I first started in the fitness Industry in 1989 working part time in a local gym and started my first qualifications, Fitness instructor and Exercise to music qualifications in 1993.
I worked in local independent gyms and community halls until 1995 when I ventured onto the cruise ships and had an amazing experience as the fitness manager seeing many countries from Iceland, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and most of Europe.
On my return a year later, I started working in the gym and teaching classes, and completed my D32/D33 assessor qualification.
In 1998 I starting work as a Fitness Manager for Fitness First in Chelmsford and in 1999 I was promoted to General Manager of a London Fitness First club, and it was during this time that I met Michael King, doing Karaoke Aerobics, yes this was a real thing. I had been plagued with knee, shin and lower back pains from the twenty plus classes a week I was teaching, Michael showed me 6 Pilates moves to do and told me to do them every day, it truly changed my life and in 1999 I completed my Pilates Matwork training with the Pilates Institute.
In 2000 I worked as tutor and assessor for the Pilates Institute as well as teaching in their London Pilates studios, and l set up my own company ‘Schools Fitness Advisory Service’ teaching Teachers how to deliver aerobics to children as part of their PE curriculum and also worked with Fitness Forum running large Fitness Conventions in the UK.
Over the following two years I travelled up and down the country delivery training, presenting at conventions with the Pilates Institute. I also wrote a range of books including “Pilates for Pregnancy”, “Pilates the complete body system” and “weights for women” and a range of Pilates workbooks which were translated into a range of languages and sold around the world.
I also worked with the Physiotherapy department of Portland Hospital, training the physios in Pilates and exercise for post natal care, and also taught Pilates at Lords Cricket Ground, I have been a guest speaking for the Back Care association and have provided training for Spirto Physiotherapists.
In 2002 I started work with LA Fitness as a Group trainer focusing on their studio programmes and delivery First aid training, I designed and delivered LA Spin, LA Aqua, LA pre and post natal, LA Gym, LA ball, LA evergreen and many more programmes.
In 2002 I was asked to join the TEG group (Technical Expert Group) for Skills Active, the Skills councils for Active and work as and evaluator and quality assurer.
In 2005 I completed my Level 4 Certificate in further education teaching, and in 2006 after having had two children I started work at Braintree College as a lecture for Fitness and Sport as well as childcare and Health and social care.
In 2009 I had my third child and also managed to completed my Level 5 Professional Certificate in Education and in 2011 I started working with CYQ as a guidance assessor for their teacher, assessor and IQA qualifications and in 2012 went to Cyprus as a consultant to support the setup of a new training school.
During my time as a consultant and EQA I have been very fortunate to be involved with many Pilates training schools, MK Pilates, JPilates, Body Control Pilates, APPI, BASI, Polestar Pilates, Pi Studio, Pilates Union, Pilates Foundation to name but a few. From each school I have learnt a different insight into the Pilates Method that has help me to truly embrace and embody the method into my own teaching.
In 2015 I completed my Level 4 Lower back pain qualification and started my Chiball qualification which I completed in 2016.
In 2019 I had an amazing visit to India to work with REPS India supporting them on the delivery of their qualifications and creating new industry standards, in this year I also completed matwork Pilates with Pi studio a classical Pilates school and in 2020 completed my level 4 Cancer and exercise rehabilitation and Pink Ribbon Breast cancer training.
In 2020 I decided to collate all of the above into one place and opened the Green Pilates Movement Studio with the aim to run a range of classes, support new teachers and to be a centre for training and education in partnership with Muse Fitness.
During lockdown I have kept busy with more training including Covid-19 Recovery and Rehabilitation Programme, Mental Health and Wellbeing, The foot collective and TriggerPoint Pilates.
I am very proud to be the Qualifications Standards Manager for PD:Approval, this has entailed writing standards for REPs India, REPs UAE, REPs Ireland and the new standards for The Society of the Pilates Method (SPM) the newest Pilates membership, The SPM has been formed to create an alliance of Pilates training providers within the UK to ensure and promote the delivery of quality training.
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