Pilates with Hayley

You don’t have to “earn” your rest.
You don’t have to punish your body to feel strong.
You don’t have to spend hours at the gym to see progress.

If you’ve ever felt like fitness wasn’t designed with you in mind, you’re not alone. I used to feel that way too.

Now I’m learning that movement can be gentle, supportive, and still make you feel strong 💪🏼

What’s one message you’d give your younger self about rest and recovery? ❤️‍🩹

I didn’t choose Pilates, it found me when my body was at its lowest point.

Years ago, I was in a serious accident that left me with a broken back.
In an instant, everything I knew about movement, strength, and even my own body shifted.

Recovery wasn’t easy.
There were days I wondered if I’d ever feel strong again, or even move without fear.

But that’s when I found Pilates.
It wasn’t about punishing workouts or pushing through pain.
It was about rebuilding.
Learning to move with control, with breath, with awareness.
Step by step, Pilates gave me back my confidence, my strength, and my trust in my body.

That’s why I teach it now. Because I know what it feels like to start again, to feel fragile, burnt out, or unsure where to begin.
Pilates isn’t just exercise. It’s healing. It’s reclaiming your strength from the inside out.

If you’re ready to feel strong, supported, and confident in your body again, this is exactly why I created my On Demand channel (designed for beginners + time-poor women).
Or join me in person at my next workshop this Sunday, where we’ll slow down, move with intention, and reconnect with your body and mind, setting you up for a beautiful week.

Because if I can come back from a broken back, you can do the thing you’ve been putting off 🫶🏼

Links in bio 💌

Must try teaser variation 😮‍💨🔥

Teaser is such a difficult exercise to do well and this one makes it just a little harder. There’s a small base to roll onto and you’re going to be working more oblique and shoulder stability here!

I wouldn’t teaches this in any class, because there’s a huge element of trust in you from your clients and vice a versa! So I’d recommend teaching it to a group you’ve been teaching for a long time!

- Single arm press with knees bent
- Single arm press with legs long
- Single arm press and modified teaser
- Single arm press and teaser
- Single arm press, teaser and tricep press
- Tricep press only
- shoulder Isometric hold in teaser with leg lowers

The set up for this is CRUCIAL!!

You need your underneath hips inline with the shoulder block below, otherwise when you roll onto the opposite hip you’ll tip the box - which is something we don’t want in a group class! Or ever really 😐

Also, notice that my press is small to keep as much tension on the spring and rope as possible.

Using 1 blue spring here 💙

Save and let me know if you try it 💪🏼