ABOUT US
Pilates will transform your body, changing your relationship to exercise and functional movement as well as helping to prevent and manage injuries.
Precise Pilates is a collaboration of three well-established and passoinate London Pilates teachers, Diveen Henry, and sisters Michelle and Cat Lane.
We offer our popular Mat work classes and continue to provide 1:1 tuition in both Mat and Reformer Pilates in West Norwood, Streatham, Balham.
Our passion is to bring enjoyment and variety into our classes, whilst still driving the fundamental aspects of Pilates: strength, flexibility, control, posture, balance and deep core work.
Our mixed ability Mat classes mean everyone can enjoy the amazing and countless benefits of Pilates in a fun and supportive environment, whilst challenging your individual limits.
Our 1:1 sessions allow us to focus on your specific goals. Whether that be conditioning your body for sporting and athletic goals, supporting your body through pregnancy and beyond, rehabilitation from injury, or simply building a strong core and foundation for life, the Precise Pilates team have to knowledge and experience to help you achieve it.
Mat Classes
Join us in studio!
12 week Spring Term Commencing Jan 6th Jan 2024
West Norwood/ Streatham/ Balham
Classes are open to all abilities!
Our studio classes focus on teaching and perfecting the core Pilates repertoire
combining functional strength, flexibility and breathing techniques. With our experienced instructors, you will be in safe hands, ideal for working through long term injury, developing core strength and mind-body connection.
Exercises are presented with beginner to advanced options to meet each client's needs.
Drop-ins Welcome!
1:1 Mat and Reformer
Sessions
Our 1:1 sessions allow us to focus on your specific goals teaching the core Pilates repertoire whilst combining functional strength, flexibility and breathing techniques.
Our experienced Precise Pilates team have the knowledge and experience to provide
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Conditioning for sporting and athletics
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regnancy and Postnatal rehabilitation
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Injury and operation rehabilltation
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Chair and functional ilates for the elderly
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Deep strong core and foundation for life
We can provide home visits for both Mat work and Reformer ( if clients provide reformer)
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Studio sessions in Kennington/Streatham/Balham
Online packages also available
Diveen Henry
Diveen trained with Body Control Pilates qualifying in 2013. Her talent as a teacher was obvious and her passion for Pilates continued to grow. She also works as an actress, which makes her an open and natural communicator. this coupled with her own personal experience of pain and her own journey through Pilates, gives her a real empathy and understanding of her students.
Her effervescent personality means her classes are uplifting, stimulating, full of laughter and always challenging. Her teaching is guided by precision and focus and she has a genuine desire to help students achieve their own personal goals.
Meet The Team
Cat Lane
Cat trained at the Pilates Centre SA, Johannesburg under master teacher Nicole Sinoff. She has been teaching freelance in various studios across London and privately for over 12 years alongside a career in musical theatre in the West End and Internationally.
Her classes blend a creative, holistic approach whilst incorporating proper Pilates technique. Her many years spent as a dancer have given her a deep understanding and personal experience of injury prevention and rehabilitation. She also specialises Full equipment Pilates and Pre and Postnatal Clients certified by Mama's Pilates.
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Michelle Lane
Michelle began Pilates whilst training for her career in Professional dance at London’s Urdang Academy.
Realising how it had transformed her dance technique, strength and resistance to injury, she decided she wanted to share the fantastic benefits of Pilates. She received excellent training at Pilates Centre SA whilst living in South Africa.
She is passionate about sharing the joy of mindful and purposeful movement, and giving clients tips and tricks to get the most out of each exercise. Connecting mind and body, often using visualisation is integral to her sessions, and she loves to give clients inspiration to push themselves to the next level, whilst supporting those who need a gentler approach.
Angela Merlino
Angela is a certified Stott Pilates instructor, trained in Comprehensive Pilates following The Pilates Centre Education method in Boulder, CO.
She studied Transpersonal Psychology gives her a deep understanding of her clients. Angela also works with injury, joint replacement and body alignment. She is a qualified Clinic Pilates teacher by APPI.
Many years of practising yoga and Aerial Dance has greatly influenced her approach to the practice of Classical pilates.
She coaches her students on developing a deeper awareness of movement and strength, going beyond functional pilates training, towards integration of the whole body, mind and spirit.
Sheila Grant
Available for 1:1 online sessions only
Sheila has been leading movement classes for 14 years, parallel to a theatre career performing in London's West End and internationally. She is passionate about using dance as a route to formal education for vulnerable youth in Africa and works closely with international NGO MindLeaps.
Her Pilates classes incorporate elements from dance technique, yoga, breath control and mindfulness. Being a keen marathon runner, Sheila has experience with injury management and enjoys incorporating injury prevention tips into classes. A strong emphasis is always placed on clear, positive and encouraging language so participants can move with confidence and freedom.
Pre and Postnatal
Pilates
The Perfect Gift for the new mother!
Whether for yourself or a loved one our Pre or Postnatal package for 5 private sessions offer tailored to support your individual needs in the comfort of your own home or online.
Specifically certified in Pre and Postnatal Pilates with Mama's Pilates, Cat loves to work with women in supporting the changing pregnant body and preparing for birth with strengthening, breathing techniques and birthing positions.
Postnatal sessions focus on reconnecting with our deep core muscles, addressing pelvic floor strength and relieving the daily aches and pains of early motherhood.
Emily Andrews
Diveen, Michelle and Cat are excellent pilates teachers - ensuring that every class is tailored to a wide variety of needs and levels. They are all highly experienced practitioners who genuinely care about their clients. Diveen's practise is based on physiotherapy - particularly useful for those with back and neck problems. Michelle and Cat have dance backgrounds so their teaching often focuses on improved flexibility and strength. I would recommend them all for thoughtful teaching, improved core strength, stamina and flexibility.
Amelia
I regularly attend Cat's Pilates class. I'm postnatal and she has been brilliant at modifying exercises for every individual and their current needs. Her instruction allows me to feel safe in the moves I do while also feeling the effects of a good workout after!
I have never found an instructor who knows the anatomy like Cat does. She is an expert in her field, while also being a lovely approachable person. I thoroughly enjoy her classes and can't recommend her enough.
Emily Hayter
I've been doing pilates with these teachers for about a year now and would really recommend this studio! Pilates is helping me strengthen core stability and prevent old knee and back injuries from flaring up--it's a great complement to the other sports I enjoy and also a good way to keep back/neck/shoulders healthy while working from home. I appreciate that Precise Pilates offers different levels, so you can work hard and really feel it but also focus on technique. I know the teachers can support a wide range of levels and needs. Thanks for all the great classes!
Find Us
West Norwood
Balham
Bournemouth
CONTACT
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VISIT
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West Norwood Picture House, Community Room, SE27 0HY
Saturdays 9am
The Old Fire Station, 2A Norwood High St, Norwood, London SE27 9NS, UK
Tuesdays 10am
Tuesdays 6.45pm
Balham Library, SW12 8QY
Thursdays 9.30am
Shore Pilates Studio,
Bournemouth,
BH6 4AE
Private/Duet sessions
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