Claire is a Westie, she loves West Auckland and all it has to offer.  She has grown up in this community and has always enjoyed working out west.  Currently living in Te Atatu South with her husband and two children.  Claire is a Registered Osteopath and Fully Certified Pilates Instructor.  

Claire has 20 years experience teaching pilates, completing her first comprehensive certification in 2004 with Pilates International Training Centre (PITC), Australia. She has also worked with Polestar Pilates NZ, completed the BASI (Body arts and Science) Comprehensive Certification, and hosted and attended too many continuing professional development courses in pilates and osteopathy to mention.  

Claire has also conducted extensive research into how Pilates can help chronic low back pain as this was the focus of her Masters research project and thesis.  And was coauthor of an article published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Science in 2018.

Another area of particular interest is post-operative rehabilitation from spinal surgery, total knee replacement, and hip replacement partial or complete.  She has also recovered fully form two Caesarean section births, and enjoys helping new mums regain their inner strength.

Claire has always had a keen interest in the human body, how it moves, and how to achieve optimal performance from it.  In her youth she competed in gymnastics, aerobics, and high diving.

Throughout her career Claire has had the opportunity to work with a variety of clients ranging from teenage athletes, new mothers, older adults, clients wishing to enhance specific sports related endeavours.

"I have experienced the benefits of Pilates myself.  In my first few lessons I felt muscles working that I had forgotten how to use and in the first 6 months I had never felt so strong and flexible, I was hooked!" 

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