ABOUT - Aspire Pilates

Aspire Pilates aims

My name is Karin Dingle and I have created www.aspirepilates.com.au to provide information about Pilates, particularly the Matwork Exercise Method. The aim is to provide you with general knowledge about Pilates, its history and what it is all about. I aim this web site towards both the general population that would like to learn more about Pilates but also for Pilates instructors that teaches Matwork Pilates. Make sure you join my newsletter list so you can keep growing and learning in the field of Pilates.

Aspire Pilates background and beliefs

Pilates on beachI have been involved in the fitness/health& sport profession for approximately 18 years now. I started teaching fitness classes and coached sporting people in my teens. Since moving from Sweden 14 years ago I have taught fitness classes on the Australian Surfcoast where I run my own Personal Training/Pilates/Remedial Massage Therapy business for the last 7 years (Aspire Health & Personal Training). I come from a sporting background – used to row internationally (representing Sweden). As I started working in the fitness industry in Australia I got the opportunity to develop Australia’s first Boathouse Rowing program (Indoor Rowing). I presented this program at a number of Australian Fitness Conventions.

I believe the Principles of Pilates are principles should be applied to all exercise activities to ensure that results are achieved and performed in such ways so it prevents an unbalanced body which are more likely to experience injuries. To fully engage your mind and to focus on the results you want to achieve will bring the results you are after. This way of exercises will also relax and rejuvenate the mind.

Qualifications:

  • Degree in Sports Education (Sweden)
  • Certificate IV in Pilates
  • Certificate IV in Fitness (Fitness/Group/Personal trainer)
  • Diploma in Remedial Massage Therapy
  • Certificate in Bowen Therapy (musculoskeletal and visceral)
  • Diploma in Diet, Health & Dietetics
  • Registered with Fitness Australia
  • Member of AAMT