSP, APPI Teresa Devitt completed her physiotherapy honours degree at Oxford Brookes University, in 2005. Teresa has a wide range of experience in both the public and private sector. She has spent the last 5 years working in the NHS based at two of the top London teaching hospital trusts – Barts & the Royal London and Guy’s & St Thomas’. Alongside this she has also worked in the sporting field for both Rugby Union and Football, including providing pitch side injury management and off-pitch rehabilitation. Teresa is a qualified Pilate’s instructor, having completed post graduate training through the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Instutute (APPI). She has established back rehabilitation and stability group programmes in the NHS and is passionate about transferring these skills to offer both injury prevention and rehabilitation in the private sector.

New York Method Pilates Instructor Genine is qualified in the Authentic Classical Pilates method which is the original method developed by Joseph Pilates himself.  She has been teaching mat work, equipment and ante-natal Pilates for 7yrs, back in South Africa & presently here in the UK teaching for the New York Pilates Studio. Her passion for Pilates has developed from a life long interest in exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle.  Pilates for me is the definitive exercise technique.  It strengthens, tones and lengthens the body whilst concentrating and challenging the mind. It can be adapted to suit individual requirements, working the deep core muscles to correct posture, flatten the tummy, strengthen the back, and help recovery after an injury or to re-balance the body after childbirth.

Pilates Instructor APPI   Bsc.Physiotherapy.Hons (UCT) MCSP Fully APPI trained in Matwork as well as all the Pilates equipment. Claire has been a Pilates instructor for four years and has instructed at Southfields Physiotherapy for 2,5 years. As a physiotherapist Claire has found that Pilates is the best way to condition your body to prevent and heal injury. Claire is also now a presenter for the APPI She graduated from the University of Cape Town in 2003 and worked for two years in Johannesburg during which time she completed a year’s post- graduate qualification in specialised Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy. Claire has a special interest in Sporting and Spinal injuries and is a keen runner.