Gallery & Testimonials

I started weekly Pileighties classes with Jo almost two years ago as a newcomer to Pilates and am so very glad I did. I’ve learned a lot about the importance of core strength and balance (both mine have improved), how flexibility can be increased and how various joints and muscles work. I’ve also taken away invaluable exercises to do myself, to relieve tension from sitting at a desk for hours. The PileightiesClasses are really enjoyable as well as instructive and there’s always something new in the practice, so it never becomes boring or routine. Jo’s an excellent teacher – not just super knowledgeable but patient, calm and encouraging, too. I can’t recommend her highly enough 

Jo is the most wonderful Pilates instructor – knowledgeable, professional, friendly and welcoming to newcomers. Her Pileighties classes are very well planned, the one I attend constructed as 4-week blocks which each use a different aid (eg. resistance band, ball, hog – don’t worry if you’ve not used these, I hadn’t!), interspersed with a ‘reset’ week. Not a minute is wasted, but there is no rushing and Jo explains the benefits and purpose of each movement. Variations are suggested to increase the intensity but, emphatically, only if they are right for your body. I leave taller, calmer, stronger and more flexible! I love Pileighties.

I go to Jo’s Pileighties Mat Class at the Thirsk Health Clinic.

From day 1 she learned of my health conditions and 4 years later still enquires before each lesson so she can help me get the best from each position. The care she shows each of her students is wonderful.

After each lesson I feel energised, more supple and with her support determined to keep myself in the best of health and Fitness .