Lynne Robinson
 Lynne is co-founder and director of Body Control Pilates Education (for whom she lectures on training courses for new teachers and on specialist courses for qualified teachers) and of the Body Control Pilates Association, Europe’s largest professional body for Pilates teachers (approximately 900 teaching members). She works closely with the UK and international media to raise awareness of Body Control Pilates and promote its benefits. Lynne was also a member of the Working Group that developed the content of the national standard for Pilates matwork in the UK. This standard came into effect in August 2005 and is the first of its kind in the world.
Profile
Lynne was at the forefront of creating the boom in Pilates in the UK and her name and image have become synonymous with Pilates. She is firmly established as the world’s top-selling Pilates author and presenter, her books and videos being sold in over thirty countries.
Her first introduction to Pilates came in 1992 whilst living in Sydney, Australia, after being recommended to take up classes as a solution to the severe back problems that Lynne had experienced for many years. Lynne was a student with Penny Latey in Sydney, and then completed her formal Pilates training after returning to London. She co-founded Body Control Pilates in 1996.
In the UK, the Times newspaper has hailed her as “The Queen of Pilates” and, recognising the impact that her work has had on general attitudes to fitness and on training techniques, the London Evening Standard featured Lynne in their list of London’s ‘Power People’, the capital’s three hundred most influential people. Lynne was also featured extensively in the media for her work with Liz Hurley during the latter’s pregnancy. Her other clients have been as varied as Hugh Grant, Pat Cash, Kyran Bracken, the Football Association and the England Cricket Team. In October 2007 she was invited to attend the prestigious 'Women of the Year' event in London and in March/April 2008 'Pilates Style', the leading Pilates publication in the US and Canada ran a 'Powerhouse' feature and interview with Lynne.
Since February 2009, Lynne has been working with Chelsea Football Club at their Cobham Training Ground, teaching players in the first team and reserve squads and working closely with the club's medical management to develop exercise programmes for injury prevention and rehabilitation.
Internationally, Lynne works across the globe:
Thailand
Lynne is Pilates Consultant at the renowned Chiva Som Spa Resort in Thailand, where she has taught regularly. Her latest 'Pilates Week' ran in November 2009 and she will return there in the coming year.
USA
For the past five years Lynne has been a presenter at the Body Mind Spirit Convention in Santa Clara, California. Lynne has also presented at the Pilates Method Alliance conference and at the Pilates Style Conference in Los Angeles.
Japan
In October 2008, Lynne presented a week of courses and workshops in Tokyo for Studio-Yoggy, one of the leading Pilates studio organisations in Japan. A further teaching visit took place in October 2009 at their Roppongi, Shinjuku and Akasaka studios in Tokyo and Lynne is scheduled to go to Tokyo again in October 2010.
Malta
Lynne has been closely involved with the work of the Body Control Pilates Centre at the new 5-Star Hotel Fortina Spa Resort in Malta, where Lynne has hosted workshops on numerous occasions.
Ireland
Lynne has now led many enjoyable ‘Pilates Retreats’ at the celebrated SAMAS spa at the Park Hotel Kenmare County Kerry, Ireland, with the next weekend being scheduled for June 2011.
Hong Kong
In November 2005, Lynne attended a press launch and hosted an inaugural workshop for the new Pilates Studio in the Landmark Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong. She still advises LMOH on a consultancy basis.
 Co-author of numerous best-selling books on the Pilates Method and presenter of ten Pilates DVDs, Lynne has now become an established media personality in the UK through her celebrity clients and her regular appearances on television and in the press. Lynne has been the subject of a feature article in 'Hello' magazine. Some of her most recent TV-related work has included a 'live' feature on relaxation and exercise on Channel 5's 'Doctor Doctor' programme and working with Duncan James while he was appearing on ITV's 'Dancing on Ice'. Lynne writes regularly for several magazines and, in late 2008, was voted by readers of Women's Fitness magazine as 'Best Expert Writer'. Lynne has also ‘fronted’ two extremely successful on-pack promotions with Kellogg’s ‘Special K’ in the UK, two on-pack promotions with Kellogg’s Australia and one with Kellogg’s in Mexico. She worked with Boots on the launch of their well being website, helped to launch 3 Mobile's multi-player mobile gaming platform, and has sat on the judging panel of the prestigious Jasmine Awards, which recognise journalistic excellence in the perfumes and fragrances sector. In 2006 Lynne was invited to present at the annual conference of the Association of British Orchestras (ABO) in Gateshead as part of their 'Healthy Orchestra' programme.
Lynne is working with MBT footwear on a number of projects and is a fitness expert for AXA PPP healthcare, for whom she can currently be seen presenting a series of Pilates exercises for well being on their website. She can also be seen on Body in Balance TV (Sky channel 275) presenting Body Control Pilates.
The Body Control Pilates Group is the exclusive provider of in-flight exercise for British Airways. A page of Body Control Pilates well being exercises is a permanent feature in the British Airways ’High Life’ magazine, as is the case with ‘Inflight’ magazine which is provided on all flights for British military personnel.
Lynne’s 'Pilates for Weight Loss' book (Kyle Cathie) was published in the UK in October 2008, with international editions since published or commissioned in the USA (Barnes & Noble), Germany (Knaur), Spain and Italy. The book enjoyed a 10-week serialisation in The Daily Telegraph and major features in Top Sante and Health & Fitness magazines.
A major new book 'The Pilates Bible' (Kyle Cathie) was published in the UK in January 2010. More details can be found in the 'Books' section of the Body Control Pilates online store.
"I personally love Lynne's DVDs - they are tremendous. I teach Pilates, yet they have helped me in my own personal Pilates and more importantly, they have helped me to be a better teacher. The cueing and knowledge Lynne has provided has been so good to me and for me. I am overwhelmed by Lynne's talent."
- Julie Isphording: radio talk show host and producer, USA
"Lynne is the only woman on earth who has ever got my stomach looking anywhere near flat, so I think of her as something of a miracle worker."
- Kate Rew: UK journalist
"Lynne is the undisputed First Lady of Pilates".
- The Observer
Lynne holds an Honours degree and a Postgraduate Certificate of Education. She supports 'The lady Taverners' charity organisation.
London Studio: The Body Control Pilates Centre, 35 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HH (tel: 020 7636 8900).
Media enquiries: please call +44 207 636 8900 or email
leigh@bodycontrol.co.uk
Publications and DVD’s
(excluding international translations and releases)
Books (all Pan Macmillan unless stated)
1997 Body Control Pilates: The Pilates Way with Gordon Thomson
1998 The Mind Body Workout with Helge Fisher
1999 Pilates: The Way Forward with Gordon Thomson
2000 The Official Body Control Pilates Manual with Helge Fisher, Gordon Thomson and Jacqueline Knox
2001 Pilates Gym™ with Gerry Convy
2002 Intelligent Exercise with Pilates and Yoga with Howard Napper
2002 The Perfect Body: The Pilates Way with Caroline Brien
2002 The Body Control Pilates Back Book with Helge Fisher, Paul Massey
2002 The Pilates Pocket Traveller with Helge Fisher, Paul Massey (in
association with British Airways)
2003 Pilates plus Diet with Fiona Hunter
2004 The Complete Classic Pilates Method (Editor) Author: Miranda Bass
2004 The Body Control Pilates Pregnancy Book with Jacqueline Knox MCSP
2005 Pilates: A New Body in 28 Days with Gordon Thomson
2008 Pilates for Weight Loss publisher: Kyle Cathie
2010
The Pilates Bible with Lisa Bradshaw and Nathan Gardner (Kyle Cathie)
DVDs & Videos (all Firefly Entertainment)
1997 Body Control Pilates: The Pilates Way
1998 The Pilates Weekly Workout
1999 Perfect Body: The Pilates Way
2000 Pilates Express ®
2001 Pilates Powerhouse
2002 Shape Up The Pilates Way
2003 Everyday Pilates with Fern Britton
2004 Pilates and Pregnancy
2004 The Pilates Body
2006 Total Pilates
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