Meet the team
Instructors at our Pilates Studio in St Albans
About the Teachers
Hannah, Nicky, Clare & Wayne have taken apprenticeships with Liz and are now fully qualified teachers, working closely alongside Liz and teaching studio pilates the 'fit from within' way. 'Im so happy with my lovely team... and waited a long time to find the perfect ones to train up the 'fit from within' way..
Hannah Wilson is a vibrant & passionate teacher who teaches with Liz's enthusiasm and sense of fun. Liz has known Han since she was 6 months old.. & never thought that they would be working so closely together! Han is currently 4 months pregnant, but insistant the she will be teaching until the last minute.... we'll see!!
Clare Axon-Saunders has been training and studying pilates with Liz since late 2009. Clare is keen to continue to develop her own pilates and yoga journey and is dedicated to teaching others.
Clare's first love is her horse who she trains in dressage to advanced level. It was her desire to improve her horse riding which brought her to pilates and after quickly experiencing the positive effect it had on her riding she decided to take up pilates as a career (never one to do things by halves!). Clare is eager to help other riders improve their own horse riding through pilates - see the timetable for her 'Pilates for Horse Riders' classes!
Amanda Ling has taught Pilates for six years . She trained with the Pilates Institute, Stott, and future fit and is a level 3 instructor.
Amanda works in education and theatre teaching dance and drama as well as directing and choreographing musicals and plays.
She teaches mat work and equipment for a number of gyms and private studios. Amanda has been involved with Fit for Within both as a client and teacher for over seven years.
Sally King is an established Pilates teacher and specializes in post/pre natal. She has been working in the fitness industry for over 14 years and has been teaching pilates for fit from within for 8 years.
Wayne Starkey has been teaching and studying Tai Chi/Chi Kung for a number years and has also studied full time for one year in Asia. Wayne is also taking his Pilates apprenticeship with 'Fit from within' and attends many classes helping out and giving massages during sessions.
He is a member of Team Long Fei. A Chinese Martial Arts Squad that competes both Nationally and Internationally in Tai Chi Quan/Chinese Martial Arts. Wayne has been very successful competing on the competition circuit for many years and has won Gold medals at numerous competitions across the UK including The National Championships, British Open Championships & English Championships.
He is a certified B.C.C.M.A Coach (British Council for Chinese Martial Arts) and is also a qualified Competition Judge. During his lessons students are encouraged to learn at their own pace with classes exploring various topics of interest such as Health and Relaxation, Artistic Expression, Meditation & Practical Self Defence.