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Ismini Phillips moved from a role as a senior legal administrative manager to follow her love of exercise and teaching. 

As a certified Pilates Teacher, Back4Good Practitioner/BackCare Professional and Pink Ribbon Program Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist offering a variety of classes suitable for all, including specialist exercise classes for those returning to exercise. Ismini has been interested in dance and fitness from a very young age and has a varied teaching background, including Pilates, salsa, zumba and booty barre.

Ismini took up Pilates, during pregnancy with her third child as she had previously suffered with back pain, including sciatica, and was determined to prevent these ailments from reoccurring.

She found that Pilates was the answer and was able to continue with Pilates classes and salsa teaching throughout her pregnancy and well into her third trimester.

Ismini has been teaching Pilates since 2007 and her passion led her to gain a broad range of knowledge by training with various bodies including Body Control Pilates, Alan Herdman, Mary Bowen, Eric Franklin, the Australian Physiotherapy & Pilates Institute, Michael King and Future Fit Training.

Ismini is a certified Pink Ribbon Program Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist and an Instructor Trainer for the Program.  She is one of the UK’s most experience breast cancer post-surgery exercise rehabilitation specialists.  

Ismini is also a Back4Good Practitioner and BackCare Professional having completed the Body Control Pilates' Level 4 Low Back Pain Certification enabling her to run the specialist Back4Good and Healthy Back classes for the management and maintenance of low back pain.

Ismini teaches both matwork and studio Pilates.

Ismini is a member of the BCPA, REPS and is registered with the BackCare Charity as a BackCare Professional.

Ismini offers a confidential and holistic approach and helps her clients with postural problems, abdominal and core strength, back problems, rehabilitation after injury or surgery, cardiovascular fitness, post cancer care, ante and post natal fitness.

Ismini works with the Chislehurst Clinic (osteopaths), The Chislehurst Chiropractic Clinic, The Maple Clinic (osteopaths and naturopaths) to name but a few.  She receives many referrals to her classes from these and other medical practitioners, working in conjunction with them to encourage the healing process through effective exercise, improving the overall confidence and quality of life of her clients.