About Purely Pilates

Purely Pilates is a contemporary Pilates studio located in Stowmarket, Suffolk. Stowmarket lies just off the A14, between Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich. We run group Reformer classes, small group classes and one-to-one Pilates. Our aim is to motivate and inspire, but always having fun along the way.

Our studio is equipped with 8 Balanced Body Studio Reformers (2 with Towers), A Trapeze Table, Ladder Barrel, CoreAlign, Wunda Chairs, Pilates Arcs and a comprehensive range of small equipment.

We are a Pilates Teacher Training Centre, a host site for Balanced Body Education. We run Pilates teacher training courses for Mat, Reformer, Comprehensive and Anatomy in 3 Dimensions. Our location is easy to reach by road or by rail and is a welcome alternative to the hassle and expense of large city training venues.

Keeley Craigie
Pilates Master Instructor
Studio Owner

I have over 30 years experience in the health and fitness industry. During this time I have been a fitness instructor, sports therapist and for 5 years the general manager of a busy health and fitness club.

I have been teaching Pilates for over 20 years. My formal training and certification was from the Pilates Institute of London. As a practising Pilates teacher I decided to further enhance my knowledge and teaching skills by completing the Alan Herdman* Comprehensive Pilates teacher training. Although I was already an experienced Pilates teacher, I learned so much and gained immensely through Alan's teaching.

*Alan Herdman is a world-renowned Pilates luminary who first brought Pilates to the UK in 1970.

During 2012, I joined Balanced Body Education to train as a Pilates Teacher Trainer. As a Balanced Body Educator, I am certified to run Pilates teacher training courses for Mat, Reformer and other Apparatus. I am also certified to run courses for Anatomy in 3 Dimensions.

I am also privileged to teach the Anatomy component of the Alan Herdman comprehensive Pilates course.

Balanced Body is the world’s largest Pilates organisation. My studio is an authorised Balanced Body Training Centre, one of only a few in the UK. I regularly attend workshops and training modules to further advance my own knowledge.

[e] keeley@purely-pilates.co.uk

Paulie Hurry
Pilates Instructor

I have been passionate about Pilates since I joined my first class almost 20 years ago and discovered how effective regular practice was in helping me to recover from a whip lash injury. I am looking forward to welcoming clients to my classes and encouraging people of all ages and abilities to move with greater ease and efficiency. I firmly believe Pilates can improve our quality of life by reducing stress, relieving pain and encouraging greater mobility. I particularly enjoy helping clients to know their own movement patterns as I believe that knowing how we move now is fundamental to our understanding of how we can move better in the future.

Health and well-being have always been an important part of my life and in the early 1990s I qualified as an instructor in resistance training and exercise in water whilst living in Adelaide, Australia. This awakened my love for teaching and on my return to the UK I qualified as a teacher of English Literature with PE as my second subject. Whilst I have enjoyed teaching in a number of local high schools, health and well-being have always been a huge interest of mine. It was this passion which led me to train as a Balanced Body Pilates Instructor.

When not practising Pilates, learning about anatomy or teaching, I love spending time with my family, reading, camping and climbing.

[e] paulie.pilates@gmail.com

Zoë Davies
Pilates Instructor

After 20 years of taking part in Pilates classes I am excited to now teach what I love. It's amazing how Pilates can help you move more freely no matter what your starting point is.

For the last 35 years, I've worked in Finance, so I know how your daily work habits can have a detrimental impact on your posture. Pilates can help to counteract that stiffness and make you feel more comfortable in your body.

Outside of Pilates, I'm a dog mum to Bobby, and enjoy walking, running and reading.

[e] ZoeDpilates@gmail.com

Bill Craigie
The GoFor
Enquiries, booking, admin, marketing, website, odd-job man. Every Pilates studio needs a GoFor!

[e] bill@purely-pilates.co.uk

PILATES TEACHER TRAINING STUDENTS

The Purely Pilates team were amazing. The way the information was presented was detailed yet fun.
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Keeley is a one of a kind teacher who is so supportive and inspiring. I feel very lucky to have been trained by her.
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This is the 2nd course I have now attended with Purely Pilates. The courses are well planned, structured and delivered exceptionally well.
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This Reformer 1 course has been the best so far. Thoroughly enjoyed and took so much education and professional development from it. Highly recommended. I will be attending the next course.
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Great course with an inspirational instructor, the best course I have done in this industry.
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The Mat course was excellent. She is an amazing teacher - inpsirational, utterly committed and incredibly knowledgable.
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Keeley at Purely Pilates UK is absolutely inspirational. She is the ultimate professional and her teaching is second to none.
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She is extremely exacting with exceptionally high standards. Her teaching is so thorough and deep yet presented it in a fun way.
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I fully intend to complete all my training with Balanced Body and Keeley as I feel she will ensure I leave no stone un-turned in my journey from a student to a practitioner worthy of Joseph's praise.
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A wonderful course which far exceeded my expectations.
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The Balanced Body course was incredible. Keeley is such a knowledgeable and approachable teacher who makes a pretty challenging weekend not only fun but rewarding too.
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Keeley is a fantastic teacher, extremely knowledgeable, encouraging and kind. I've been on many courses and workshops and this was easily the best.
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I have learned so much from the Balanced Body courses and from Keeley personally.
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Keeley's wonderful, engaging teaching style and extensive knowledge meant that I was able to grow in confidence and ability throughout the course to the point where I am now really excited about attending the next level and continuing my journey with the Balanced Body family.
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The combination of the Mat courses, the study manuals and increased teaching experience gave me the confidence going into my test out. Keeley has been an amazing inspiration throughout and the facilities at Purely Pilates are fantastic. I enjoyed doing my final examination as I have been working so hard towards it. The whole Balanced Body instructor programme has been an amazing experience for me and I feel I have learned so much more about, anatomy, movement, Pilates, the body as a whole and myself. Thank you!!
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GROUP CLASS AND PRIVATE CLIENTS

Keeley is an excellent instructor who knows every muscle in your body and how to make them work. She is patient and kind and I highly recommend her.
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Keeley's classes are brilliant and Keeley is an excellent teacher. It is so obvious that she loves what she does.
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I was often unable to stand straight due to sciatica. Since starting Pilates with Keeley I am now pain free, much more supple and very aware of my one-sidedness.
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Keeley is able to tailor the work to suit each person and she works on both your strengths and weaknesses. Keeley is very enthusiastic and wants you to improve, this makes for a very enjoyable class.
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Keeley is a fabulous teacher who really knows her stuff. The class is fun but we work hard. I have benefited so much and feel fitter, calmer and healthier. I cannot recommend Keeley highly enough.
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I always come away feeling completely refreshed and invigorated, at least an inch taller, wonderfully flexible and rejuvenated.
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I really appreciate her attention to detail and her lovely inspiring energy and sense of mischievous encouragement.
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Her enthusiasm is endless and I am stronger and more supple than I have ever been, I would not be without it now.
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When you attend a session with Keeley you will come away feeling thoroughly worked, both physically and mentally.
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Her bespoke approach to communicating the techniques and very realistic benefits of Pilates combined with her extensive knowledge of human anatomy means her classes are always fluid and never static.
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Keeley's classes are brilliant and Keeley is an excellent teacher. It is so obvious that she loves what she does.
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Keeley is very adaptable, often adjusting the exercises to reflect a particular problem that a class member may have that week. I no longer worry about when my back is going to go, saving me trips to the chiropractor!
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I look forward to my weekly Pilates in a small group. It has changed my life and as a result I do not feel my near 63 years of age! Keeley is an inspiration and a brilliant teacher.
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Keeley’s classes are never mindless repetitions of exercises. She empowers us to really know our bodies and get the best from them.
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Her studio is lovely, well laid out and inviting. The mat work group class is excellent, using both the mat and equipment, it is often challenging but never tiring or repetitive.
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Keeley will adapt moves to suit our individual abilities and needs and because she has an extraordinary understanding of the muscular structure of the body, will instinctively know if we need help in a specific area. Not only a great teacher she is a really nice person.
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I have been attending Keeley's classes for some time and cannot recommend them highly enough. Keeley’s custom-made studio is warm, welcoming and well equipped.
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Since starting Pilates I walk and stand straighter and I have become a more balanced horse-rider. I cannot thank her enough!

ABOUT PURELY PILATES