Nicky is the owner of Breathe Studios and Senior Pilates Instructor.  She has a first class degree in Sport & Exercise Sciences, is certified to an Advanced level with Stott Pilates (gaining 96% in her exam) and has more than 3,500 hours of teaching experience in Mat and Reformer Pilates over the last 7 years.  She is also certified to teach Pre and Post Natal Pilates by the Center for Women's Fitness in Delaware, USA. Through her practice Cheltenham Pilates, now part of Breathe, she has developed a loyal client base in Cheltenham and throughout Gloucestershire, and a reputation for her high quality of teaching, enthusiasm and client care. She regularly receives referrals from hospital consultants, GPs, physiotherapists, chiropractors and osteopaths.

Lucy Whitehead 

Instructor

MA (Oxon) Stott Pilates Certified Instructor (Advanced Mat)

Lucy is a popular and highly regarded freelance instructor affiliated to Breathe Studios. Her enthusiasm and care for her clients is exemplary. Lucy is certified to an Advanced level with Stott Pilates to teach Mat Pilates. Her teaching away from the studios ranges from remedial and older population classes to high intensity workouts, and she uses the principles of Joseph Pilates' work across all her varied training sessions to enhance their effectiveness and safety. She is also a YMCA qualified childrens' exercise instructor and teaches in primary schools in Cheltenham.

BEd (Hons) Stott Pilates Trained Instructor (Mat)

Liz has 25 years of experience teaching exercise, sport and dance from London to Sydney. She has developed original exercise programmes in schools in London, and helped to set up the water sports centre in Val de Lobo in Portugal, where she taught windsurfing and fitness. In 2005 she started Pilates to improve her core strength for horse riding and retraining difficult horses, attending two mat classes and one reformer session a week with Nicky Gladman when she moved to Cheltenham.  She became so impressed with the results that she decided to train with Stott Pilates to teach others. Liz's bubbly personality and dedication to her clients ensure that she is a popular teacher. 

Laura Willmott

Instructor

BSc Pilates Foundation Certified Instructor (Advanced Mat) Stott Pilates Certified Instructor (Advanced Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair and Barrels, Injuries & Special Populations)

Laura has been teaching Pilates for the past five years, mostly at the Stott Pilates training centre in Oxford (now based in Witney). She has a degree in Exercise & Health Sciences and Psychology. We are delighted to welcome Laura to the Breathe Studios team of Pilates Instructors, she is highly qualified and planning to train further later this year to become a Stott Pilates Instructor Trainer, so her classes come highly recommended. Laura first starting taking Pilates classes after injuring her back from too many falls from her horse riding. She found Pilates improved not only her back but also her posture and strength. As a result she decided to train to teach others. She is dedicated to helping her clients reach their goals by helping them to develop their practice and understanding of the Pilates technique.