Lesley Ackland Pilates Studio

London, United Kingdom

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Specialties

Pilates builds strength without excess bulk, creating a sleek, toned body with slender thighs and a flat abdomen. Each Pilates-​based studio is slightly different. Lesley Ackland and her staff teach individually designed programmes with a commitment to personalising each client’s exercise régime. The studio also has a reputation for its remedial and rehabilitation work.

Lesley Ackland aims to give you the best body you are capable of attaining in relation to your age, fitness level andmedical condition. Individual programmes and rehabilitation are more easily addressed in a fully equipped Pilates studio, where a combination of mat work and equipment based exercises can be taught. For the best results from Pilates, the equipment based exercises are essential.

Pilates is an excellent form of rehabilitation and prevention from many forms of injuries. More and more healthprofessionals are referring their patients to Pilates studios for exercise. Lesley Ackland Pilates has a proven trac

History

Established in 1990.

The studio has been run by Lesley for nearly 20 years, an experienced teacher and remedial exercise consultant to the Birmingham Royal Ballet for five years. Her senior staff have taught for the same length of time and come from professional dance and fitness backgrounds.

Lesley Ackland is an expert in all forms of fitness and well-​being, having run her successful Pilates Studio in Central London for over 25 years. Teaching Pilates — based exercise has seen her become remedial exercise consultant to The Birmingham Royal Ballet for five years, as well as selling over 100,000 copies worldwide of her best-​selling Pilates books, helping thousands of people achieve their perfect body along the way.

With 24 years experience in specialist rehabilitation of recovery after spinal surgery, hip replacements and knee structuring via her unique Pilates — based method, Lesley has a sound academic background as well as an intuitive understanding of the psychology behind teaching.