Leanne Garner Pilates

✨One of the reasons I love teaching clients on a 1:1 basis is that every session is designed around the individual in front of me.

✨Your body, your goals, your pace.

✨Sessions are personalised to help you achieve what matters most to you.

✨This week I have had runners, older clients (77 and 80 💕), clients with injuries and back pain, and a lady recovering from cancer.

✨With one-to-one support, they all receive individual guidance, tailored exercises, and a programme that helps them get the best possible results in a supportive, encouraging environment.

✨And for me? It’s very rewarding to make connections with people, help them explore what their bodies can do, and see them improve over time and achieve their goals 🤗 I LOVE my job 💕

If you’ve been thinking about starting Pilates or want a more personalised approach than a group class can offer, I’d love to help you reach your goals.

📩 Send me a message to find out more or book your first session.

And have a fabtastic weekend ♥️

Leanne Garner Pilates

✨Firstly, the springs do not load the body the same way as weights.
As the springs lengthen and shorten, resistance changes. So the body is constantly adjusting and adapting.

✨This is what makes the pilates equipment different:

✨You are not just training muscles. You’re training the nervous system to organise the body under changing tension.

✨The ribs, pelvis, spine, hips, shoulders, breath, all have to coordinate at the same time to create stability while motion is happening and in turn the springs give the nervous system constant feedback - helping you understand where the tension is and how to respond.

✨This improved proprioception is one of the reasons people often leave a Pilates session feeling more connected to their bodies (as well as stronger and happier of course!

✨Over time, the springs also help to build end range control, and that matters because it’s not just about being flexible... it’s about having the strength and control to use that flexibility well.

✨Yay for springs 🤗

⛰️West Highland Way Race 2026 - what an adventure!⛰️

96 miles of beautiful loch shorelines, dense forests, rugged moors, rivers, waterfalls, wildlife and beautiful mountain landscapes.

Was a privilege to share the trail with some lovely runners and with the race volunteers - heroes in hi vis having our backs through day and night(s) and with my incredible support crew - hubby Tom, Pam Fiona Fordyce who saw to my every need at the checkpoints: filled my water, stuffed my pockets with food, blister proofed my feet, kept me warm on the moor, gave me a walnut whip for breakfast 🙂 and paced me in the later stages , giving me the motivation to push on when I was in a world of pain!

I would not have made that finish line without their love, support, and bossiness 😂Thank you so much guys - I am so very grateful! 🙏♥️

Recovery time now 👍

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🚹If Pilates was invented by a man, why aren’t more men doing it? 🤔

🚹Joseph Pilates’ method was designed to build strength, improve mobility, prevent injuries, and support overall wellbeing. Yet many men still overlook one of the most effective forms of exercise available…

🚹What do we think the barriers are?

🚹This International Men’s Health Week, maybe it’s time to encourage more men along to our classes and studios and challenge the misconception that it’s ’not for them’…

🚹Let’s help them to discover the benefits:

💪🏻Strength
🤸‍♂️Mobility
🙆‍♂️Flexibility
🕺Fewer aches and pains
🤗Less back pain
🧘‍♂️Improved mental health
⛹️‍♂️Improved performance—in sport and everyday life

🚹So chaps, this week, and beyond, let’s celebrate the power of movement and prioritise your mental and physical wellbeing…Give pilates a shot - it just might be one of the best things you’ve ever done! 🎉

Leanne Garner Pilates Sussex Trail Runners Men's Health UK

🤸‍♀️Forget flashy pilates videos and perfect aesthetics…the pilates system is actually about moving well for life…

•Functional movement matters:
•Being able to get up from the floor easily matters.
•Carrying groceries without pain matters.
•Walking, lifting, bending, reaching, breathing deeply — all of it matters

🤸‍♀️A strong body at 60,70,80 PLUS is built in the habits you practise now… learn to move with intention, and your body will show up for you later … 🧡

🏃‍♀️25 mile sunny training run today, Woodingdean to Eastbourne, gorgeous day and plenty of thinking time 🧠
🏃‍♀️People often ask me why I love running so much, and I usually answer with 101 reasons why! But today some clear winners came to my mind. . .
🏃‍♀️Firstly, I was out in nature for 5 hours (plus 1 hour for a post run pub lunch!) and there is seriously no better antidote to the crazy world we have right now, than nature🍃🍃It is SO important for our mental and physical health! The views, the feeling of space, the wildlife, the feeling of freedom…
🏃‍♀️Secondly, the human connections I made today were wonderful. I had an interesting conversation with an elderly man in Alfriston, met a men’s walking group who meet to support each other through trauma, chatted to a lady who has walked the SDW with her dog over 6 days, witnessed a marriage proposal 💍 at Beachy Head, took photos for some American tourists at the lighthouse, met a lady walking the SDW in clown shoes - for fun! - and eventually was surprised by my husband and dogs turning up just 1 mile from the end to give me hugs and love 🥰
🏃‍♀️I could go on and on about why I love running and all the wonderful things it has brought me over the years, (plus it has enabled me to raise thousands for charities)- but I’ll save you the other 99 reasons for another post!
🏃‍♀️Hope you all managed to get a nature fix today? 🍃🥰
🏃‍♀️Ps thank you for my new tech run cap - LOVE it! 🧢