Exeter Pilates Instructor Adele Stickland

Local community Pilates classes offer you a friendly, approachable environment. My aim is to make Pilates fun and I endeavour to explain ‘what is Pilates?’ in a clear, simple and concise way. Teaching Pilates requires a good skill base as well as experience and of course, the most up-to-date qualifications and that is where my Level 3 Pilates qualification is important. You will use the minimal amount of Pilates equipment to ensure that the classes and DVDs are available and accessible to everyone 🙂 It took me a while to become a Pilates instructor and base myself in Exeter. After leaving university with a degree in Law & Politics and while working in Edinburgh, I was offered a job at Saatchi & Saatchi. After 8 years of working and post-graduate studying towards my marketing post-graduate qualification (Chartered Institute of Marketing CIM), I was exhausted and not in the best physical or mental shape. That’s when I discovered the transformative power of Pilates. I decided to pursue certification as an instructor, and now I’m happily teaching Pilates to clients here in Exeter, helping them improve their physical fitness and mental well-being. Whilst in that stressful managerial role I often used to disappear at lunchtimes for a quick de- stress ‘fix’ from my local fitness centre. I enjoyed the friendly class environment and began to appreciate what works as a fitness instructor and a Pilates instructor. I understood how to manage and look after classes and began enrolling in nutrition courses. After leaving the world of marketing, to coin a phrase ‘I have never looked back’. I originally studied nearly 20 years ago, with Michael King at ‘The Pilates Institute’ in London and have been back for further updates throughout my Pilates career, with other Pilates providers. I believe to become a successful Pilates instructor in Exeter, you need to keep updating your knowledge base and qualifications. I am also qualified to teach a wide variety of classes – aqua aerobics, studio aerobics, toning classes, Body Pump, step and spin, as well as core strengthening on stability balls. Fitness is my true passion and belief, and I bring this dedication to my role as a Pilates instructor here in Exeter, helping clients achieve their fitness goals and improve their overall well-being. After the birth, in quick succession of two more babies, I decided to focus mainly on teaching Pilates and nutrition, although I supplement this with running (badly) as part of my overall fitness.