Charlie has been practising Pilates since she was a teenager. Following her diagnosis with MS in her late 20s she was advised by her Neurologist to do more Pilates.
Charlie says
"and so my love affair with Pilates began. I became a qualified Instructor IN 2014, specialising in both mat work and Reformer Pilates. I have no doubt that carrying out regular Pilates has helped me deal with the challenges that MS throws at me. I use my experience and passion in Pilates to help others access the huge potential that it can offer. With a loss of muscle control, muscle fatigue and muscle stiffness regular practice on the Reformer has helped my body cope and I can’t imagine where I would have been without it, I owe the Reformer machine a lot."
Mike has always involved himself in fitness related activities. Football throughout childhood and teenage years and then also martial arts from 15 onwards. He qualified in 2011 as a personal trainer.
Working with LA fitness and various other gyms, teaching various classes from large groups to personal one on one sessions.
Mike's recent passion has come in the form of reformer pilates.
He now teaches various classes in London and Kent. Both in groups or more personal one on one sessions. He enjoys exploring how far he can take himself and his clients on their fitness journeys.
Mike's reformer classes always have an element of legs, glutes, core and upper body. So you will cover everything and feel satisfied that you have a had a great workout.
Reformer Pilates began when Joseph Pilates developed reformer exercises in an internment camp during the first World War to help assist with many of the patients who were bed bound.
He attached springs to the bed to help patients engage in resistance exercises without having to stand. The modern Reformer is a bed like frame with a carriage on wheels that allows the bed to roll along the frame.
The carriage is attached at one end with different strength springs which, along with the addition of hand and leg loops, enable the participant to engage muscles often underworked in other forms of exercise as well as working the larger muscle groups. Pilates Reformer is safe and effective for everybody and can be adapted to suit all levels.
Overall fitness
Strength
Flexibility
Balance
Posture
Quality of life
Blood circulation
Reformer Pilates is a brilliant way to improve your overall health and fitness and maintain good movement and is effective in increasing bone density
With more flexibility you have better blood circulation, this benefits your heart which in turn helps your lymphatic system to clear toxins in the body. It can also help with your mental well-being.
Reformer pilates helps to make your nervous system more healthy which in turn helps your internal body awareness which stimulates the autonomic nervous system, this heightens the vagus nerve function, a nerve from your brain whose main role is to promote relaxation and stress reduction.
Below are a few answers to our frequently asked questions. We will be adding more as they are required.
The Reformer is a highly versatile form of exercise and can be adapted to benefit all levels of health, fitness and age groups.
We have 4 Reformers and a Wunda chair in our studio so all participants can be guided to achieve the most from their sessions.
Parking is free. There is only one allocated parking space for our Unit, however, you can park in the main centre parking areas, you will need to collect a parking badge from us. If all these spaces are taken there is parking on the road opposite Fairfield Road where you can park up to 2 hours,. Vehicles are left at owner’s risk. We do not accept responsibility for any loss or damage to vehicles or their contents.
Please note that We have a 48hr cancellation policy to class time is required. Unfortunately we cannot refund or reschedule your class if you do not attend or if you cancel with less than 48hrs notice.
In keeping with the government guide lines covid restrictions now mean you no longer need to self isolate therefore it cannot be used as a valid reason for cancellation of class and refund.
I’ve been having Pilates reformer sessions with Charlie for nearly two years now. It’s the only form of formal exercise that I’ve ever enjoyed and therefore continued . I have really felt the benefits, feeling stronger, with increased stamina and flexibility. It’s great as now I’m a nanny this means I can still get up off the floor easily with a grandchild in my arms. Charlie is lovely and encouraging and adapts her routine beautifully to suit . I would highly recommend her sessions
I booked my first reformer class a few months ago with no idea what it involved or what to expect. As a total beginner Charlie patiently took me through various movements and I was hooked! Within weeks I felt physically stronger and started noticing that the exercises I couldn’t do at the beginning are now part of my routines. I always look forward to my reformer classes. Charlie makes them fun and gives me the confidence to try movements that I didn’t think I could do
I began pilates reformer 1-2-1’s with Charlie in February 2023. I always look forward to my sessions; Charlie is friendly, fun and kind. My body seems to be forever throwing up different issues and Charlie takes it all in her stride. Her knowledge allows her to personalise my sessions and offer me modifications if I am unable to perform a certain move. I always leave with a smile on my face and feeling like I have worked hard! I look forward to joining her group reformer classes
