The Curious Body by The Pilates Foundation

Anne-Marie wears both the Pilates teacher and Physiotheraphy hat, maybe even a dancers hat at that, AND all the others. But how does she keep herself in check, what self care practices help keep her going through the day to day. Of course Pilates is in there!You can sign up to Anne-Marie's newsletter here

Having been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lisa didn't know where to turn. Having been a mover all her life, she wanted to gain back the energy to move her body. Pilates gifted her this, over time becoming stronger. Although she still has to manage her energy levels, she is back to health and even trained as a Pilates teacher thanks to her love of the method.We acknowledge that this is by no means a quick fix, or even a fix by any means. CFS and ME are chronic illnesses that need managing. Lisa shares her story if only wishing to help others find some way of returning to "normality". https://meassociation.org.uk/https://www.actionforme.org.uk/https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs/https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng206

Although having been a primary school teacher for many years, Kate Mercer was unsure she could teach Pilates. And yet here she is, with an at home studio, working with bodies diagnosed with osteoporosis. In this episode we touch on the imposter syndrome experienced, but how with support from those around her Kate her flourished into a fully comprehensive Pilates teacher. https://theros.org.uk/clinical-publications-and-resources/For Strong, Steady and Straight - exercise guidelines published by the Royal Osteoporosis Society https://theros.org.uk/ For risk checker questionnaire on their front pagehttps://findingcentre.co.uk/Gary Ward’s hub of online information around body, movement and in particular, feet! https://online.movingfascia.comAna Barretxeguren with online movement library https://www.bodywisepilates.co.uk/Leila Coppock’s Studio for teacher traininghttps://www.instagram.com/pilatesatkates/ www.pilatesatkates.com

Having been born with Spina Bifida, Rosanna has experienced many types of therapy for her body. She's found Pilates has enabled her to be more able in her everyday life than any other physiotherapy and she willingly shares her story with us.

Find out more about your host Cat Proudfoot and how she came to be a Pilates teacher and where and how her teaching and business have evolved over the years. Taking the leap of faith from a corporate PA role and transforming that into a successful Pilates Studio in Margate.@proudfootpilates

In this series we explore how some of our teachers came to be where they are today and where their special interests have taken them. We wanted to share how and why we as teachers came to Pilates and start to introduce some specialist subjects, this has become and introduction of some of our teachers and how they came to be where they are today. We hope this perhaps inspires you to perhaps start Pilates, investigate more into a specialist subject, or perhaps share with clients and friends who are unsure about starting their Pilates journey. We look forward to you learning that little bit more about us