Brook Pilates

Brook Pilates provides bespoke Pilates sessions addressing the individuals requirements, offering both rehabilitation based and fitness Pilates, working on the mat and with larger pieces of equipment . Many of the sessions take place in a beautiful Studio set in tranquil gardens in the middle of Oxfordshire . With over 20 years of physiotherapy exp... erience, Sarah has also 12 years of experience in teaching Pilates not only to clients but as APPI Master Trainer, sharing her enthusiasm for Pilates with audiences all over the world. The sessions can either be one to one individual sessions or classes, which are kept small to allow for individual feedback when completing the repertoire of exercises. Sarah graduated in Human Biology from Oxford Brookes University and then went on to complete her training as a physiotherapist in 1992 from Birmingham. She worked briefly in the NHS before moving to a leading private hospital in North London, the Hospital Of St John and St Elizabeth for 18 years, where she developed a keen interest in movement dysfunction, lumbopelvic stability and muscle imbalances, initially developing a Back Care Exercise program with the National Back Pain Association, following her study with the Kinetic Control group. Sarah was introduced to the APPI method of Pilates in 2005, subsequently completing all her APPI Matwork Pilates training (2005 2008). The APPI method of clinical Pilates focuses on using specific based Pilates exercises to rehabilitate patients back to optimal health and body balance. Following a move to Oxfordshire, Sarah also worked with the British Army as a physiotherapist treating acute injuries and rehabilitating those with more complex chronic problems. She is now shares her time between the Bicester Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic in Oxfordshire, specializing in Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy, and The Brook Pilates Studio where she teaches Matwork Pilates from beginner rehabilitation levels, antenatal/post natal classes to advanced fitness classes, as well as ...Read More