Michelle Monaghan Freelance Personal Trainer

31/08/2026

Michelle Monaghan is a qualified Level 4 Pilates Teacher with a First Class Honours degree in Sports Coaching & Exercise Instruction and over 20 years’ experience in the fitness industry.

With a background as a professional dancer, athlete, coach and personal trainer, Michelle brings a unique combination of movement expertise, technical knowledge and passion to every session. Her dance background has given her a strong understanding of posture, alignment, control and body awareness — all key foundations of Pilates.

Michelle is passionate about helping people feel stronger, fitter and more confident in their bodies, whether they are new to exercise, looking to improve their fitness or working towards specific goals.

Alongside teaching Pilates, Michelle delivers 25+ fitness classes each week across the Blackpool area. Her energetic, encouraging and down-to-earth approach makes her classes challenging but enjoyable, with a strong focus on helping every client progress at their own pace.

Passion, positivity and persistence are at the heart of everything Michelle does — and her enthusiasm for fitness is truly infectious

23/08/2026

Benefits of this exercise 💪

* 🔥 Strengthens the core – you have to stabilise your abdomen and pelvis while working against the strap.
* 🍑 Works the glutes and hips – particularly the supporting leg, helping develop strength and hip stability.
* 🦵 Improves single-leg stability and balance – the elevated position makes your stabilising muscles work hard.
* 💪 Strengthens the shoulders and arms – supporting yourself with one hand while controlling the strap challenges the upper body.
* 🔄 Develops spinal and torso rotation – the rotational movement encourages mobility through the upper back and trunk.
* 🎯 Improves coordination and body control – you’re controlling several moving parts at once, making this a more advanced Pilates movement.
* ⚖️ Challenges proprioception – the body has to constantly adjust its position to maintain stability.
* 🧘‍♀️ Builds functional strength – particularly useful for movements involving bending, reaching, rotating and maintaining balance.

Overall: this is a challenging full-body stability exercise, with the biggest emphasis on core control, hip stability, balance, rotation and shoulder strength. It looks particularly effective as an advanced Pilates/reformer exercise because you can’t simply rely on momentum—you need controlled movement throughout.

22/08/2026

I teach classes at Kore every Tuesday & Thursday mornings 9.30am and also Saturdays 9am & 10am

05/08/2026

Please join me every Saturday for this amazing start to your weekend

03/05/2026

15/04/2026

To celebrate international Pilates day I will be teaching a FREE Pilates class in the grounds of the beautiful Lytham hall . To book your place please visit Kore blackpool

17/03/2026

Head to my page for a list of blackpool classes

13/03/2026

Love teaching Pilates work just isn’t work when you love what you do

12/03/2026

Reformer Pilates flow

12/03/2026

Forward lunges with Pilates ring