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Online and in-person pilates classes for all abilities in Croydon, Coulsdon, and Purley

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Pilates

with Suzelle

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Pilates teacher demonstrating side plank

ABOUT ME

A holistic approach

Hi, I’m Suzelle Hortense. I’m a French-born, South London-based, Pilates instructor with a background in contemporary dance and a life-long passion for movement.

I have been teaching Pilates for over 14 years to a range of clients with different abilities, conditions, injuries, and fitness levels. Working with people with these differences has increased my knowledge and understanding of how to better tailor my teaching practice to individual needs.

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WHY PILATES?

Live with Vitality

Pilates can reshape your body, making it stronger, leaner, and more flexible by focusing on key areas, abs, back, glutes, hips, pelvis, and pelvic floor muscles while still giving the body full workout; building muscle in addition to fixing habitual movement patterns that lead to injury.

This functional movement practice helps people live with and freedom from pain by discovering the most efficient ways of moving their bodies As a whole-body system it has many health benefits, including improved flexibility, increased muscle strength improved stabilisation the back and spine as well as stress management and relaxation

Why Pilates

Movement

Strength

Vitality

Pilates is particularly beneficial for people suffering with chronic pain, recovering from injury or in need of rehabilitation. I offer a range of classes to help my clients strength and learn to live with vitality!

TESTIMONIALS

Praise from my tribe

No other Pilates teacher quite matches Suzelle!

“I have been attending Suzelle’s Pilates classes for around 7 years. Her classes are fantastic and challenging but allow you a space to be mindful and calm. I have really felt the benefit, especially in my core strength. No other Pilates teacher I have experienced quite matches Suzelle!”

SARAH M / AGED 32 / SOUTH LONDON

Suzelle is an amazing instructor!

"Despite it being a class setting, Suzelle is still able to provide detailed one to one feedback throughout the class to ensure our postures and movements are correct based on our ability. I have been doing her classes for several years now both in class and online and have seen noticeable differences in my posture, flexibility, balance and core strength."

LYSETTE / AGED 50 / SURREY