Class Timetable

Booking is required by email (info@bodytrainingsolutions.com) due to restricted numbers.

You will need to bring your own mat for Yoga and Pilates.

If you have blocks/straps please bring them to Yoga.

Please bring a small hand towel to Pilates and a block if you require one.

If you are new to Pilates or it has been a long time since you have practiced Pilates you will need to attend a one off Pilates workshop to learn the fundamentals. Please see below the timetable for up coming workshops or send me an email to register your interest. 

Beginners Pilates Workshop Dates:

Date to be arranged please contact if interested. £15

Contact Me

My name is Sarah and I have always been an active person and enjoy exercise. I took ballet

lessons between the age of 4-19. I started attending an aerobics class

with my Mum at 16 and it was my instructor that suggested at 19 that I

train to be an instructor myself. Not knowing what career I wanted to

pursue I thought this would be fun until I figured out my career plans.

17 years on I am still teaching exercise classes and have come to the

conclusion that this is it!

I have completed many training courses within this time. The initial

course I took was exercise to music with YMCAfit which qualified me to

teach aerobic and body conditioning classes.  (A full list of my

qualifications are at the end of this page.)

Over the years my passion for Yoga and Pilates have developed and I am

now specialising in these two areas and have undertaken additional training.

In 2019 I trained as a 200 hour Vinyasa Yoga Instructor doing a course

that is accredited by Yoga Alliance.

I also completed the APPI (Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute)

Pilates course which is a rehabilitative Pilates method. It takes the

classical Pilates exercises and modifies them so people who have injuries

or medical conditions can take part in Pilates. This will help aid their recovery

from injury or manage their condition. I decided to take the exam at the end

of the course and I am now a qualified clinical Pilates instructor.

I work as a freelance instructor teaching at various health clubs and community centres and I have set up several pay as you go Pilates and Yoga classes in Kelvedon, Feering and West Mersea.

I am available for small classes with a group of friends (3-6) in the comfort of one of their houses at a day/time that suits.

I also offer Personal Training sessions in the comfort of your own home either by yourself or with a friend if you have the same goals and have a similar level of experience. 

I take regular continuing professional development courses each year to stay up to date with my training. 

Qualifications:

2024 APPI Shoulder rehabilitation

2024 APPI Pink ribbon (Breast cancer exercise specialist.)

2023 APPI Pilates for healthy hips

2022 APPI Pilates for hypermobility

2022 Trigger Point Pilates 

2021 APPI Pilates for Osteoporosis

2020 APPI Pilates for Spinal Surgery.

2020 APPI Clinical Pilates exam passed. 

2019/2020 200 hour Vinyasa Yoga with Yoga Quota ( Yoga Alliance accredited.)

2019 APPI Mat Pilates Bridging Course

2017 Adore Your Pelvic Floor CPD Workshop (8 hours training on the pelvic floor.)

2016 First Aid at Work ATH Training

2016 Suspension Training YMCAfit

2015 Pilates and the Foam Roller YMCAfit

2015 Fitness Yoga Refresher Group X Training LTD

2014 Metafit Trainer

2014 Pilates for Common Orthopaedic Conditions Future Fit

2013 Supple Strength YMCAfit

2013 PTTLs YMCAfit

2012 Vocational Assessor Level 3 Evolve Leisure

2011 Pre/Postnatal Instructor Level 3 Future Fit

2010 Pilates Instructor Diploma Level 3 Future Fit

2010 Step Aerobics Level 2 Future Fit

2010 Personal Trainer Level 3 Drummond Education

2009 Fitness Yoga Group X Training LTD

2007 YMCAfit Gym Instructor Level 2

2007 Northern Fitness Kids Fitness Instructor Level 2

2007 YMCAfit Aqua Aerobics Instructor Level 2

2007 YMCAfit Studio Instructor Award Level 2

PILATES

Classical Pilates is a holistic form of exercise and is a whole body approach. Pilates was designed by Joseph Pilates in the early 1900's. Pilates uses slow and precise movements to strengthen and retrain the body to regain balance within the body. There are 34 original exercises which incorporate strength, mobility and stretching. The deep core muscles are used to create core stability.

There are eight Pilates principles: 

1. Concentration

2. Breathing

3. Centering

4. Control

5. Precision

6. Flowing Movements

7. Awareness

8. Routine/Repetition

Pilates is used as for core conditioning, non-impact body conditioning and a place for rehabilitation after injury, surgery or to manage a medical condition. 

APPI Pilates

APPI (Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute) recognised that the original 34 exercises were not suitable for everyone. APPI have modified the original exercises to make them suitable for people with medical conditions, injuries and those who have had surgery to help in their recovery and to manage conditions. This style of Pilates was created for a rehabilitative setting and is known as clincal Pilates. 

My Pilates Classes

I teach classical and APPI clinical Pilates.

All my classes are mixed ability. I start the class with a standing warm up which will mobilise all the joints. We spend a few moments focusing on the Pilates breathing method which will be used throughout the class and I ask for consent for hands on adjustments. The rest of the class is then done down on the floor, either lying on your front, back or side, seated or kneeling on all fours.

Towards the end of the class we will do 10 minutes of stretching and mobility work before returning to stand to finish. 

I start each exercise at Level 1. With my cues you are able to decide how far you would like to challenge and are in control of your workout throughout. As Pilates is a style of exercise that is often prescribed my medical professionals and physiotherapists I am able to adapt each exercise so you will be able to join in regardless of any injuries or medical conditions.  

Beginners Pilates Session

If you are new to Pilates or it has been a long time since you have attended a class you will need to attend a Pilates workshop or have a one off Personal Training Session to learn the fundamentals before attending a mixed ability class. There is a lot to concentrate on in Pilates and it takes 6-8 weeks for it all to start making sense!

These beginner sessions will teach you how to find neutral spine, how to activate the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles, how to set up the shoulders and rib cage, how to perform lateral thoracic breathing and will go over the base exercises. 

What This Class Will Do For You

This class will define, strengthen and lengthen all of the muscles in your body. It will teach you how to utilise all of your lung capacity increasing your depth of breathing. The focus is on activating your core muscles in each exercise. This will prevent injury in your daily life and other forms of exercise you do.  Because there is so much to think about with each exercise your mind will let go of external thoughts allowing it to relax. The class is set to gentle music and will leave you feeling relaxed and re-energised.