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I am now in my tenth year of teaching as an advanced Pilates instructor, plus I am a supervising teacher, assisting traineeteachers through their training - a part of my job I thoroughly enjoy! As a Deputy Head in my previous job, part of my role was professional tutor and loved working with student teachers, nuturing them, seeing them blossom in confidence and teaching skills - so I obviously apply this previous work to Pilates students!

I am fully trained to advanced level on the reformer and cadillac and in the Autumn I am doing the Wunda chair course - which will be really interesting. I regularly go down to London to Gordon Thompson's studio training plus doing other workshops at the Body Control Centre.

Knees

In March Mr Rodney Gunn, a knee surgeon, came to my studio to give a talk to myself, fellow pilates teachers, plus a few clients on knees and a little on hips. This was excellent and very informative. Following on from this in April Sarah De Lacy Munday an Osteopath, specialising in sports injuries, did a practical workshop, for us on knees - giving us lots of advice on assessing and rehabilitating knees - really useful. So much so we are going to get her back to give us a talk, etc on feet!

Also in my time, I have worked for 8 years with Bedford Blues Rugby Team, this I found extremely valuable work, very specific work plus physically hard - they're a big strong guys! My work mainly was in rehabilitating them, when injured or trying to keep them supple. Money has got a lot tighter at the club and in the last year I didn't get paid at all! So the physios and fitness coach do Pilates inhouse now.

I feel very privilaged to have been with them so long and loved my time there!