Pilates Academy

Pilates Academy Fit From Within Award winning Pilates Studio & Shakti ( Liz) voted Herts best Pilates/Yoga instructor! established' 1988 .

Re opening Feb 2025 offering bespoke small classes & 121's & teacher training. Fit fomn within is St albans oiginal and best loved pilates studio. With a team of 6 expeienced teaches we offe a wide ange of classes including pilates efome, mat, cadillac, ladde, dance tabata, tai chi, yoga, ove 60's, steet dance & Shakti flow. Ou website also includes info on the bali studio and pilates eteats in Bali as well as gogeous childens clothing, inteviews and much much moe!

This Saturday..... 🩷
21/04/2026

This Saturday..... 🩷

17/04/2026

Time to fix your posture?
New beginners course starts Saturdays 10am. Limited availability. DM for info.

✨ New Community Classes Starting This Week! ✨We’re excited to welcome Elizabeth Shakti Kaloczi, St Albans’ original Pila...
12/04/2026

✨ New Community Classes Starting This Week! ✨

We’re excited to welcome Elizabeth Shakti Kaloczi, St Albans’ original Pilates teacher, to the Cottonmill Club 💕

With 38 years of experience, Shakti has been a huge part of the local community. After closing St Albans’ very first Pilates studio during lockdown, she has continued teaching online — and is now bringing in-person sessions back from April 13th — this week! 🙌

🧘‍♀️ Classes include:
Movement & Breathwork (Over 50’s) — Mondays 12pm
Yoga & Pilates - Tuesdays 730pm
Healing Space to Unwind & Connect - Tuesdays 830pm

📍 Starting this week at Cottonmill Club

For more info or to book:
📞 07415 352303
📧 inspire@riseshakti.com

Come along, try something new and be part of something special 💕

Be the first to hear of my new IN PERSON classes in St Albans since closing tbe Fit From Within studio during lockdown!
12/03/2026

Be the first to hear of my new IN PERSON classes in St Albans since closing tbe Fit From Within studio during lockdown!

Ever been told to keep your spine completely neutral when lifting your arms overhead?It is a super common cue. Usually t...
18/01/2026

Ever been told to keep your spine completely neutral when lifting your arms overhead?

It is a super common cue. Usually to stop rib flaring or excessive arching. And honestly, it makes total sense if your goal is to look neat and controlled.

But biomechanically, something interesting happens when your arms go overhead...

Your thoracic spine naturally goes into a small amount of extension. Around 10 to 15 degrees.

This subtle movement helps the shoulder blades rotate smoothly over the ribcage.
Why does that matter?

Because it means not all the movement has to come from your shoulders. Your spine joins the party and shares the workload.

This does not mean you should be throwing your ribs forward or arching your lower back...

It simply means we do not need to lock the spine into place either.

Instead of holding everything rigid, allow your spine to gently respond to the movement of your shoulder girdle.

Try these cues in your next class:

"Feel your mid back softly bend as you lift your arms overhead."

"Notice your sternum floating up like a feather as your arms rise."

"Allow your spine to adjust as your shoulder blades glide forward over your ribs."

Your thorax is the dynamic foundation for effortless shoulder movement.

Let it move.

Movement is medicine

-Tom Waldron

21/10/2025

The practice of conscious communication and speaking from the heart . Part of our heart circling and Shaktilates includes conscious movement and I shall be offering a free master class on somatic healing and embodiment on zoom this Saturday please DM for info ❤️🙏.

24/09/2025

WOW went to the gym with my friend in South Shields (ooop North) & guess what the view was from the treadmill ?? The sea!!

14/09/2025

Happy memories of FIt From Within Pilates studio!

You have a second heart – and it lives in your calves.Your body has a hidden circulatory booster, and it’s located in yo...
01/08/2025

You have a second heart – and it lives in your calves.

Your body has a hidden circulatory booster, and it’s located in your lower legs. It’s called the soleus muscle, and it acts like a “second heart,” pumping blood from your legs back up toward your chest. This helps your actual heart overcome gravity and keep circulation flowing.

But here’s the important part: this second heart only works when you move.

If you sit or stand still for too long, blood can start to pool in your legs. Over time, this can lead to swelling, varicose veins, or even serious blood clots, according to experts at the Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic.

The solution is simple: keep moving. A short walk every hour is enough to activate your calf pump. Even small actions like standing up, stretching, or doing toe raises can help. If you’re dealing with chronic swelling, elevating your legs or using compression socks can provide relief – but consistent movement is the real key.

Even more interesting? Some scientists are exploring how soleus-focused movements (like seated heel raises) can help regulate blood sugar and improve metabolism – meaning this second heart might have benefits beyond circulation.

So whether you’re pacing the room or just lifting your heels at your desk, remember: you’re not just moving your legs – you’re keeping your second heart beating strong.

29/07/2025

So proud of commitment to moving into better alignment - at 70yrs the progress is remarkable of this lovely client!

Another new study showing when strength training women increase their protein intake more body fat was lost. They actual...
11/07/2025

Another new study showing when strength training women increase their protein intake more body fat was lost.

They actually increased their calories by 250 in the form of protein and lost more weight than the women on the low protein 300 calorie deficit diet.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DL95flPMTik/?igsh=MWxtM3pvN2t4Y3p5ZQ==

Bill Campbell is definitely worth a follow. A world renowned expert on body recomposition who’s now researching and running studies on optimising mid life women’s health after his wife had a nightmare with the menopause and he couldn’t help.

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