Local osteopath Jill B says that GyrotonicŪ keeps her body pain free. "I find that doing some of the osteopathic manipulations
on people quite strenuous because I am quite small. So I find a weekly session of GyrotonicŪ with Josephine to be just the
right thing for my body to recover from the stresses and strains of my work. Plus it is fun and so different from anything
else I have done before. It's a bit of a learning curve but with her excellent tuition I mastered the movements quite quickly."
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Andy writes: "I've found even the beginner's stages of Pilates to be a wonderful way to bring some flexibility and
strength to a body that I haven't looked after very well over the years. I'm not sure that I would have thought this way
without a very understanding and experienced teacher given my age, low level of fitness and pretty awful coordination. Without
any doubt, Josephine has and continues to be everything that is required in a teacher of this work.
I would recommend anyone to try at least a class or two - you will immediately appreciate what the exercises can do for
you through the amazing versatility of Josephine's knowledge. Then, if you continue, you will start to also feel the depth
and range of possibilities opening up - with the movements structured carefully to your own limits and strengths.
It's not boring gym work outs, it is great value - in every way. Do it!"
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A local dance instructor finds her Pilates sessions helpful and writes: "After dancing three times a week I find a weekly
Pilates session a welcome respite that lengthens my over-tight muscles. It also builds strength in the weaker ones. Pilates
maintains my body in all-over alignment."
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Business Development Director, Liz says: "Pilates is the only thing that has helped me make a total recovery from my
sacroiliac injury. Now that my back has healed I depend on my twice weekly sessions with Josephine to relieve stress and muscle
tension. I use a PC every day and work in a rapidly changing environment. Pilates gives me the strength and stress relief
I need to survive a life at Internet Speed!"
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"I have suffered for years from chronic back pain due to a sports injury." Writes Anne, a Company Director from
Henley-on-Thames. "I have found exercise difficult as I often wind up with pain afterwards. Pilates with Josephine is
fun and has made a difference to my body. I now move more freely, suffer less and look forward to my usual classes. I am in
better shape and much less stressful!
I also go to Connect Studio because I trust that she knows what she is doing. Josephine has not adopted this method because
it is a fad. Her studio has made a significant investment in purchasing the proper equipment designed by Joe Pilates himself.
She also offers the best prices in the area.
Give it a try, you'll love it!"
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"It never ceases to surprise me just how quickly Pilates makes a difference to your body. Seeing a problem area improve
or noticing that your body has become a lot stronger is a really powerful feeling." Says Georgina, a writer from Beaconsfield.
"I'm probably a classic Pilates candidate. As a teenager I broke my collarbone and this led to a multitude of minor,
niggling back problems. Although there was never anything seriously wrong with me I found that most exercise classes exacerbated
any back pain. Over the years the situation got worse largly because of my work. I'm a writer by trade, and so spend most
of my day sitting at a computer and can get so absorbed that I don't get up from my chair for hours on end. I also spend a
lot of time in trains, planes and cars: not exactly a recipe for fitness.
Before I started going to Connect Studio I had attended local mat-work classes. These gave me a glimpse of what is possible
with Pilates, but I felt that there must be more and had heard that Pilates machines provide more intense results. When I
found out that Josephine was so local, it seemed the perfect solution.
Apart from the fact that she has a well equipped studio, her qualifications are important to me. There are a lot of people
out there teaching Pilates mat-work who've only done a weekend course and yet claim to be qualified teachers. Josephine spent
over two years training intensively and it really shows.
Apart from improving my general fitness and well-being, I really enjoy Pilates. I've always found that traditional exercise
classes - like aerobics - quickly become boring. The great thing about Pilates is that you have to concentrate to do it properly,
so the hour flies by and you have to forget about everything else that's going on in your life. It's well worth the time and
effort."
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Another happy customer is Jenny and she writes: "I've been doing GyrotonicŪ at Connect Studio for almost a year now and
during that time my posture and overall strength have improved so much that people are always commenting on the fact. The
great thing is that I am not aware of making an effort to stand or sit up straight: it's become second nature, thanks to my
teacher and the GyrotonicŪ Expansion System."
