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Waitrose Weekend - Pilates Instructor Claire Willet. Photographs by Richard Cannon
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  • Millstream Pilates Claire W

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    🧘🏻Body Control Pilates teacher
    🦴Low Back Pain Practitioner
    🫶🏻Menopause Coach at @menopause_couch
    🚵🏻‍♀️ Cyclist
    ❤️’s mountains, cats & life

    The sliders are out this week! 🥵😍 With kind The sliders are out this week! 🥵😍

With kind permission, meet one of my total inspirations!! 

Mary travels, hangs out with the girls, doesn’t accept diagnoses and works on herself to be her best version! 

Mary rocks!! We all need a bit of Mary inspiration! ❤️❤️

#inspiration #ageisjustanumber #pilatesqueen #pilates #corestability #planks #thisgirlcan #sliders #upperbodystrength
    Today was a play day and definitely intensive! F Today was a play day and definitely intensive! 

Flexors extending, extensors flexing!
Flexing and extending

Hamstrings intensifying! 

#pilatesteacherfun #reformerteacher #strongspine #advancedreformer #pilatesteacher #menopausecoach #poiwarrior
    You know you’re teaching in an awesome venue whe You know you’re teaching in an awesome venue when ….

💦 the staff bring your clients water 
😍 the owner has a heating system that regulates based on the body temperatures in the room! 
❤️ your clients are happy!  In part because they can hang out in the cafe afterwards 🤣

Thank you Snug Barn! 

#hot #cool #pilates #pilatesvenue #pilatesteacher #happyclients
    I love how the human body can be strong in so many I love how the human body can be strong in so many different ways! 

This is my wonderful personal trainer Dave from The Cotswolds PT

He helped get me ready for my surgery last year…. 

After beasting me yesterday, It was time he tried a few Pilates moves out !🤣

❤️Front of thigh stretch - A Reformer exercise

☠️ Eccentric loading of the quads…. Brutal for someone with powerful quads trained in a specific range! 

Obviously I was very encouraging! 🤣

#eccentric #pilates #strengthtrainingforwomen #strengthtraining #personaltrainer #pilates #pilatesteacher #frontofthighstretch #funtimes
    It’s been a hugely fun week of magic circles! It’s been a hugely fun week of magic circles! 

The one piece of equipment that everyone loves to hate but are grateful for afterwards 🤣

It teaches :
🔴Stability in the neutral positions 
🔵Strengthens bits you didn’t know existed 
⭕️Engages muscles you often ‘don’t feel’ 
🟤Great for scoliosis for proprioception 
🏋️ Builds stamina 

😂And, it’s great type 2 fun for all! Especially your teacher 🤣

#pilatesring #pilatesmagiccircle #pilates #pilatesteacher #typetwofun #stamina #strength #jellylegs
    ❤️It’s been 11 months.. 2 steps forward and ❤️It’s been 11 months.. 2 steps forward and 1 back… of course, it takes 12-18 months for tissues to fully heal and let’s never forget, we’ve lost a huge stability structure that our uterus and its connective tissue support offers.

😳The pressure change into pelvic floor and vaginal vault is enormous.

😍It’s taken months to get my favourite teasers back on board without it causing mechanical issues to my pelvis. This makes me happy!

✖️This is not an exercise for someone with pelvic floor issues ….

✔️Hypopressives and breath work have taught me how to manage my pelvic floor health long term. 

🏋️Working with a great PT to improve functional strength (and the bits I ignore!) as well as my own clinical Pilates approach for postural strength.  Thanks @the_cotswold_pt 

❤️As a movement specialist, I’m qualified in Hypopressives, Menopause Coaching, Pilates, Reformer, pre and post op rehab, special populations such as bone health, Parkinson’s and sports… the list goes on and on! 

Come and join me for some 121’s ❤️

#pilates #pilatesteacher #reformer #teaser #hysterectomy #hypopressives #breathwork #pelvicfloor#surgicalmenopause #prematureovarianinsufficiency
    Couldn’t decide if it was a spine fitter release Couldn’t decide if it was a spine fitter release morning or a Hypopressives pelvic floor release and restore morning… so I went for both! Very nice too!

Mean while, Morris got busy with making sure my toes were well mobilised!

As soon as he see’s the slightest suggestion of a dorsiflexed ankle, he’s in there! 😻🤣

#hypopressives #hypopressivesteacher #pilatesteachers #footwork #spinefitter #catsofinstagram #britishblueshorthair #blueboy
    Goes to Cookie and Ali! @afkitchener 🍪 

For ‘I can’t do my home work because my dog eat my Pilates mat’ 🫣🐾🐕‍🦺❤️

#dogsofinstagram #pilatesdog #downwardfacingdog #naughtydog #pilates #pilatesteachers #cookiemonster
    With those naughty hyper extended elbows again! 🫣🤣

Sometimes I get on the reformer with intention and other times I let my body decide where it wants to go….

This morning was play time for the back line!

Oh and that front of thigh stretch with extended arm circles was a bit ‘special’ 🔥🤣 let me know what you think if you try it! 

Tuck your tail bone under to try and gain more length through Psoas!

#pilatesteacher #reformerpilatesinstructor #reformerpilates #pilates #posteriorchain #playtime
    Here’s one of my Pilates Heroes! I’ve had the Here’s one of my Pilates Heroes!

I’ve had the pleasure of Rob’s company for around 10 years.

Besides Pilates, he loves cycling and travelling. 

Always on an adventure and trying new things!

Strong from the inside out and continuously curious 👀 

He’s just reached a special Birthday. 🎂

I won’t tell you which one as you won’t believe me ❤️

#strongfromtheinsideout #realmendopilates #pilatesteacher #fitforlife💪 #pilates #staycurious #guesshowold
    Made to last, trained with the best, created to ca Made to last, trained with the best, created to care, nurture, strengthen and support.

With safety and fun at the front of the queue! 

No discounts here. No middle isle quick fix dopamine junk.

Meet Henry the Studio Reformer from the renowned @balanced_body and me, Claire …. Don’t know if I’m renowned 🤣 but definitely very highly qualified!

#reformerteacher #pilatesteacher #bodycontrolpilates #madetolast #trainedwiththebest #fitforlife #safetyfirst #funfirst
    Always striving for client happiness! 🤣 #pilat Always striving for client happiness! 🤣

#pilatesteacher #menopausecoach #pilates #fitforlife #foamroller #happy
    It gets even better!! #pilates #alpacasofinstagr It gets even better!! 

#pilates #alpacasofinstagram #pilateswithalpacas #pilatesteacherlife #pilatesteacher
    Come and take a look around one of our beautiful v Come and take a look around one of our beautiful venues! 

Thank you so much @bishopscourtfarm @snug_bcf for sharing your beautiful space with us! 

You even get to off set your hard work post Pilates session in one of the nicest cafes around - The Snug Barn.  I get to see a lot of cafes as a cyclist and I can truly say, their coffee and gluten free/ dairy free cake takes some beating!

#pilatesteacher #pilatesoxfordshire #dorchesteronthames #pilatesvenue #pilates #pilatesandcoffee
    It’s been a slow start on the allotment this yea It’s been a slow start on the allotment this year!

Mainly because I’ve been enjoying myself doing other things.

Then I realise the gift is actually in the slowing down as it’s given me the chance to sit and catch sight of the beauty of dragon fly nymph emerging.

My pond is now in its 4th year and it’s really naturalised. With plants moving into the positions they want to be in, allowing the nymph to climb out after 1-3 years of  hiding out of sight. Offering a home to many other species that ‘just turn up’ it’s like some one sends a message out and they arrive! 

1000’s of tadpoles for the first time and… very excitingly… a newt! 

When you think you’re behind, pause and notice what’s happening naturally ❤️🐸☀️🦋🌈🌻

#allotment #allotmentlife🌱 #newt #dragonflies #dragonfliesofinstagram #tadpoles #pond #pilatesteachersdayoff #mindfulness
    Just trying to work out my feelings toward this! Just trying to work out my feelings toward this!

Initially insulted that Aldi feel that such a comprehensive piece of equipment can be done justice at this level of manufacturing. Not to even head down the road of discussing the safety aspects involved! 

Dismay that they think it’s possible for consumers to be able to ‘coach’ theirselves at a level that creates sustainable and lasting benefits that will keep them using this for more than 5 minutes.

And then I realised, that’s it!! 

People - Aldi are taking advantage of your ‘quick fix’  dopamine hits!!! 

Don’t be duped by them or line their pockets!!

You CAN NOT ‘effectively’ teach your self Reformer.
But you can get a ‘quick fix’ injure yourself either because you have no idea what you’re doing or the equipment is so poorly manufactured as you’re banging your body weight against it again and again.

I’ve been qualified for 4 years and I’m still learning and going on courses. And that’s after 13 years of teaching Pilates.

Don’t be fooled by quick fix cheap crap… it’s just there to fill a 5 minute consumer phase and line the pockets of @aldiuk  without your well being in mind.

THIS IS NOT REFORMER PILATES 😘

#pilatesteachertraining #pilatesteacher #reformerteacher #bodycontrolpilates #safetyfirst #dopamine #reformerpilates
    Catching an early morning reformer flight ✈️ t Catching an early morning reformer flight ✈️ this morning! 

Flying fox play time! 🦊😍

#reformerteacher #pilatesteacher #flyingfox #reformer 
#shoulders #glutes #spine #core #hips #fun
    Just the best weekend away with my beautiful Pilat Just the best weekend away with my beautiful Pilates  Mummy! ❤️ in beautiful Budapest ❤️

We had an adventure!

Stunning architecture, beautiful bridges, a city full of intimacy. 

Walked every where (38 miles to be precise!) soaked in the sights, soaked in some cocktails, visited the spas and a very cool Ruins bar! 

My Mum lifts weights on a regular basis, she has osteoporosis, attends my classes weekly, attends my osteoporosis workshop monthly and does her daily homework…. I had a job to keep up with her 🤣 

There she was in the airport lifting my 18kg case off whilst I was hunting for the trolley. 

Literally no stopping her!! Now I know where I get it from 🤣❤️😍

#girlsweekend #pilatesmum #pilatesteacher #budapest  #fitforlife #danube
    Of all the countries I’ve travelled to, England Of all the countries I’ve travelled to, England has the best sunsets! Well, maybe Ibiza will rival it 🤣

In our beautiful venue in Benson, we get to watch it and feel its energy as we move. Or maybe it’s a great distraction from thigh stretch! 

No more lights on until October! 

#sunsets #pilates #pilatesteacher #thighstretch #quads #core #glutes
    Shoes on the Danube deserves its own post. Very h Shoes on the Danube deserves its own post.

Very haunting. 

I often wonder how much we’ve progressed as a species……..

#humanity #wereallhuman #shoesonthedanube
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