Resilience Pilates

When my previous Pilates teacher moved from the area, I was keen to find someone with the same knowledge and skills to be able to continue practicing an exercise I love. I found her in Lucy at Resilience Pilates.Lucy is extremely knowledgeable and perceptive: able to identify my body's strengths and weaknesses. She's a brilliant teacher using clear, concise instructions with additional demonstrations when needed. Each lessons are well thought out and take place in her well equipped studio.

My daughter and I attended joint one on one sessions with Lucy to take our first steps into Pilates and also for my daughter to enjoy a new activity as part of her ‘physical’ section in her Duke of Edinburgh Silver award.Lucy introduced us to Pilates in such an engaging and attentive way, that taught us both a new skill which we can continue to put into practice on a daily basis. Lucy’s approach brings Pilates to regular people but makes it fun and memorable. She uses an easy to use exercise portal, which provides additional instructions and videos, so that you can practice each activity at home. She is extremely well priced, and her studio is excellent with new and modern equipment which is in a private place where we both felt comfortable.Absolutely top marks from Nicky and Ellie

I hadn't tried Pilates before I met lucy and I'm so pleased that I did. I can't imagine any one better to have an introduction with. Lucy is an incredibly knowledgeable, warm, friendly lady. The first session was a general chat, medical history, goals etc, then following sessions taliored to suit ones individual ability and goals; I have a long way to go! That said, I'm happy to spend time in Lucy's relaxing studio and her company. Thank you Lucy

My route to working with Lucy was through the personal recommendation of my long-term physio. Knowing that I was ambitious to be back playing tennis, skiing, and leading as active a life as before the accident, and ensuing emergency hip replacement, he rightly judged that she could manage and optimise the process for me.Lucy's realistic, constructive and knowledgeable approach meant I never looked back; progress was comfortingly measurable and we achieved my most optimistic goals. Tennis in 6 months and skiing in 8.One of my priorities was to avoid limping, knowing that that would just set up problems for later. We also addressed a chronic neck condition which means now I am able to head off the symptoms before they require any of the heavyweight medication I'd had to take previously.Better posture and much better awareness of how I use my aging body is a key benefit; one which I would have been happy with had it been the only one!It's been fun and the best thing I've done for myself for years.