Who is it for?

‘Doing reformer Pilates has transformed my body shape. It is hands-down the most effective muscle-sculpting workout I’ve ever done...it’s really tough but the pay-off is massive and the results come spectacularly fast.’
Alessandra Steinherr, Beauty Editor, GLAMOUR magazine

‘I want to stay fit, but at 64-years-old, I can’t take the pounding of weight lifting exercise any more. Pilates is great because it is so much easier on the body.’
Roger Yohe, endurance horserider

‘After four years of personal training, we started taking Pilates Reformer classes. Pilates has helped us to focus on core stabilization, flexibility, and balance beyond anything we could achieve in the gym.’
Sue and Jim Lyon, doctors

‘For months, had been experiencing terrible neck pain carrying around my baby and my other young child so I decided to take Reformer classes. The pain has since completely disappeared. I hate exercising - but with the Reformer I have never missed a class. I even did Pilates right up until three days before my last child was born. And I started up again right after she was born. In just four months I had lost all my baby weight.’
Jodi Golden, mum and devotee!

‘For me Pilates started out of necessity, namely two herniated disks in my lower back. I recommend Pilates wholeheartedly. Whether it is pain relief or just a healthier control of your body, this is the answer.’
Dave Kirschner, consultant

‘By my mid-forties arthritis in both of my knees had set in after a skiing injury (exacerbated by a few years of running). That’s about when I began taking Pilates classes through Pilates I have learned that core strength protects us from injuries that can be caused by most everyday movements.’
Cynthia Croasdaile, housewife

‘I continued to do Pilates through treatment and surgery for breast cancer. When I tell people I do Pilates they say “WOW”. They should be saying “Me too” because everybody should be doing it. The principles just make that much sense.’
Nettie Becker, therapist

‘I originally started Pilates as way to help a pretty serious tendonitis condition. I am now half an inch taller than I used to be!’
Annie Stafford, fund raiser

‘I am convinced that Pilates is a big reason that I am still walking and not in a wheelchair.’
Amy Dobbs, multiple sclerosis sufferer