Polestar Pilates Northern Beaches, is a warm and welcoming studio, situated conveniently in the heart of Brookvale. Leaders in the most progressive and effective Pilates classes and methods since 2002. Polestar Pilates Australia is home to Polestar Education, the global authority in Pilates teacher training and accreditation.

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“I love the semi-private classes, they are brilliant as they focus on what I really need, and they are so much fun”

CLAIRE – Polestar Pilates for 12 years

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Meet The Polestar Trainers

Catherine has many years of training experience, both as a dance instructor (8 yrs) and for 13 years as a consultant/instructor of various IT systems in the corporate arena. Catherine comes from a sporting background including swimming, netball, basketball, athletics, softball, touch football and volleyball.

Catherine discovered Pilates in 2000 and decided to obtain formal qualifications after sustaining a back injury in a motor vehicle accident, Catherine now practices what she preaches, using Pilates to alleviate an arthritic condition in her spine. She understands first hand the benefits of Pilates and how it can benefit your health in all areas, particularly the improvement in posture, flexibility and strength.

Catherine is heavily involved in the Pilates community in Australia, being a committee member of the Pilates Alliance of Australasia. She understands the importance on-going training and keeping up to date with the latest rehabilitative techniques. The Alliance aims to promote quality and integrity amongst instructors/studios encouraging safe and skilled implementation of the Pilates Method to the general public.

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Jenna’s love for sport started at a young age from playing Netball and Touch Football at a representative level throughout her schooling years at Stella Maris College, Manly.

Whilst representing her country in Touch Football, she found that Pilates was the only form of training that assisted with the balance of intense exercise whilst still trying to strengthen and lengthen her body. The benefits from Pilates practice stopped the reoccurrence of the injuries she was experiencing when playing.

After joining the reception and administration team at Polestar and seeing the benefits of daily practice she decided that she wanted to study and be able to help people in the way that Pilates and the instructors at Polestar had helped her.

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Transitioning from the corporate world to motherhood was always going to be a turning point in Sarah’s life. After the birth of her first child, she decided to leave a career in financial services and turn her passion into a new career – Pilates.

Helping people achieve their goals has been a constant throughout her career. Training with Polestar Pilates gave her a wealth of hands-on experience and empowerment to help people achieve their physical goals.

Sarah has been practising Pilates since 2003 and it has never failed her – helping her participate in half marathons, adventure racing and triathlons without injury and keeping her body strong and supple through two pregnancies.

“I feel like Pilates has taped my body back together after each child! I don’t think I could endure the long physical hours of motherhood without it. If you are committed and believe in what you do you will see results every time.

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Teacher Training

Polestar Pilates is an international authority in Pilates teacher training and instructor courses. The Polestar focus is whole body wellness, healing through movement, and the mind-body connection. Polestar Pilates is best-known for its holistic and science-based approach to functional movement that leads to complete mastery of body and mind. Polestar Pilates teacher training breeds highly skilled, fully accredited, and well-respected Pilates teachers. Teachers that are confident in their ability to assess and resolve faulty movement patterns in all body types and levels of ability; from the injured to the dancer, from the elderly to the high-performance athlete.

Training teachers since 1992, Polestar is an international community of innovative leaders in Pilates teacher training. Polestar Education is unrivalled for its depth of training, practical teaching skills, and global career opportunities, with accreditation recognised in over 40 countries around the world.

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frequently asked questions

What’s the best way to get started?

As each person comes with different needs and backgrounds, we recommend that your first session be a private session. During your first private session your practitioner will assess your functional movement, and introduce you to the principles of Pilates including the breathing techniques and apparatus. This session will deepen your awareness of your strengths, weaknesses and imbalances which will inform the types of classes and Pilates training you choose to pursue. Your practitioner will help you determine if more private sessions are needed, and when you are ready for semi-private sessions or group classes.

Are you new to Pilates?

We recommend that absolute beginners take 2-3 private sessions before advancing to semi-private and group mat classes. You can start Pilates by taking mat classes if you do not have any major injuries. Please discuss this with a Pilates teacher before your first class.

If you are new to Pilates, but you are used to exercising with your bodyweight, we recommend doing 3-5 Mat or Reformer Intro classes. These classes are designed to introduce you to the Pilates method foundations, the breath and neutral spine positions in a slower paced class. Once you feel comfortable you will easily progress to Mat or Reformer Beginner level.

If you have practiced Pilates before but haven’t done it for a while, start with a Level 1 and progress to Level 2 when you feel strong and confident. Discuss with your teacher if you are unsure.

Are you injured or recovering from injury?

If you have injuries, start your rehabilitation with a private session. We offer a full postural assessment with our Physiotherapist. Once you are comfortable with the Pilates terminology and exercise techniques, you can combine both machine sessions and group mat classes for a varied program.