Beyond the Reformer
Beyond the Reformer
Nic Lenny
How to Cue Pilates Like a Pro with Alan Herdman
1 hour 2 minutes Posted Jul 13, 2026 at 3:00 am.
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"The technique is less important than the person." In this episode, we are joined by Alan Herdman - the man widely credited with bringing Pilates to the UK, opening the country's first Pilates studio back in the early 1970s. After training in New York under Bob Fitzgerald, Alan returned to London and has spent the last 55 years shaping how Pilates is taught, practiced, and passed on. They explore what real teacher training looked like in the early days of Pilates, from months of apprenticeshi...