MEET Laura Rhatigan Laura Rhatigan PILATES INSTRUCTOR Having practiced mat Pilates for many years, Laura’s love of reformer Pilates began after the birth of her second child.   The challenging, controlled movements helped her safely regain her strength and quickly became a large part of her life.  Such a large part that Laura in fact retrained as a mat and reformer instructor and feels so lucky to be guiding people on their own movement journeys every day! The post Laura Rhatigan appeared first on Platinum Pilates ..read more

MEET LORNA O’BRIEN Lorna O'Brien PILATES INSTRUCTOR   Coming from a music background, Lorna likes to bring the same flow to her classes as she does to her DJ sets, starting off with the essential fundamentals & closing with the crowd pleasers!  She believes that Pilates is the music we play through our bodies. Lorna found the reformer through chronic debilitating injury.  “In my very first class I learnt more about my own body, imbalances & injuries than I had the previous 10 years.  With consistent classes I soon became stronger, more flexible & pain fr ..read more

MEET carolina santos Carolina Santos PILATES INSTRUCTOR   Carolina studied movement through Dance and due to a series of injuries, she looked for other ways to move and to heal herself. She discovered Pilates to be one of the most effective ways to not only rehab her body but also to improve it. She believes that connecting mind and body through movement is one of the best ways to learn about what you can achieve. Carolina says “Feeling like you can conquer the world each breath at a time, growing stronger and more empowered is what happens when practising Pilates.” The post C ..read more

MEET Georgina loughrey Georgina Loughrey PILATES INSTRUCTOR After a fall that left her with severe back pain, Georgina discovered Pilates for rehab and injury prevention. Inspired by her own recovery she qualified as a Level 4 Personal Trainer and Pilates teacher through UCD. A keen open water swimmer and lover of all kinds of endurance sports, Georgina loves a challenge for the mind as for the body! “I love to see clients recognise the movement of their bodies in space and for them to discover how capable they are. I believe that strengthening the body and mind have a direct impact on ..read more

MEET marta lacava Marta Lacava PILATES INSTRUCTOR Full of life and energy from a very young age, Marta found Pilates after a critical personal moment in her life in 2009 and because of back pain started practicing Pilates by medical order. Marta felt very inspired by the method: the pains were gone and her body had changed. She found her true passion: a smart and respectful system to express herself.  She was, once again, the energetic and happy person that she had always been but she had forgotten. Marta’s full professional training was carried out at the Michael King Pilates Ac ..read more

MEET Una groogan Una Groogan PILATES INSTRUCTOR With a background in Speech & Language Therapy, Una discovered a love of Pilates as a client of Platinum.  Inspired by the changes in her body and life through her own practice, Una completed her Comprehensive Pilates training with Polestar Pilates in London. Passionate about technique & form and how small adjustments can make all the difference in how you feel and benefit from an exercise.  In Una’s class, you will be challenged but work within your own limits. She says, “Pilates is transformative – for your body and yo ..read more

MEET colleen robinson Colleen Robinson CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST Colleen studied Exercise Science specialising in Athletic Therapy at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada working towards a BSc. During this time she did extensive work in rehabilitation programming and developed a keen interest in biomechanics.  Colleen was the head therapist for the Concordia Men’s rugby team while working in Montreal. She took time out from Athletic Therapy to fulfil a lifelong ambition of becoming a professional Irish dancer.  Colleen has toured the world with a number of dance companies ..read more

MEET Emma Fitzmaurice Emma Fitzmaurice CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST Platinum are delighted to welcome Emma back from maternity leave. Emma qualified with a First-Class Bachelor of Science degree in Physiotherapy.  Her career has been flooded with experiences. Emma worked for Alison Rose (Kelly Holmes’ physiotherapist): teaching Pilates to Jessica Ennis (Gold winning heptathlon athlete), the Brownlee brother’s (Olympic triathletes). She has also provided private physiotherapy treatment to track and field, LTA tennis, diving, and rugby athletes. Emma worked with the British Olympic prog ..read more

Hidden Signs You Are Unstable And Headed For An Injury The human body craves stability! It wants to be secure and supported through the spine and in the joints, so as to prevent injury and to continue moving. Evolution has granted us with the fantastic ability to cheat in our movements. If we cannot perform a movement we will adapt our posture to be able to perform it in a different way. For example, if you cannot perform a squat, often we buckle our knees and round our back and perform something somewhat similar to a squat but in a dysfunctional manner. If you hurt your knee and can’t run fro ..read more

Mobility vs Strength for running As runners, we all have different routines, and warm-ups, conflicting training schedules and methodologies, and everyone believe theirs to be correct! Now is a great time to brush up on the science that guides the programmes and advice that we as chartered physios provide. What stretches should I do before a run? What we traditionally picture stretching to be is called ‘static stretching’, for example, a hamstring stretch trying to touch the toes, and holding that position. Brace yourself. There is no evidence that this type of stretching helps us before a run ..read more