My fitness story – Levenshulme Pilates

My Pilates Story 2: How I Learned to Love Movement

In part 1 of this post, I told the story of how by the age of 20, I felt totally helpless and disempowered when it came to exercise. Disappointed adults, unkind PE teachers, and a focus on competitive team sports, left my awkward and uncoordinated self feeling like fitness and physical activities just weren’t meantContinue reading “My Pilates Story 2: How I Learned to Love Movement”

My Pilates Story part 1: Why I Hated Exercise for the First 20 Years of My Life

I never expected to become a fitness professional. You might guess that since I’m a Pilates instructor, I’ve probably always been a sporty, fitness-loving kind of person. But the reality is… a bit different. I’m sharing my story here because I think it’s actually a pretty common one, that many of you will relate to.Continue reading “My Pilates Story part 1: Why I Hated Exercise for the First 20 Years of My Life”