Move & Thrive

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When our bodies feel good, we can properly realise our potential

There is so much we can achieve if we are robust and pain free

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Juliet powering up Mont Ventoux on her road bike, the iconic summit observatory rising against a stormy sky behind her

About

Hi, I'm Juliet

Pilates instructor, PT, amateur endurance athlete, health & fitness writer · Based in Blackheath, London SE3

As a woman in her mid-50s, I never expected to have so many adventures

To travel to compete in endurance events, to find myself through long solitary runs, cycles and swims

In 2008 I stepped into a Pilates studio and changed my life

  • My body, and my attitude to what it could achieve were transformed - my posture, strength and flexibility all improved
  • I found myself setting and achieving goals I'd always assumed were out of my reach, like running half and full marathons
  • When practiced consistently, Pilates has the power to transform a broken body. Improving mobility, flexibility, core stability and strengthening essential smaller muscles.
  • I began Pilates teacher training in 2011, qualifying in mat, reformer and comprehensive studio equipment
  • I now have a full Pilates studio in my home including 2 reformers, trapeze table, chair, barrel, arc, Oov etc
Juliet with arms raised under the summit sign at the top of Mont Ventoux, her bike beside her

I qualified as a personal trainer in 2019

  • Weight training empowered my now robust body to tackle more extreme goals
  • 6 Ironman triathlon finishes since turning 50
  • Cycling 1000 miles Land's End to John o' Groats in 9 days
  • Swimming the Croatian archipelago, cycling from the Channel to the Mediterranean, running and hiking adventures
  • HYROX and DEKA fitness racing
Juliet balancing in a seated pose on apparatus in her home Pilates studio

I want to help others get the most from their bodies - using Pilates, weight training, goal setting, Melt Method and stretching

Imagine what you could achieve if your body felt amazing…

Services

Pilates and PT services

Email me to discuss how I might be able to help you juliet@movethrive.com

Fully equipped Pilates studio in Blackheath, London SE3

Private Pilates sessions using mix of all Pilates apparatus

Mat, two reformers, trapeze table, chair, ladder barrel, Oov, Pilates arc

Duets, one-to-ones, small groups · Pilates, strength training, Melt, stretching

£60 per hour Weekdays, daytime

Bootcamp style functional weight session on Blackheath

Strength training equipment including kettle bells, barbell, TRX, BOSU etc

£15 Fridays, 8am

Melt Method Workshops

Melt uses foam rollers and soft balls for gentle fascial release

Read more at meltmethod.com

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Juliet waving to the camera while cycling past a castle on a wet alpine road
Juliet squatting with a heavy medicine ball at a HYROX fitness race, crowd watching from behind the barriers
Juliet smiling broadly mid-run at Ironman 70.3 Alcudia Mallorca, wearing race number 775
Juliet grinning and waving to the camera while cycling near the summit of Mont Ventoux, the observatory visible behind her
Juliet smiling as she wades out of an open-water swim in a wetsuit
Juliet with arms in the air approaching a marathon finish line
Juliet posing beside the Sommet Alt 1910m marker at the top of Mont Ventoux, storm clouds rolling in over the mountains behind her
Juliet pulling a heavy rope at a HYROX fitness race
Juliet riding a road bike along a tree-lined lane
Juliet hugging a friend at a trail race finish
Juliet smiling as she cycles along a lakeside road in golden evening light, wearing race number 599
Four teammates holding hands as they cross a race finish line
Juliet with a fellow rider at a cycling event
Juliet running down the finish chute of an Ironman triathlon at night
Juliet wearing a medal at the John o' Groats signpost at sunset