Michaela
4 Seasons
Michaela is a Wellbeing Personal Trainer, specialising in mobility and joint conditions. Other areas of expertise include yoga, Pilates and emotional wellbeing.
Michaela hails from Surrey and has been with us since 2022. Prior to this she was a Group Exercise Instructor and Instructor Support Coach. She is also training to be a counsellor and helps her local community to prevent food waste as a director of her local Community Fridge company.
Michaela has undergone a 3-year transformation, losing 8 stone in weight and celebrated by entering the Bacchus Half Marathon. Michaela's next sporting event is a 100km stand-up paddleboard race on the River Trent, where all her Pilates and core classes are coming in very handy.
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30:51Episode 1
Beginner's Pilates with Michaela #2
Episode 1
Get ready for our second Beginner’s Pilates series. Enjoy another 30 minutes of simple Pilates exercises to strengthen your abdominals and obliques. Begin with some lateral breathing before taking some gentle mobilising movements. Then it’s onto the main workout:
Block 1 – spine curls, cross cra...
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28:17Episode 2
Beginner's Pilates with Michaela #1
Episode 2
Work your whole body with 30 minutes of simple Pilates, perfect for beginners. Warm up with neck and shoulder stretches, side reaches and spinal twists before moving onto the main workout in this class:
Block 1 – alternating knee lifts, leg extensions and double pulses
Block 2 – curl ups, c-cru...
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06:22Episode 3
5-Minute Pilates with Michaela
Episode 3
Follow Michaela in this great 5-minute Pilates workout to warm up your muscles. This brief session focuses on curl ups, knee rolls, c-crunches, oblique knee drops and more.
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26:37Episode 4
Morning Yoga with Michaela
Episode 4
Rise and shine with this 30-minute morning yoga class for beginners. Feel energised and prepared for the day ahead as you combine meditation and movement to stretch out the whole body and create a relaxed state of mind.
You’ll need a yoga mat, plenty of space around you, and you may also like t...
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31:15Episode 5
Evening Yoga with Michaela
Episode 5
Unwind and de-stress with this 30-minute evening yoga class aimed at beginners. Michaela will help you to release any tension or worries that you may have built up over the day through guided breathwork and restorative poses like pigeon and banana.
You’ll need a yoga mat, and plenty of space ar...
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32:15Episode 6
Beginners' Yoga with Michaela #1
Episode 6
Build up your balance and find harmony in both mind and body with this 30-minute yoga class. Michaela will guide you through sun salutations and warrior poses to work on your strength and flexibility, as well as breathing and relaxation exercises to help you unwind.
You’ll need a yoga mat, plent...
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32:00Episode 7
Beginners' Yoga with Michaela #2
Episode 7
A gentle 30-minute core-focused yoga class that’s ideal for beginners.
You’ll begin with some guided breathing to bring you into the present moment, and in the main sequence you’ll strengthen your mid-section with some fiery core poses such as plank, firefly and boat.You’ll need a yoga mat, p...
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29:44Episode 8
Beginners' Yoga with Michaela #3
Episode 8
Stretch and strengthen your muscles with this 30-minute beginners’ balancing class.
You’ll begin with a seated meditation, before flowing through a yoga sequence targeting your lower body and mid-section with half moons and standing bow poses. You’ll connect each breath with each movement to re...
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33:48Episode 9
Hip-Opening Yoga with Michaela
Episode 9
Stretch out your hip muscles with goddess, warrior 2 and dancer pose in this 30-minute yoga class. You’ll begin and end the session with some floor-based hip-openers, and in the main section you’ll step into some strong standing poses for the hips. All of these can reduce tightness in the muscles...
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31:55Episode 10
Heart-Opening Yoga with Michaela
Episode 10
Puppy, cobra and fish are just a few of the poses you’ll be doing to open your chest in this class. You’ll begin and end the session with some floor-based heart-openers, and in the main section you’ll go through a simple vinyasa flow focusing on shining your heart forward and extending the spine,...
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30:51Episode 11
Healthy Spine: Class 1
Episode 11
Welcome to the first class in our healthy spine programme. This is one of a series of six classes that aim to keep your spine mobile and strong. In this class you'll complete a short warm up, three blocks of work, and a stretching section. You'll need a mat and a chair for this session.
You may...
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30:21Episode 12
Healthy Spine: Class 2
Episode 12
Welcome to the next class in our healthy spine programme. This is the second in a series of six classes that aim to keep your spine mobile and strong. In this class you'll complete a short warm up, three blocks of work, and a stretching section. You'll need a mat, chair, weight and towel for this...
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34:44Episode 13
Healthy Spine: Class 3
Episode 13
Welcome to the next class in our healthy spine programme. This is the third in a series of six classes that aim to keep your spine mobile and strong. In this class you'll complete a short warm up, three blocks of work, and a stretching section. You'll need a mat, chair, weight and towel for this ...
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33:17Episode 14
Healthy Spine: Class 4
Episode 14
Welcome to the next class in our healthy spine programme. This is the fourth in a series of six classes that aim to keep your spine mobile and strong. In this class you'll complete a short warm up, three blocks of work, and a stretching section. You'll need a mat, chair, weight and towel for this...
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27:38Episode 15
Healthy Spine: Class 5
Episode 15
Welcome to the next class in our healthy spine programme. This is the fifth in a series of six classes that aim to keep your spine mobile and strong. In this class you'll complete a short warm up, three blocks of work, and a stretching section. You'll need a mat and a chair for this session.
Yo...
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28:28Episode 16
Healthy Spine: Class 6
Episode 16
Welcome to the final class in our healthy spine programme. This is the last in a series of six classes that aim to keep your spine mobile and strong. In this class you'll complete a short warm up, three blocks of work, and a stretching section. You'll need a mat, chair, weight and towel for this ...
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30:53Episode 17
Cycle Workout with Michaela #4
Episode 17
Michaela is back with another 30-minute HIIT cycle training session. Through three core blocks of work, Michaela will push you to develop your cardiovascular strength whilst toning the lower body. With awesome backing tracks, push yourself with this thrilling cycle!
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31:39Episode 18
Cycle Workout with Michaela #2
Episode 18
Michaela is back with another fantastic 30-minute cycling class to help focus on building and strengthening muscles in the lower body, legs and glutes.
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32:40Episode 19
Cycle Workout with Michaela #3
Episode 19
Join Michaela for a 30-minute HIIT training cycle class. This class has three core blocks with everything from climbs, jumps and sprints to improve cardiovascular strength.
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31:05Episode 20
Cycle Workout with Michaela #1
Episode 20
Improve your cycling strength and overall cardiovascular health with Michaela in this 30-minute pyramid-style class.