Quote of the Week comments people have made to me during the weekly or Workshops August ‘22   Many thanks for the workshop & video,   wow it sure does show how we improved in just one hour! We are lucky to have a fabulous trainer and excellent communicator    J  Portesham July ‘22  Thanks for teaching us how to get up and down from the floor.  I used it to get up at the beach. My partner was so impressed...she usually has to heave me up!  M  Dorchester‘ June ‘22 Great class today - as always ! April 22               I need to give you some feedback on the Desk refresh pilates - as somebody who has a bad back... it was just fantastic. Just thought I should let you know how good it was. Jan 22  Lovely class tonight Claire.  Thank you so much for all the classes. Feel so grateful & lucky to join them all.   B  Dorchester  Dec 21   've absolutely loved your classes, both live and online - what an uplift in a difficult year. Nov 21 I absolutely love your classes and I    always feel so much better when I have done them   To keep everyone else safe I am happy to continue to access pilates via zoom J  digital participant. June 21    Thanks again for the miracle that you seem to have performed over the last few years at keeping any back pain at bay – not a twinge since I started with you, whenever it was.     Your classes also provide a perfect excuse to get away from work one day a week and have a proper relax. Well, not too relaxing..!   Mr R Dorchester After using the release technique you taught in class...my neck actually moved further and was so much less stiff        R Dorchester A big 'Thank You' for all your help over the past nine months - when I think back to the beginning of the year I can see a remarkable improvement in my posture, flexibility, breathing and desire to become healthier/fitter - you have been so encouraging!  A Moreton (moving up to the next class) The hour goes by so quickly...the class is really meditative because I have to concentrate   - its a form of relaxation even though we are working hard! P  Dorchester  love the classes, I really like the way you teach, guiding us through and making sure we are all doing it correctly.  I’ve found a form of exercise that I am going to enjoy                                    March ‘19   Y Dorchester I was very proud of myself when I was able to help an elderly gentleman after a fall (he was not much older than me!).  I was not only strong enough to help him up - and he was heavy -but didn’t even feel any after effects the next day    I KNOW I am getting stronger from coming to your classes   Jan ‘19     M Dorchester It really makes me think about how I hold myself and move and now I am standing up straighter!   Jan ‘19      L  Portesham My hip was hurting so much, I nearly didn’t come to class today.  But I forced myself to go and after the class my hip felt amazing, much looser and no pain  at all             November ‘18    V Dorchester The class was so relaxing, even though it was really strong work.     P Dorchester   Oct  ‘18  Since doing the exercises you gave me during our  private session, my lower back feels much freer and I am aware of my posture improving.  I know I need to keep at it        July ‘18                J  Dorchester    I had to do 2 hours of hard raking in my garden at the weekend.  I used your method of elevate & engaging core support...then taking regular ‘release’ breaks.  The next day I didn’t have the usual pain after gardening,  in fact, I wasn’t suffering at all...it’s amazing.  I had to let you know     Thank you                                                       S  Portesham   June‘18 Your cat/camel exercise has made me realise it is not my lower back which causes the problem “pain”. but my upper back...your classes are everything I had hoped for.  Thank you          J  Dorchester      May ‘18 I have noticed that if I do get back ache, I recover from it more quickly since starting the classes.  I certainly feel the difference when I miss my Pilates session               Feb ‘18    T  Dorchester After a 1:1 with you and learning a few simple exercises...I managed to sit through a 2 hour training course without fidgeting because I didn’t have the pain in my back.  Even my colleagues noticed I was more comfortable.  Thank you!             T  Weymouth I really appreciate being able to swap or make  up classes which I missed.  It helps with the  continuity. When I come to class regularly I feel stronger for it             C   Preston         January ‘18  The private 1:1 session we did was  such a great investment, it helped me  get so much more out of my normal  weekly classes          E  Brownsword Hall Claire,   I really want to thank you for  giving me back my waistline!           J   Briantspuddle   Nov ‘17 The Functional workshop we did was really useful.  It really made me think about how I move, how I  sit, how I stand. Its genius to use and practise the Pilates in normal everyday life. I dont have to  make time for a work-out because now I do Pilates as part of the way I do my daily movements and  tasks              S   Dorchester     Nov ‘17 Your elevate technique was so great...when I had back pain, I  lifted up used Elevate and it immediately stopped the back ache L Dorchester   October ‘17