About Heka Pilates
I’m Karen Mayor and I run Heka Pilates. I discovered Pilates when I was injured and it was suggested as something I could use for rehabilitation and, very soon, I was hooked. My own Pilates journey to a healthy, stronger body continues, and though Heka Pilates, I also have their pleasure of helping and supporting others to get back to doing the things they love most and trusting their body to move the way they want it to as a Certified Stott Pilates mat and Equipment instructor.
Nothing lights me up like a client seeing the progress they are making when they practice Pilates and feeling the benefit in their day to day movements. This is what it’s all about – feeling improvements that make life better!!!
”Since working with Karen, my overall strength has improved dramatically, and I have been able to return to play tennis without getting any back pain. An unexpected bonus from the Pilates with Karen is that my serve has improved dramatically, I can hit the ball harder and my tennis coach has remarked how well I move around the court. Working with Karen is a real pleasure, because she really focuses on you as an individual; she has a genuine desire to help and will do additional research to make sure she has the latest information to impart on your particular needs and/or condition. She also has a great sense of humour, and I would recommend her to anyone”
The classes I run for my members are small in size – even before Covid-19 led to restrictions on numbers -in both of my class locations.
I provide a fun and safe environment for my members where my small class sizes mean I can offer focussed support to everyone who attends and I’ve worked with every location to ensure that everyone has ample space to move freely.
I help people to understand movement better and to build and maintain strength, flexibility and balance. When you understand how movement works, it’s easier to move in a way that’s good for your body and move more freely day to day, with ease and confidence and, very importantly, pain-free.
My members tell me that they learn how to move in a way that’s good for their body so that they are able to move more freely day to day, with ease and confidence and, very importantly, pain free.
In addition to my classes I also offer one to one sessions in my own Frampton Cotterall studio where I can develop a personalised programme for people who want to accelerate their progress – especially where recovering from an injury or looking to improve a specifc challenge they have when moving day to day.
Do any of these sound like you:
“I struggle to find time to move everyday”
“I’m not sure what to do when I do want to do some quick movement work”
”Is there something I can do quickly that makes a real difference?”
I totally understand how difficult it is to find time - and I make sure I help my members do just that.
Guidelines suggest that 150 minutes of moderate cardiorespiratory activity per week (so a brisk walk 30 minutes each day or two 75-minute runs for example), plus 2-3 resistance sessions per week is recommended for ongoing long-term fitness and health. I know that most of us don’t move that much right now – and that’s ok…the more you move, the stronger and fitter you will become, and you can build from where you are right now. So…I’ve created a hub of movement sessions that my members can access at any time, and it includes a number of 2-minute movement sessions to help you get started so you can build from there... I’m also a big fan of a kitchen disco so if you’re sat down reading this, get moving next time you boil the kettle too!
Please contact me if you want to talk about how I can help you get stronger and fitter.