Martine is a Pilates Practitioner from Australia who has a background as a professional Contemporary dancer with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance.
It was her immense love and passion for movement and the physical body that led her to embark on training as a Pilates Practitioner. She has been working in this capacity since 2001 in conjunction with Physiotherapists and Osteopaths and specialises in Rehabilitation.
She qualified with the Australian Pilates Method Alliance, holds Level 1-3 Clinical Pilates from Dance Medicine Australia and has completed extensive Bodywork courses with a focus on Theta Healing and Reiki and has a particular interest in combining the holistic Healing approach with the more traditional Western healing modalities.
Martine was trained in Australia by Physiotherapists and worked as a Clinical Pilates Practitioner for 4 years. In addition to this she worked with the Australian Men’s Hockey Team, who went on to win Gold in Athens in 2004, developing specific and individual programs for the team.
Since moving to London in 2005 she has worked in various Pilates studios, including working for a Harley Street Physiotherapy practice for 4 years.
She currently runs her own very successful practice at The Light Centre in Belgravia and a Private Members club in Notting Hill.
Martine has been assisting individuals to deepen their connection and understanding of their physical body. She does this by helping her clients bring a heightened awareness and a more integrated understanding of the role their bodies have in relation to our daily lives.
Her speciality lies in assisting individuals in tapping into their full potential in a supported and safe manner. Achieving and surpassing their expectations, she uses her integrated and unique skill base combining her extensive knowledge of movement, healing modalities and experience from 10 years of working with Physical Therapists making her unique in her field.
The wealth of experience she has enables her to quickly assess the individual and find the approach and combination of resolutions to allow her clients to become more connected, stronger and able to function to optimum health.
Her clientele ranges from elite athletes to those who have never exercised before. She loves working with people of all ages who wish to remain healthy and happy.
Specifically she has experience in working with spine and disc pathologies, scoliosis and sacro iliac dysfunction, knee, ankle and shoulder rehabilitation pre and post operative, pregnancy pre and post and individuals with physical disabilities.
Through this she assists in re education, re training and re iterating more economical solutions for the client and their bodies to increase strength and keep the potential for injury and dysfunction to a minimum.
“What I love about working with people, is finding a unique approach to each individual and assisting their physical health and unlocking their highest potential.”
ABOUT PILATES
Pilates is a method of exercise that is based on a body-mind philosophy developed by Joseph Pilates. The essence of the technique is that our health and well being originate from having a strong core of muscles that support the skeleton in its optimum position allowing the organs and muscles to work in a balanced manner.
During a Pilates session through a series of exercises both on a mat and using specially designed equipment you will execute precise and well aligned movement with limited repetitions in a tailor made program specific to your individual needs.
No two people are the same and therefore your program will be designed uniquely for you, targeting any imbalances in the body and presenting more economical solutions to maximise health, ease of movement and general well being.
BENEFITS
- Tone and build long, lean muscles without bulk.
- Reduce stress, relieve tension and boost energy levels through deep stretching.
- Restore postural alignment. Retrain poor muscle development.
- Create a stronger more flexible spine.
- Increase joint range of motion.
- Improve circulation.
- Heighten neuromuscular coordination
- Relief from back pain, joint stress and injury.
- Enhance mobility, stamina and agility.
- Compliment sports training and develop functional fitness for daily life activities
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