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Barre & Pilates classes & On-Demand studio.

08/09/2025

With a rebrand comes a reintroduction…

I’m the Mel in the “Move with Mel”

Anything that you can relate to? Or anything you would add - those who know me!?

07/09/2025

Over the past 8 years my amazing community has grown and my space has really focused on movement. It isn’t just about the workouts, it is about real women, real lives, and movement that supports bodies that have lived 💜

With that in mind it was time to match the brand with the purpose and the people…swipe to see

Say hi to MOVE WITH MEL, for bodies who’ve lived.

Drop a 💜 if you’re here for the next chapter!

And follow who has done my amazing branding.

19/08/2025

Let’s go girls…Get your girls involved, you can all follow the planners, check in, or even do a class together…

Refer a friend to sign up for an online membership. Once they complete their 7-day free trial, you’ll receive one month free credited to your account!

Link in bio ❤️

18/08/2025

Private sessions with me:

🎯It is for you. So we will discuss your current movement, injuries, experiences and what you want to get out of this. I will then program your session to meet these needs.

🔥I’m there for you. I won’t be on a reformer next to you doing the exercises. I will be cueing you, layering, adding, tweaking to make sure you’re moving as efficiently as possible, and getting as much out of the session as you can.

⏰Sessions are 45mins, from my home studio (in Onewhero) and we arrange times that work.

🐶The dog is only included if you like 😂 and if he isn’t getting in the way 🙄

Get in touch with me if you are interested!

13/07/2025

The thing I get asked the most about the online studio is how to best use it?

As you would in-person classes, but with the added flexibility - so you can really make it fit you!

🎯Set your purpose and goals first.
☀️Then figure out what works for you - early mornings, lunch time or evening sessions?
⏰Put this in your calendar (it is a class - keep yourself accountable this way).
🏋️‍♀️Set your allocated space and have your resources ready (we all know how procrastination just eats up our time!).
📔Keep consistent. Every Sunday I look at my week ahead and set my sessions into my week. I never miss a Monday.
🐶Keep the workout buddies involved

And of course if you have any questions you can always reach out! Let’s go!!

01/07/2025

It is more than an hour! Pilates is not just a series of exercises - it’s a method, a philosophy, and a way!

Lately, I haven’t been living in alignment with that. I’ve been running on empty, and my body is letting me know…a clear reminder of what happens when I neglect the very principles I teach.

As instructors, we focus so much on programming thoughtful classes and private sessions; helping clients reach their goals, improve mobility, support their posture, and ease discomfort. But Pilates is more than that. It’s about balance. Breath. Presence.

So, this is my mid-year reset.
A reminder to restore the balance between work, life, and rest. To nourish myself with good food, hydrate, move mindfully, and take moments to simply breathe - outside, in nature, with gratitude.

The world often pushes us toward “what’s next?” and “more, more, more.”
But that’s not Pilates. And that’s not me.

Here’s to returning to the foundations, to the principles, for the second half of the year.

MoveWithIntention

25/06/2025

If you have ever wanted to try one of my barre or Pilates classes and get a feel for the online studio, now is your chance!!

Comment “barre” or “Pilates” and I will send you the link to a free class so you can give it a go!

You can also try a 7-day free trial which gives you 24/7 access so you make it fit your schedule. Choose from over 300 workouts that range from 5-60mins, and there are planners that you can follow too!

***y

02/05/2025

It’s not about the flash studio space.
It’s not about the latest outfits.
It’s not about a trend, or a fad or some kind of challenge or a one off..

I am all about moving our bodies in ways that are good and feel good! If that is in our community rugby club right after being on the farm, or from your living room, with me on your screen, and you are in your undies…it’s about good movement. That is what matters.

I love that my community crew and my online members are on this page too. Of this is you come and join us (in person in Onewhero, or online from anywhere!)

28/03/2025

Growth doesn’t always have to be huge and fast, sometimes, as we know, slow and steady wins the race.

I started teaching online zoom classes during covid lockdowns, which is 5 years ago now 🤯😳 it was in a spare room with a reformer and a couch in but we made it work. I then thought that this suits so many people - they can’t make timetabled classes, they work shifts, they live far away, they don’t like exercising in groups etc and so we cleared the room out, sorting recording and sound equipment, added some vinyl decals and turned it into my filming studio.

November 2020 my online studio went live!

Since then we have moved house and set up a new studio, which I now also use for private sessions, added different forms of movement (reformer and HIIT), and now have over 300 classes on there!Sometimes I get frustrated and negative and think it should be doing better and question its worth and then I stop and celebrate the growth. It has been in small increments but I am proud of what I have built and that it brings good movement into peoples lives ❤️

Celebrate the growth. Keep growing. You’ve got this ❤️

***y

11/03/2025

I’m not even going to try and pretend to put in some inspirational, motivational or educational caption here…I just like this photo so I’m posting it!

02/03/2025

Movement is a privilege.
For a range of reasons: injury, disability, negative experiences or relationship with exercise and, of course, ageing, movement can be difficult for many. I don’t take my moving body for granted and know that being able to move (as freely as possible) is indeed a privilege.
So look to your week ahead…what movement can you put in, that works for you, to show appreciation for what your body can do?

30/12/2024

My 2024 word was hauora…and when I set this word I meant it to be a year of movement, nutrition, setting boundaries, focusing on self-care and the likes, however it really became a year when my health (and let’s be honest aging) became a focal point:
🍏 HRT for peri-menopause (with a shortage of oestrogen patches meant contacting pharmacies and cutting bigger doses up)
🍏 blood tests for the hormones saw my my cholesterol spike, and then continue to rise, with my family history of heart attacks in their 40s, I started taking statins
🍏 dental surgery (jan 14th eeeek)
🍏 my first mammogram (ridiculous these aren’t funded until 45)
🍏 full body scans (mole map) with only one to keep an eye on!
🍏 add in regular movement, perimenopause podcasts and a workshop, a focus on protein in my diet, a decrease in Coke Zero and a lift in water and electrolytes.

I don’t have a word that is jumping out at me for 2025: peace, something about focusing on what matters…? Of course movement will always be a pillar of my daily life and this won’t change!

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