Karen is a Stott certified Pilates and Ballet Barre instructor with injuries and special populations. She is also a qualified TRX instructor, and has completed many workshops to develop her knowledge of movement further. Always an avid Hockey player through school, college and beyond it was through a back injury she sustained whilst playing her beloved sport that introduced her to the world of Pilates. After many years of self-practice and a career in Marketing she decided on Pilates as a change of career and hasn’t looked back since.
“My desire when teaching clients is to improve their posture and movement patterns for everyday activities or sports related performance.” Karen’s focus has always been on creating a class experience that is challenging, creative and gets you moving and connecting both body and mind.
Karen frequently participates in a variety of workshops as she believes “you never stop learning, diversifying, growing your knowledge and finding that inspiration wherever possible”. She believes that Reformer Pilates has a positive impact on your health whatever level you’re at. “Everybody will feel the benefits of Reformer Pilates, after just a few sessions’. When she’s not busy putting her clients through challenging workouts, she is a busy Mum to 11 year old Georgie. She encourages her to participate in as many activities as time permits, and as a result she spends a lot of time ferrying her from one activity to the other! “I want Georgie to learn and enjoy the benefits of exercise and movement the way I do so that she can stay healthy in both body and mind.”
Karen makes time for herself by regularly going for an early morning run, she compliments this with her Pilates practice. Spending quality time with Family & Friends comes very high on her list too.
