All our Pilates Instructors are Chartered Physiotherapists and are APPI trained pilates instructors. (Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute) which has modified the original exercises created by Joseph Pilates and made them suitable for people with clinical conditions such as neck, lower back, shoulder pain and a multitude of other musculoskeletal conditions. These exercises focus on targeting the deep stabilizing muscles of the abdomen and spine which are often weak in people with lower back and neck pain. The buttock and shoulder girdle muscles are also targeted which help to improve pelvic and shoulder stability.

Germaine and is a masters-trained musculoskeletal chartered Physiotherapist has close to 10 years teaching experience. She has trained extensively with the APPI. As part of her MSc in 2009, Germaine completed a research project which looked at the effects of a 6-week course of Pilates on chronic neck pain. The results were positive and demonstrated an improvement in pain reduction and disability measures. These findings were published in July 2013 in a paper in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.

Sarah is a masters-trained chartered physiotherapist who believes in using Pilates as a treatment tool, having completed training as a clinical Pilates instructor and frequently incorporates Pilates based exercises into her treatment plans. She believes in adopting a physically active lifestyle to help improve overall wellbeing and recover from injury, and encourages her patients to make the little changes that matter.

Since arriving here, she has worked with Terenure Sports Club, assisting rugby, football and tennis players. She’s a golfer and former tennis, soccer and softball player and enjoys learning about new Irish sports. She has found her home in private practice physiotherapy specialising in manual therapy in spinal health, sports physiotherapy, post- operative recovery, workplace ergonomics, and Pilates. She is dedicated to CPD and is enrolled in MSc in Advanced Physiotherapy at UCD, but she had also taken a wide range of courses. Stefanie teaches Saturday morning Pilates and keeps her classes fresh and interesting. She is excellent at explaining each movement and engaging the correct muscles in a safe and caring manner.

Pilates is an excellent form of exercise for any level and helps to improve strength, mobility, alignment, posture and is a great way to condition the body.