Exclusive Pilates, Fitness & Yoga Studio in Menston, West Yorkshire
About Us
We are an Award Winning Centre of Excellence based in the heart of the village of Menston within the Kirklands Centre,which dates back to Victorian time
With over 40 years of teaching experience, The Studio offers you a wide range of specialist, safe and effective exercise sessions including small classes, small group personal training, one-to-one sessions as well as personally tailored fitness and Pilates programmes which are all designed to enhance your fitness and wellbeing. Our specialist practitioners can offer general fitness and Pilates as well as rehabilitation programmes for back backs, and therapy for hip and knee replacements. Furthermore, we work hand in hand with physiotherapists to ensure the exercises you are given are tailored to you and your needsA very personal service is offered to all our clients by our exceptional teachers.
Why Choose Us?
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Full screening and consultation prior to starting exercise regarding you health, well-being, injury and expectations.
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Classes with 12 or fewer participants allowing for more personal & individual attention.
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Classes for a wide variety of abilities that incorporate individual teaching, correction & adaptations, designed to challenge & achieve your expectations.
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Classes for clients who want nutritional advice combined with exercise.
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Exceptional & exclusive customer care at each stage of your visit.
Unique, small & friendly
Specialist in back care
Working with physiotherapists
Specialist in pregnancy
Christine North-Minchella
(BSc (hons), Pilates and
Fitness Practioner
Christine has over 40
years experience in the
health and fitness industry
and has been
fundamental in developing
exercise programmes throughout the UK and abroad. Her passion and dedication to teaching coupled with her sense of humour have led to her being a much sought after teacher.
She was awarded Centre of Excellence Status by the YMCA in 2000 and has continued to uphold this status since that date. She is also a tutor, assessor and lecturer.
Our Tutors
Julie Raynolds
(Pilates Practitioner)
Julie has over 30 years’
experience within the fitness
industry and at present works as
a freelance Pilates and
rehabilitation instructor
working in the private health
clubs and assisting physiotherapists. She also runs her own successful private classes.
Her years of teaching have been varied from teaching gym based personal training and rehabilitation Pilates, all of which she has qualified to a high standard with Professional Fitness & Education.
Rebecca North
(Pilates Practitioner)
Becky works within the
NHS as a Anaesthetic
Practitioner as well as
working here at The Studio,
as a Fitness and Pilates
Teacher. She has worked for
us for many years and is qualified
in all areas of Clinical Pilates. Becky is our Mummy Fit Pilates teacher and loves supporting mums in a post and ante natal capacity. Becky is highly motivated and keeps up with the latest research and attends workshops regularly. she also a Tutor and Assessor for Professional Fitness and Education, Modern Pilates and YMCA.
Jill Stewart
(Pilates & Yoga Practitioner)
Jill has worked in the Health and
Fitness Industry for over 25 years,
both in Leeds and overseas,
having spent 5 years working in
New Zealand and Australia.
She began by taking a gym
instructor qualification, and has continuously developed her knowledge through a number of different disciplines in fitness including Pilates. She gained a BSc Hons in Sport and Leisure Management. Jill also recently been works in Community Based Health programmes in the NHS in Leeds.
Anne Pickles
(Pilates Practitioner)
Anne works part time as a
dental surgeon and
developed her passion for
Pilates, from personal
experience due to work related postural problems. Having taught dentistry at the university she has transferred these skills for ongoing education to her role as a Pilates practitioner, combined with her personal enthusiasm for exercise in any form .
Having taught freelance private classes and in health clubs , Anne really enjoys the small class experience in her work at The Studio.
Steve Kelly
(Personal Fitness Consultant)
Steve is as enthusiastic about
getting people active, as he is
about being active himself. A
keen Triathlete, he puts people
through their paces in a class
environment or on a one-to-one
basis in our gym. Steve works with people of all ages and abilities to help them achieve their goals, be it weight loss, better health, or even running a marathon. He makes activities varied and fun, but also challenging to achieve personal goals. Having been involved in the fitness industry for over 30 years, Steve is highly motivated, keeping up with the latest research and regularly attends courses and workshops.
WELCOME TO THE STUDIO
Alison Spencer
(Pilates Practitioner)
Alison was referred to Pilates
classes through Physio and
enjoyed it so much she
decided to train to become
a Pilates teachers. She
undertook the YMCA Awards Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Pilates so she could gain a better understanding of how she could help herself and others by improving posture and muscle strength.
She is passionate about her teaching and loves helping people within her classes. She recently completed a course in teaching Pilates during Pregnancy. Alison has a warm, friendly and attentive approach to teaching
Louise Timothy
(Yoga Practitioners)
Louise has practiced yoga for over
10 years, and knows first-hand the
impact it can have in dealing with
a sedentary lifestyle and stress.
Louise worked full-time in a
corporate job, so she completely
understands the pressure of
juggling many responsibilities at
home and work. Her passion for
yoga has grown and encompassed many styles of yoga, and she is qualified to teach hatha, aerial, pregnancy and restorative yoga. Her restorative classes work on slowing down the nervous system of the body, the opposite of the ‘fight or flight’ response, to deal with the stress and pressure of modern life. Her flow classes combine hatha and vinyasa styles to create a gentle style of yoga that gets you moving in a way that feels comfortable.
