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Founder | Prior physio & pilates

Anne Marie

Founder | Prior physio & pilates

I am Anne-Marie, the owner Prior physio & Pilates Studio in Stone, Staffordshire. I specialise in teaching private, one-to-one Pilates sessions, designed around each client’s unique needs and goals.

My journey began in Denmark, where I trained in rhythmic gymnastics from a young age and toured across Europe before moving to London to study dance.

While completing my BA (Hons) in Dance at the Laban Centre, I discovered my passion for Pilates. I went on to train extensively and completed my comprehensive Pilates teacher training in 1997 with Alan Herdman, one of the UK’s leading pioneers of Pilates.

Since then, I have been teaching Pilates on both mat and equipment for nearly 30 years. Alongside this, I also worked for more than a decade as a Chartered Physiotherapist in both the NHS and private sector. This experience has deepened my understanding of the body and allows me to create safe, tailored programmes for people of all ages and abilities — including those managing musculoskeletal issues.

I opened Prior physio & Pilates in February 2019 with the aim of bringing the benefits of studio Pilates to the local community in Stone.

I absolutely love working one-to-one with clients, helping them build strength, flexibility, and confidence. My goal is simple: to help people feel great in their bodies — strong yet agile, energised, confident and ready to enjoy life to the full.

Setting up own studio in Cheltenham and later re-locating to Warwickshire, Anne-Marie continued to teach mat-classes as well as working with clients one-to-one on Reformer and Cadillac.

Gaining a B.A.(Hons) in Physiotherapy in 2010 and working both in the NHS and private sector as a physiotherapist, has further developed the understanding and skills needed to provide safe, individualised exercise programmes and overcome obstacles for clients with musculoskeletal disorders.

It has for a long time been a dream to set up a Pilates studio in Stone, Stafforshire and when the perfect location on Radford Street became available, that dream became a reality. The studio opened it’s doors February 2019.

Anne-Marie is continually updating her training and seeking new knowledge, and has a passion for Pilates and the perfection of movement which is reflected in her teaching.