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Private Classes

Welcome to my Pilates cabin!  

Fully equipped with Cadillac, Reformer, Chair and Ladder barrel as well as all the small equipment, I offer full equipment sessions.  The Cadillac also converts to a second reformer for duet reformer sessions if you like to exercise with a friend!  Air conditioned for your comfort in both summer and winter.

Join me for one-to-one Pilates and movement sessions completely focused on your goals and needs.  

  • Are you recovering from injury or surgery and need to help to get back to full strength?

  • Do you have a specific fitness goal you need help achieving?

  • Are group exercise environments not your thing and you'd like a quiet, focused environment?​

  • Discover the benefits of Reformer Pilates: the variable springs can be used to support or to challenge.  This means that they are suitable for almost anyone to use - someone with limited mobility and strength can feel supported and safe to start exercising, while someone who is already athletic can be given very challenging strength, mobility and balance moves to practise.  

  • I include massage, release techniques, breathwork and corrective exercise to improve your movement.

  • I can set you homework to help you achieve your goals faster.

Stability Ball and Stretching Band
“The glute pain I have suffered for over 12 months has disappeared and getting out of bed in the mornings is so much easier.”

Sam G, Laverstock

Simon's story:
Simon is a keen kayaker but was struggling to achieve a roll. I developed an targeted programme for him to work on his core strength, back mobility and rotational ability and after a few weeks he was able to achieve his goal. 
Simon said: "I liked the way that the exercises built over the 10 weeks and certainly some of the things I can do now I wouldn’t have even believed possible at the beginning." 
Pilates therapy can improve your kayaking skills

Why Choose me?

I am a comprehensively trained Pilates Therapist – but what does that mean?  

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A Pilates Therapist has a sound background and understanding of the Pilates Method - a whole-body system of exercise and movement developed by Joseph Pilates which aims to strengthen and tone muscles, improve posture, increase flexibility and balance and unite the body and mind. 

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The comprehensive part means I am trained to use all the large Pilates equipment, such as the reformer, as well as matwork.

The therapist part means I have a deeper understanding of anatomy, biomechanics and the nervous system which helps identify what drives issues. I can then use techniques such as nerve glides, trigger pointing, massage, muscle energy techniques and kinesiotaping which can assist in improving movement and make Pilates more effective.

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Pilates Therapists do not diagnose, nor suggest that they replace Physiotherapy, Osteopathy, Chiropractic treatment or medical treatment of any kind. However, they do have additional skills equipping them to support these practitioners when they are ready to refer them on for Pilates practice.

 

I love learning about the human body and have also attended the following courses in addition to my Pilates training:

  • Pilates for Neurological conditions (The Neuro Studio)

  • Pre- and Post-Natal corrective exercise (Sarah Duvall - Core Exercise Solutions)

  • Pelvis Pro (Sarah Duvall - Core Exercise Solutions)

  • Biomechanics of the Upper Body in Motion, Closed Chain Biomechanics of the Lower Limb and The Flow Motion Model (AiM - Anatomy in Motion, Gary Ward)

  • First Aid in the Workplace  

  • Advanced Classical Reformer (Lisa B Training)

Mary's story:
Mary had been suffering with neck, shoulder and back pain for some years. She visited a chiropractor regularly to have a "reset", but the discomfort always gradually returned.  Her 10 week Pilates Therapy programme began with massage and release techniques to down-regulate tense muscles.  We then re-educated some everyday movement patterns to avoid the tension building up again, then worked on increasing strength.
Mary now knows how to listen to her body and move and breathe well to prevent the build up of muscle tension and has strategies to deal with it if it does.  The fear she had of doing something that would "put her back out" and made her fearful of some movements has greatly reduced and she hasn't had to visit a chiropractor for over two years.
 
Mary says: " [Ely has an] ability to completely engage with me and inspire confidence allowing me to believe that I can make changes and challenge myself and continue to make improvements in my daily life.
Joseph Pilates working with clients on the reformer

Joseph Pilates working with clients on his original reformers.

Find out more

Get in touch to see if I can help.  I offer a free 15 minute initial chat over phone or video call so I can learn a little more about you and help us decide if we would be a good fit to work together.​

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£45 for a 55 minute session in Alderholt

£50 for a duet 55 minute session

Shorter sessions and home visits by arrangement.

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