Our Instructors
Lisa
Tiffany
Tiffany
Hi, I'm Lisa the founder on platinum Wellness
I have worked in the Fitness & wellbeing Industry for over 20 years’. Early in my Fitness Career I was the Studio Coordinator & Senior Personal Trainer at Champneys in Tring.
In 2002 I created Platinum Fitness (which is now Platinum Wellness), providing Personal Training within client’s homes & Exercise & Pilates classes in local towns & villages. During this time, I also taught in many local Health Clubs & worked a Trainer & Assessor for the fitness industry for both Barnfield & Central Bedfordshire College.
I have suffered from back & neck problems since I was a child and this is why I am focused on helping others who suffer with medical conditions, muscular & joint pain.
After discovering Pilates in 2000 I found it helped my back & neck problems. Following the Pilates method allowed me to continue teaching fitness classes & to manage my back problems. Being able to identify with clients who suffer from muscular or skeletal problems really helps to modify & tailor each exercise for every individual. Pilates also aided in my recovery after both C-sections.
I am qualified in with both the Pilates Institute & STOTT Pilates Method which is based on bio mechanics.
I also offer remedial Massage & is currently studying another technique as a Body Mechanics Therapist at The Tyler Academy which involves remedial clinical massage techniques, body alignment & specific exercise to ease pain and treat & prevent injury. The technique addresses treating back pain, sports injuries, muscular & joint pain, Arthritis, muscular-skeletal misalignment, repetitive strain injury, sciatica & lymphedema to name a few……
Tiffany
Tiffany
Tiffany
Tiffany is our HIIT Instructor
Before opening my own dance and gymnastic schools I was a professional dancer. When not performing I worked as a gym instructor/personal trainer in London.
Lockdown has sparked the love for it all again.
The results I’ve had personally from doing HIIT classes over the past eight months have been amazing - rewarding both physically and mentally.
They make you feel alive!
My motto for the new HIIT classes is the 3 Fs
Get FITTER
Have FUN
Feel FABULOUS
Whether you are a complete beginner or a super athlete I can adapt any of my exercises to suit your levels of ability
Debbie
Tiffany
Christine
Debbie is one of our Yoga instructors who will be teaching chair Yoga and gentle relaxation Yoga on a Wednesday afternoon.
I love living, working and cycling around the Chiltern Hills. My yoga is aimed at getting people moving their body gently.
You may have long term conditions such as diabetes or asthma or simply not ventured into any type of exercise for a while. With patience, gentle asanas or poses and an opportunity to really relax, Subtle Inspired Yoga can help people in many ways.
I have practiced yoga since I was in my late teens. I used yoga all through my three pregnancies, during my working life as an NHS manager and now I enjoy it all over again with my grandchildren. I trained at Whitespace Studio which is based in Stoney Stratford, Milton Keynes and I am profoundly grateful for having such inspirational teachers.
I have taken further training in Subtle® Yoga with Kristine Weber. This style of yoga uses slow, breath infused movement to enable the body’s innate wisdom to heal itself. I also love to hold restorative yoga and yoga nidra sessions to help people improve their quantity and quality of sleep.
I am inspired by the beautiful English countryside; I love to walk and cycle around the local villages and up onto Dunstable Downs. I love to experience yoga in the fresh air when the ceiling is the sky and you can hear the birds and nature close by.
I worked in the NHS for over 30 years in different management roles, I retired and retrained. Now that I am qualified as a yoga teacher, I find it is so rewarding to be able to work directly with people and help them move more freely, find balance and really relax.
Christine
Christine
Christine
Christine will be running Tai Chi Classes from the Studio.
Introducing tai chi mindful movement.
A health based, low impact tai chi style movement class.
Each Session consists of easy to follow moves ideal for beginners.
Over the six week course you will learn 10 highly effective tai chi based moves that will improve flexibility and balance whilst de-stressing your mind and body.
07850 914438
Becky
Christine
Becky
Becky is one of our Yoga Instructors and will be teaching on a Tuesday afternoon and Friday evening.
I've practiced yoga since my late teens and over the years embraced many different styles and disciplines including pre and post natal yoga after the birth of each of my children. I am an eternal yoga student, finding constant inspiration through exploration in my own practice as well as study and training. I find the ancient wisdom and compassionate psychology of yoga the perfect antidote to this fast-paced modern world we live in.
My classes provide the time and space to press the pause button, come into the present moment and begin to explore and reconnect with our bodies. I have a narrative approach to teaching, weaving thought-provoking concepts and philosophies into slow-flowing creative sequences, designed to mobilise and release, whilst building strength and balance. A nurturing and nourishing experience for mind, body and soul, looking to restore a sense of calm and equilibrium
Testimonials
Erica
I’ve been going to Lisa’s Pilates class for over 10 years now and I can’t begin to describe what a difference it has made.
After the birth of my children I have really struggled with lower back pain and more recently pain from the hyper-mobility in my joints. She has taken the time to carefully go through each exercise with me to make sure Ian doing it properly so as not to injure myself.
My physio therapist has also been pleased that I have someone as knowledgeable as Lisa to work through my exercises with me. More recently I have been going to her for remedial massage too. Which has also been a huge benefit, and enlightening as she can pick up on problem areas which we can work through in class.
I am a hairdresser and I recommend Pilates to all my clients and would totally recommend a one to one to make sure you are getting the most out of it. Lisa is patient, knowledgeable and a great teacher, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her.
Linda
I moved to Markyate just over a year and a half ago, I have had a lot of health problems over many years and put a message out on our local site for someone to help me as I felt that I was losing more of myself every year that passed.
Lisa from Platinum fitness got in touch she came to my place to see what I could do and what I couldn't. After being assessed I joined in Pilates classes it was a nice small class so I felt at ease I felt good going to the classes and really enjoyed it although I did have to take a break after xmas as I was recovering from another operation.
When I felt ready I was welcomed back into the group Lisa is amazing and knows when you are struggling and always gives an individual different things to do within the class. I always feel like I'm being helped with a smile and not a bother which I always used to feel when doing things. I really look forward to the classes and feel like I've accomplished something when I leave.
Many Thanks to Lisa look forward to more classes with yourself.
Jo
A year ago everything ached; it was a real effort to do things. I broken my arm earlier in the year, suffered from a hiatus hernia, lower back pain and was approaching sixty.
I needed to do something! Pilates with Lisa was a godsend. In the past I had done Yoga, but had aggravated my back problems and was concerned that I might do myself more harm, but with her regular checking of my body alignment, careful, continuous instructions and initial gentle exercises,
I was soon able to progress and build my core strength, balance and flexibility. I now feel Ten years younger and my family has noticed a huge, positive difference in my emotional & physical well-being.
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