Catherine Ogilvy-Stuart has been an instructor in the Pilates Method for over 18 years now. originally trained as a dancer she first gained a qualification in Matwork with Bodycontrol Pilates in 2000. After a brief spell working for Bodycontrol, she taught group matwork classes and private matwork for 7 years receiving many referrals from osteopaths and physiotherapists. She then trained in Pilates equipment at the Brighton Pilates Studio, taking classes and learning about the atmosphere of an equipment based Studio. In 2005 she took further equipment training/exams with Polestar Pilates in London and consequently set up her own equipment studio in Reigate in Surrey which she ran for 7 years. She is fully insured to teach both matwork and studio equipment and regularly attends workshops, conferences, and courses to keep abreast of new techniques and developments. She now lives in Devon with her husband and 2 children and is excited to have set up her own Pilates Studio in Torquay.

Joseph Pilates once said "I must be right. Never an aspirin, never an injured day in my life. The whole world should be doing my exercises. They would be happier".