Better Moves Pilates is a boutique Pilates studio that offers bespoke 1-2-1 (equipment) sessions and small group classes on the Mat. MOVE AND ENJOY!
We're located in South Kensington, a short 5-minute walk from Gloucester Road Tube station. Leonieke has been a movement teacher in The Netherlands since the late 1980s, specializing in dance and aerobics. After extensive surgery she moved to the UK and came across Pilates, which greatly aided in her rehabilitation. She was amazed by the self-healing properties of the body and how Pilates helped h
09/04/2026
JOIN ME ON THE MAT - small group classes ✨
In person Mat classes in my boutique studio in South Kensington, London.
Tuesday 2 spots available.
Thursday 3 spots available.
DM or email if interested ✉️
bettermovespilates.com
Swan Dive (preps) 🦢 — with Foam Roller
When you add the foam roller to your Swan Dive Preps you engage the Posterior Oblique Myofascial Sling, connecting Lats through the Thoracolumbar Fascia to the Glutes. This in turn invites the Abdominals to fire more, supporting the lower back. Result: more glutes, more lumbopelvic support, more extension. Try it out and enjoy the support the body gives you when you add a prop to your exercise.
Rehabbing my calf injury 🙃
Unfortunately, even Pilates instructors sometimes have injuries. When that happens you have to give yourself the same care and love you give your clients ❤️
09/03/2026
NEW ONLINE CLASS DROPPING ON MONDAYS
As off March 16th I will be offering two 70 minutes online STOTT PILATES students in training classes:
11.30AM-12.40PM Mat — 55 minutes class with 15 minutes Q&A
1-2.10PM Reformer — 55 minutes class with 15 minutes Q&A
£15/class or £125 for a pack of 10 (valid for 3 months).
Classes will be recorded and made available for 1 week, so you can use the recorded class if you can’t make it live, retake it and/or use for your observation hours.
Please email or DM me if you’re interested: [email protected]
25/02/2026
I had a wonderful time teaching the STOTT PILATES Intensive Mat Plus course at Core Chelsea. What a great group, so keen to learn and very supportive to each other. Congratulations on finishing the course, have fun learning and training and I hope to see all of you again soon! 💗
07/02/2026
Having fun teaching some online workshops for the .fit. I remembered to take a photo at the end of the first workshop, but forgot for the second of course 🫠 Last picture shows the mess I’ve made 😂
25/12/2025
Merry Christmas!
16/12/2025
It always feels like a reunion and a party to teach workshops at 🥰
With Spinal Rotation the rotation should start from the spine and not be led by the arm movement. If the arm moves first we lose the scapular stability and the shoulder blade will cause thoracic extension. Be mindful to keep the arm in the scaption plane and you will have much greater ROM in your Spinal Rotation.
Got questions or want to request an exercise for me to explain? Drop them in the comments! ⬇️💬
16/10/2025
Two options how you can use the Arc Barrel to avoid hyperextension of the knee in the Leg Pull. Give them a try and tell me which one you like best 🙌🏻
Got questions or want to request an exercise for me to explain? Drop them in the comments! ⬇️💬