Flowing Body Pilates is bringing reformer Pilates in the heart of Stoke Newington and Bloomsbury.
Our aim is to help you develop strength through movement. Each of our 55 minutes class will take you through a full body workout concentrating on your core. Using the reformer enables us to provide you with more intense exercises as well as deeper stretches which when performed, will increase both your strength and flexibility.
Pilates is for everyone!
Anyone can benefit from Pilates regardless of age, gender and current level of fitness. We train everyone: athletes, desk workers, moms, people seeking to manage pain/recover from injuries and many more! Our instructors are experienced in choosing the right exercises to help you get the most out of your session. With that guidance and the challenge our classes offer you will get results. You will be amazed how strong you really are and what amazing things your body is capable of.
Our aim is to help you develop strength through movement. Each of our 55 minutes class will take you through a full body workout concentrating on your core. Using the reformer enables us to provide you with more intense exercises as well as deeper stretches which when performed, will increase both your strength and flexibility.
Pilates is for everyone!
Anyone can benefit from Pilates regardless of age, gender and current level of fitness. We train everyone: athletes, desk workers, moms, people seeking to manage pain/recover from injuries and many more! Our instructors are experienced in choosing the right exercises to help you get the most out of your session. With that guidance and the challenge our classes offer you will get results. You will be amazed how strong you really are and what amazing things your body is capable of.
Owner and Head Trainer
A certified personal trainer, fitness competitor, as well as a former college athlete ( Basketball USA ), Charles' passion is health and fitness. Always seeking to learn he trained to become a Pilates instructor and has been teaching the craft for the past decade. His aim is to deliver safe, effective and yet challenging routines that will allow you to develop a strong and healthy body.
Charles has also authored "The shredded life, a guide to living a lean and healthy life".
Our amazing instructors
Olitta is a professional dancer and personal trainer who first came across Pilates during her dance training and the many pathways she could take in her career. She has always had a passion for the anatomy and physiology of the body and how much it can move in different planes. Near the end of her dance training, her passion grew more, where she saw that there was a need for fitness to be implemented into people’s everyday lives. She's passionate about meeting people's health and fitness goals in 1-1 personal training sessions, and always seeking to learn new skills and thus she took the Reformer Pilates I teacher training course at Flowing Body Pilates.
Kylie is originally from Australia and has been living in the UK for over six years. Suffering the effects of a desk job and sedentary lifestyle, she sought a way to break the pattern. The solution came in the form of Pilates. Having tried a few classes, she soon realized Pilates was a passion! She loves the way it supports the body by enhancing posture, and by increasing strength and flexibility. She decided to take Flowing Body Pilates teacher training course and the rest is as they say: history!
Ellie’s passion for healthy living and a keen interest in how the human body functions and responds to movement led her to complete an undergraduate degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology. While practicing for her own well-being, and working in the health and fitness industry, she discovered her love of Pilates and thus completed training in mat-work, reformer and small equipment. From seeing the positive benefits firsthand, Ellie finds great reward in helping others to learn how Pilates can transform their lives for the better.
Lucy has a true passion for Pilates and teaching. Growing up playing netball and volleyball, Lucy found herself repeatedly injuring her lower back, and after many hours at a desk whilst studying Architecture, a physio finally suggested practicing Pilates for strength and rehabilitation. Lucy fell in love with the required control and intrinsic movements that make up the Pilates repertoire and noticed an immediate difference to her mental and physical strength. Lucy loves working with people and strives to bring her easy going personality into her teaching style, while continuing to challenge her clients. With a keen interest in injury prevention and rehabilitation, she is a true believer that Pilates can benefit everyone no matter where they are at in their fitness journey.
Katerina graduated from the School of Physical Education and Sports Science at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specializing in Dance. She loves helping people meet their goals. No matter how big or small, meeting any goal is a step in the right direction! Working on client's needs is not only her profession but also her vocation and passion. Her approach is empathetic, positive and highly personal.
She is a firm believer in the benefits of systematic exercise for both physical and mental well-being. She is driven to help empower clients to reach their full potential.
She is a firm believer in the benefits of systematic exercise for both physical and mental well-being. She is driven to help empower clients to reach their full potential.
Francesca
I discovered Pilates by chance 12 years ago and since then I’ve never left it anymore. First, as a student, Pilates method gave me awareness of my body and my movement in the space, educating me to look for its quality over its quantity. This improved my performances in daily life by achieving better posture, coordination, flexibility, muscle tone, even memory. In other words, allowing me to live better!
I discovered Pilates by chance 12 years ago and since then I’ve never left it anymore. First, as a student, Pilates method gave me awareness of my body and my movement in the space, educating me to look for its quality over its quantity. This improved my performances in daily life by achieving better posture, coordination, flexibility, muscle tone, even memory. In other words, allowing me to live better!
Rebecca started taking part in Pilates classes as a means to correct postural alignment issues from years of working as a massage therapist. She found the experience so beneficial that she decided to take the next step and train as an instructor. She now holds a qualification in STOTT Pilates mat-work which allows her to teach Pilates group sessions as well as to tailor individualized programs using postural analysis. She did her intensive one on one training with Rosaria La Petra! As well as being a Pilates instructor, Rebecca is also a fully qualified massage therapist in Hollistic, Deep tissue and Swedish massage.
Harriet is a recent first time mum and whilst she discovered Pilates before motherhood, her enjoyment and passion for it grew as it supported her throughout pregnancy & many months after. Harriet loves the way Pilates flows from one movement to the next and focuses on alignment & posture which can help raise body awareness and control.
Harriet is a big advocate of the positive benefits exercise & movement can have on mental health and is passionate about helping people find ways to relieve stress, increase the production of endorphins and enhance well being.
Harriet is a graduate of Flowing Body Pilates teacher training course.
Harriet is a big advocate of the positive benefits exercise & movement can have on mental health and is passionate about helping people find ways to relieve stress, increase the production of endorphins and enhance well being.
Harriet is a graduate of Flowing Body Pilates teacher training course.
Darren's background is as a Ballroom and Latin dancer, performing across the world in live shows, competitions and television. He has used Pilates to support his training for many years so it was a natural progression to train as a Reformer Pilates teacher. He also is a marathon runner, aerial gymnast and personal trainer.
The music we play at the studio are original tracks available on machinimasound.com
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