Annette Martin Pilates

Annette Martin Pilates Helping you get a stronger body using proven pilates low-impact exercises. Pain-relief specialist.

I am a Pilates & menopause coach helping women be stronger, toned & confident again. Working with me your joints will become less achey, your sleep will improve and you will have more energy and lose fat!

I wanted to share the reasons why some of my clients come to class every week, and they do come every week. Everyone’s r...
29/12/2025

I wanted to share the reasons why some of my clients come to class every week, and they do come every week.

Everyone’s reason is different.

Some people are there because their dr has recommended it to them, looking at you hip replacement clients, others are there because their physio has suggested this form of exercise as it’s gentle, looking at your spinal health clients.

Some people love just testing their fitness, or they are want to improve their balance or their ability in their favourite hobby or sport - looking at you netballers, golfers and horse-riders…

Others just want a strong core, looking at alllll of you!

Rebooking is now open so if you are looking for a gentle class that is easy to get to grips with, is a small class and is simple to do, drop me a message for availability or check my website.

I have spaces in my gentle and chair classes.

Always happy to support a great cause.
29/10/2025

Always happy to support a great cause.

Online Pilates tomorrow at 1215. Message me if you want to join us!Look at these amazing hedges! Am a big fan of these c...
28/10/2025

Online Pilates tomorrow at 1215.

Message me if you want to join us!

Look at these amazing hedges! Am a big fan of these cutback boundaries that have been done today just as the sun is setting.

See you on the mat!

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No face:face group classes this week as it’s half-term. Online classes as normal. Thank you to my lovely private clients...
27/10/2025

No face:face group classes this week as it’s half-term.

Online classes as normal.

Thank you to my lovely private clients for flexing your session times this week so I can take some time off with the children.

It’s a warm, sunny start to the week.

Just three hours of teaching today.

Dog and children now being exercised!

This noise is what I hear when I say ‘pulses’…..
17/10/2025

This noise is what I hear when I say ‘pulses’…..

09/10/2025

I run two Pilates sessions suitable for people with osteoporosis

You have to have a special bone health qualification to teach clients with this diagnosis so please check your teacher is insured to help you.

You can still do a full body workout in the session and then feel great knowing you are helping to stabilise your condition.

The Tuesday 1915 class is great fun. There’s a lot of chat amongst the hard work and one of our favourite topics is ‘rat...
08/10/2025

The Tuesday 1915 class is great fun.

There’s a lot of chat amongst the hard work and one of our favourite topics is ‘rate my plate’ when we talk about what we are eating when we get home.

Last night it evolved to ‘rate my bake’ when the lovely Sue brought in cake!!

Life is all about balance after all.

Love it or hate it?The magic circle/pilates circle definitely divides opinion but I think that’s because it’s so challen...
07/10/2025

Love it or hate it?

The magic circle/pilates circle definitely divides opinion but I think that’s because it’s so challenging!

Each week, my clients get to do a different set of movements using different small equipment. This makes sure you are constantly challenged, interested and progressing!

It’s all provided.

Spaces available on Monday at 1400 and 1500 in my gentle and chair sessions in central Sherborne with parking right outside!

05/10/2025

Stability in motion.

Does that make sense?

Pilates is about being able to stabilise a part of the body and sometimes it involves keeping that thing as still as possible whilst moving it.

Here, I'm talking about keeping the back and bottom still (spine and pelvis) but whilst it's moving up and down off the floor.

Tell me what you think of how I describe that happening. No idea what made me think of the Milkman!

hahaha

03/10/2025

A rolldown is a great exercise to work the spine.

We mobilise each vertebrae and use the core to re-build up to a standing position so it's a good all-rounder for the body.

Ideally, we want some flexion (bend) in the small of the back but that can be hard to achieve.

Here I'm offering a tip to my online class to see if it helps them to improve their own rolldown.

In doing this rolldown, I have sacrificed a bit of my own cervical flexion as I was still watching the computer screen to check on how my clients were doing!

Let me know if you find this cue helps you.

03/10/2025

In a face:face class, you can use your hands to help a client understand where to lift their body.

Over Zoom, that can be harder to communicate where or what you want them to feel.

Here, I use the band wrapped under the armpit and across the back to give light resistance. This can be used to firstly guide their spine in extension away from the floor but also to provide sometihng to move against to help give extra challenge.

Address

Sherborne
DT9

Website

https://annettemartin.co.uk/

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