an intimate Pilates studio in Hitchin
Mat and reformer Pilates one-to-one & small group classes
Pilates Guro offers small group mat classes and private reformer Pilates sessions, designed to help strengthen, mobilise and energise your body, focus your mind, and reduce stress and anxiety through the precision of Pilates and the flow of fascia training.
I am dedicated to helping people move and understand their bodies better, and my classes are designed to connect physical health with mental well-being, so that what you learn in my classes will be with you for life.
Still very much a Norwegian at heart, my studio is a little wooden house at the bottom of my garden, reminding me of home. The intimacy of the class sizes has allowed my studio to become a space for clients to make friends and have fun; they leave class feeling rejuvenated, more subtle, stronger and taller… and, more often than not, with a big smile on their faces.
Will you join them?
Your Pilates teacher - Guro
Born and raised in Norway, I came to the UK in 1996 to study, and whilst I was always planning on going home after my degree, I ended us staying a lot longer than intended.
My first job in media took me to London, and after several years at the BBC, my work/life balance wasn’t very balanced at all. Wanting a career change after the birth of my first child in 2009, I trained and qualified as a Pilates teacher with Body Control Pilates, and I haven’t looked back since (hear more about my career change here…).
In more recent years I have furthered my training in Fascia Movement techniques, allowing me to offer a different experience to other Pilates studios by combining the flow of fascia with the precision of Pilates.
Welcome to my Pilates studio…
I offer both in-person and virtual group Pilates sessions across the week. My small group classes offer a personal and intimate environment, and my online classes makes my classes accessible to everyone, regardless of where you are in the world. Try my early morning HIP (High-Intensity Pilates) class for a great start to the day, my lunch-time de-stress session or an evening Pilates classes to wind down.
I also work with private clients, using the reformer and small equipment. Do get in touch to hear more about my 1-to-1 sessions.
If you prefer to exercise in your own time, my video library offer a variety of classes and exercises to do at home, or when away.
I hope to see you soon,
Guro x
What is Pilates?
Pilates is a mind and body exercise method. that focuses on your alignment, breathing and centering. Pilates can be performed on the mat or on apparatus, in a group setting or on a 1 to 1 basis.
The benefits of Pilates include…
improved posture
Inner strenght
better coordination and balance
healthier joints
increased body awareness
stress management
injury prevention
What is Fascia movement?
Fascia is your connective tissue that runs like a network of lines all over your body. It is vital to our movement, but new research also indicates its linked to overall health, both mentally and physically.
The benefits of adding fascia movement into your Pilates sessions include…
ease of movement, internally and externally, by increasing strength, elasticity and gilde between muscles and joints.
Can aid blood flow and circulation, oxygen intake and stimulates the lymphatic system.
builds vitality and energy, by rehydrating the fascia and therefore organs
Builds resilience and adaptability