Shaw Lifestyle

Shaw Lifestyle Pilates & strength training | face to face & online
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Mentorship for fitness professionals 🦋

EXERCISE & NUTRITION are the cornerstone to any fitness programme, but the path YOU choose to reach your goals is individual to YOU. I do not believe in a ‘one size fits all’ solution to health and fitness. Each individual needs to experiment with what works best for them. Following an initial consultation, I work closely together with each client to find the UNIQUE FITNESS PLAN that works for him

or her. In order to design an effective programme, I exploit the foundations of ‘correct’ exercise & nutrition, whilst taking into account the client as an individual. The first step is to look at current nutritional habits and fitness levels, but there are also many other factors to consider:
* unique physical ‘make up’
* lifestyle & time commitments
* medical history & past injuries
* stress levels
* coping strategies
* sleep patterns…

…& lastly likes & dislikes: those factors that will MOTIVATE rather than ALIENATE...
...so why not give me a call & give it a go!

Muscle has an image problem. People think of it as vanity, or as something for the gym-obsessed. For women in midlife it...
05/09/2026

Muscle has an image problem. People think of it as vanity, or as something for the gym-obsessed. For women in midlife it is closer to insurance.
The research is consistent. Regular strength training is linked to a significantly lower risk of death from any cause, and it becomes more important, not less, as estrogen declines through menopause. Muscle protects your bones, your metabolism, your balance, and your ability to stay independent as you age.
You do not need to train hard for this. You need to train consistently. The body responds at any age.🦋

03/09/2026

Pilates is not an abs workout. The core is the deep muscle that stabilises your spine and posture, not your six-pack. That is what makes it help with back pain and everyday movement in a way crunches never will.🦋

People think Pilates is about "the abs". More accurately it is about what works underneath: all the deep set core muscle...
01/09/2026

People think Pilates is about "the abs". More accurately it is about what works underneath: all the deep set core muscles that surround the central column that is the spine.🦋

The studio on a quiet morning, before anyone arrives. It is a small space, and deliberately so. Not a gym, not a class o...
30/08/2026

The studio on a quiet morning, before anyone arrives. It is a small space, and deliberately so. Not a gym, not a class of thirty. Somewhere we can work closely, with proper attention. I think you can feel that the moment you walk in.🦋

28/08/2026

The idea that menopause means your fitness is over is backwards. This is exactly when strength work matters most, and the body still responds. You are not too late. You are right on time🦋

This is what Pilates actually is underneath the reputation. Not gentle stretching. Quiet, exacting, controlled strength ...
26/08/2026

This is what Pilates actually is underneath the reputation. Not gentle stretching. Quiet, exacting, controlled strength work.
I still practise it several times a week, partly to stay honest about what I ask of people, and partly because the precision is never finished. There is always a little more control to find.🦋

Starting something new is rarely about the exercise. It is about the story you tell yourself on the way there. That you ...
24/08/2026

Starting something new is rarely about the exercise. It is about the story you tell yourself on the way there.
That you are too unfit, too old, too far gone, that everyone else will know what they are doing and you will not. I hear versions of this constantly, and they are almost always wrong. Most people arrive convinced they are the exception, and within a few weeks they are not thinking about any of it.
The first step is the hard one. Not because the movement is difficult, but because you have to walk in before you have any proof it will be fine. It will be.🦋

Some of you have wanted to train with me more regularly, but a full week of one to one sessions is not always realistic....
22/08/2026

Some of you have wanted to train with me more regularly, but a full week of one to one sessions is not always realistic. This is for you.
A second reformer in the studio means I can now work with a small group at once, so the sessions cost less and fit more easily into a normal week, without losing the individual attention that makes studio work worth doing.
Full details on how it runs are coming shortly. For now, the graphic has the shape of it.
Message me if you would like to be first to hear when places open.🦋

20/08/2026

I have never believed in no pain, no gain. Use it or lose it is closer to the truth🦋

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