No commute
Time back in your day
No travelling to and from a studio either side of your session — I arrive, we work, and you're straight back to your day.
Private 1:1 Pilates instructor, at your home · De Beauvoir Town & Hackney, N1 · Plus Zoom
Moving well is a simple pleasure — with the capacity to create enormous change and joy in your life.
One-to-one sessions built around your body, in your own space. No commute, no studio to find — a full session fits into your day rather than around it.
Why at-home sessions
The convenience is the point.
Your space
Comfortable & familiar
Sessions happen in the room you're most at ease in, so you can focus on how your body feels rather than a new environment.
Full attention
One to one, every time
No shared equipment, no waiting your turn — just sixty minutes that are entirely about your body and your goals.
About Andy · Private Pilates Instructor, Hackney & De Beauvoir Town
Hi, I'm Andy.
I'm passionate about movement — helping people feel better in their bodies, and having that spill over into everyday life. Because everyone wants and deserves to feel good in their body. Pain, twinges and discomfort are knackering.
My style of teaching focuses on quality movement you can take away with you to create lasting change. I teach one-to-one, private Pilates sessions in your own home across De Beauvoir Town and Hackney, as well as online sessions via Zoom. My job is to see your body, find the nuances that are holding you back, and teach you a new way of moving that gives you a sense of ease, freedom and happiness.
I also work well as the bridge between osteo or physio treatment and full activity. For clients who've finished that phase of care but aren't quite ready to jump into group classes or a full game of tennis, I help close that gap safely, rebuilding strength and control at the right pace before you're back to it.
I'm trained comprehensively through two internationally accredited organisations, Polestar Pilates and The Pilates Center (CO), and have lectured for two international training organisations (Polestar Pilates and The Pilates Institute), teaching the next generation of teachers to think critically rather than just follow a syllabus. I also run workshops for teachers. Since the early 2010s I've been studying manual muscle testing, functional anatomy and dissection with Dr Kathy Dooley and Dr Anna Folkomer of Immaculate Dissection.
"I take pride in my teaching being firm and clear, while also allowing space to be compassionate and encouraging."
25 years in the making
This isn't a generic Pilates session.
Over a 25-year career I've trained across disciplines that go well beyond the Pilates studio — and every session now draws on all of it. Before we talk about exercises, I assess how your body actually moves, so the plan fits you and not a generic program.
Orthopedic assessment
I start with the kind of testing a clinician would use — identifying restrictions, imbalances and compensation patterns before we ever get to exercise.
Gait analysis
How you walk tells me how you move through life. I look at your gait to catch what's driving pain or inefficiency further up the chain.
Muscle testing
Manual muscle testing shows me exactly which muscles are underworking or overcompensating, so we strengthen what actually needs it.
Breath mechanics
How you breathe shapes how you move. Working with breath patterns unlocks tension and helps your core do its job properly.
Strength training
Targeted strength work alongside Pilates principles, so the change holds up in daily life — not just for the length of a session.
Pilates
The thread that ties it together — precise, controlled movement that retrains the pattern once we know what needs to change.
Who I work with
My clients
Desk-bound & corporate
An efficient, focused workout that offsets the mental stress of the job and undoes hours spent sitting. I work with clients managing neck pathologies, rounded shoulders, rotator cuff issues, frozen shoulder and bursitis, tennis and golfer's elbow, and tight hips and lower back tension caused by long days at a desk — building strength and mobility that carries into daily life, not just the sixty minutes we spend together.
"She's committed to making sure the work we do together carries into my daily routine — my gym sessions and my time in the office."
Chris, De Beauvoir Town
Postnatal & expecting mums
Understanding your post-natal body and easing back into movement with confidence, at the right pace. I work with diastasis recti, pelvic floor recovery, C-section scar tissue and general postpartum core and strength rebuilding, alongside safe, supportive movement through pregnancy itself.
"Andy has supported me through every stage — core strengthening after my first child, many rounds of IVF, and postpartum with my second. Always with compassion and skill."
Sarah, De Beauvoir Town
Injury & back pain rehab
For anyone rebuilding strength after an injury, surgery or flare-up who isn't quite ready for a group class environment. I work with sciatica, lower back and disc pain, hip and knee replacement recovery, bunion recovery and plantar fasciitis pain — using individual, corrective strategies built into a healthy, manageable plan with a long-term strategy.
"I came to Andy in extreme pain from two prolapsed discs, barely able to walk. Last week I walked 30–55,000 steps a day at Glastonbury — a testament to her rehabilitation skills."
Kate, London Fields
Work with me
Clear, clean, empowered movement.
My work is tailored to you and you alone. Through our sessions I'll get to know your body like my own, and help you feel stronger and more confident — at home, across De Beauvoir Town and Hackney, or over Zoom.
Intro package
3 sessions for us to get to know each other and for you to get an understanding of how I work. All new clients start here; video homework keeps up the continuity between sessions.
£225
Monthly membership
One session every week of the month. Miss one and we'll arrange a catch-up.
£295
Testimonials
Hear from my clients
Read the full set of client stories — on injury recovery, post-natal strength, and more — on my testimonials page.
Get in touch · Private Pilates, De Beauvoir Town & Hackney
Let's work together.
Tell me what you'd like to work on and the best time to reach you — I'll get back to you to find a first session that works.
My job is to give you sessions that make your body work for you — built around your own, specific needs. Group classes are great for a workout, but not when you've got individual niggles that need proper tending to. Every part of life gets easier when we feel stronger, and a consistent movement practice is what lets you honour those needs alongside your overall wellbeing.Andy MacDonald