Something About Mary
Mary’s philosophy… ”Life is Motion”™
Formally trained in London and New York, Mary is the Creator and Technical Director of Pilates4life and is a much sought after Pilates Instructor, Menezes Method and Movement Specialist. With more than 17 years experience in the fitness industry Mary blends excellent teaching skills with humour, creativity, motivation and education. She is recognized for her professionalism and open-minded approach and has presented at the British Wheel of Yoga London Festival.
Mary attended her first Pilates class 14 years ago, was instantly hooked and inspired to become a Pilates Instructor adding to her repertoire of skills. Through her own practice of the method Mary has become dramatically stronger and alleviated a back issue caused by a fall during pregnancy 23 years ago.
We rarely give any thought to the way we move UNTIL we begin to develop aches and pains. At that point we want an instant fix. However we may have spent years establishing poor movement patterns creating the ache!
Mary believes education is the key and the Pilates Method is the way forward. It is a journey, initially of discovery, followed by education of how we treat the ’cause’ not the ‘pain’.
Allan Menezes is the founder and originator of the MENEZES Method. Menezes’ has a specific and in-depth mechanical approach to Joseph Pilates’ exercises
The Menezes Method
- Provides a greater understanding of the positioning of the body during each exercise being performed
- Isolates certain muscle groups so no unnecessary energy is expended.
- Achieves maximum performance through focused effort on specific muscles. Weak muscles are strengthened and bulky muscles are elongated
- Uses Innovative stretches
- Creates greater core connection and activation
- Develops and introduces new breathing techniques
In the past year of teaching Menezes Method I have seen dramatic results with my participants; their practice has improved significantly, they achieve more and get there faster. For some it has been “liposuction without the surgery”™
What characterises Menezes Method instructors is their detailed anatomical and biomechanical understanding AND the precision of their instruction.
