About Me
Welcome to Pilates Physique! I am Angie Hoare and I have been working in the fitness industry for over 15 years and teaching Pilates since 2006.
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After teaching various leisure centre classes ie. Spinning, Aerobics, Step, Circuit and Weight classes I often had a bad back and couldn’t even stand up straight in the morning, often wondering if this is how being fit is meant to feel like? I decided to do some Pilates exercises from a book, I’d always skip to the intermediate and advance section as I thought I was quite fit, it didn’t really help me and was still having to see a physiotherapist and get X-rays done.
I knew something wasn’t right with what I was doing so I booked myself onto a Pilates course to teach Pilates and thought I would teach myself first. On the course I found out I couldn’t even do a beginner's level 1 exercise! I basically was strong and tight on the outside but very weak in my core. I performed the exercises on most days and eventually progressed, I noticed my short bulky muscles were leaner and longer, my back was pain-free and mobile and generally had better shape.
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Body awareness is often one of the first things people learn about when they start Pilates, from there quick progress can be made.
