Olivia is a Personal Trainer and Fitness Manager, specialising in dance, Pilates and mobility classes, as well as aerobics, conditioning and stretch classes.
Olivia’s from a village in Cambridgeshire, but recently moved to Scotland, and she’s been with us for over 2 years. She’s a professionally trained dance and musical theatre graduate but also has qualifications in sports massage therapy.
Olivia is passionate about all things creative and regularly performs in a Dirty Dancing Musical around the UK. Fun fact – she managed to convince her peers at stage school that Ross Kemp was her dad for 3 years.
Increase your mobility and flexibility in 20 minutes with poses like crooked pigeon and upward dog. You’ll start with some guided breathing, move on to some simple movements and stretches to open up your joints and warm up your muscles, and finish with a relaxation.
Stretch and mobilise your feet, legs and hips with this 20-minute session. For those suffering from lower body issues, you might want to try this class before your main exercise. If you have a foam roller grab it – but if not, you can skip that section and simply massage your legs instead.
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This 30-minute Pilates class will help you build your mobility and strength. Work on your legs and hips with lunges and abductions, before toning your core and glutes with kickbacks and hip lifts.
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Strengthen your core to support the rest of your body with this 30-minute Pilates class. Target your abs, sides and back from all angles with lateral plank walk outs, mermaid obliques and the Pilates 100.
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This 20-minute class aims to improve your mobility and raise your heart rate. Starting with some simple toe tap and arm combinations, you’ll move on to a chair-based sequence.
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Olivia takes you through some gentle movements, such as spine rolls and hip openers, to mobilise your entire body in this 30-minute class.
Prefer to listen to your own music? Try our version without music here: https://nuffieldhealth.vhx.tv/videos/mobility-pilates-with-olivia-no-music
Stretch and strengthen your legs, arms and core in this Pilates-style conditioning class.
Have a good stretch out while improving your mobility and posture with this gentle, flowing sequence.
This routine focuses on back mobility and glute strength, which is great if you're spending a lot of time sat down. It's split into 6 exercises, some of which you can modify for more of a challenge, as well as a relaxation section at the end.
This class will help you regain full body mobility with more dynamic movements up top before some floorwork and relaxation.
This calming seated routine is perfect if you’ve got any aches, pains or injuries, or you simply want to unwind. You’ll start with some breathing exercises, followed by some gentle stretches and finally a body scan. You can either sit on a mat or on a chair, whichever is more comfortable for you.
This core workout means business – expect plenty of planks and leg raise variations.
Olivia shows how you can avoid common runners’ issues, such as muscle soreness and shin splints, by warming up your muscles before your run and stretching them afterwards. If you have a foam roller, make sure it’s nearby – if not, you can use self-massage instead.
This Pilates session focuses on loosening up your joints, as well as building core and arm strength.
