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Founded in 2007 by Joanne Mathews<\/a>, Ten has had gender parity since day one \u2013 #BalanceforBetter is a cause we\u2019re aligned with naturally and fundamentally. It also gives us another reason (not that we need one) to celebrate the achievements of some of the female members of Team Ten.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”#dee1e2″ up=”30″ down=”40″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1520431302737{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”19279″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1551886588092{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n By day (early mornings and late evenings included) you\u2019ll find Olu greeting clients and keeping our City Studio running smoothly. By night and at weekends she\u2019s a dancer, choreographer, female empowerment activist and mentor, founder of Afroqueens Dance camp and most recently to be found gracing the catwalks for Kenzo at Paris Fashion Week.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1520431323687{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”19280″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1551886732353{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Over the past year or so, Frances has gained a reputation as one of Ten\u2019s \u2018smiling assassins\u2019 \u2013 killer classes delivered with infectious enthusiasm, and a disarming smile. She\u2019s also a key member of Ten\u2019s Clinical team, providing expert specialist exercise sessions to clients with life-altering clinical conditions, including diabetes, cancer and heart disease.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1520431323687{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”17156″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1520431684886{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Although her focus might be on helping clients improve their movement through Pilates at Ten, you might not know that Fitzrovia\u2019s Maria Athanaseli is also a qualified nutritionist, with an MSc in Applied Nutrition and Dietetics.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1520431323687{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”17150″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1520431702189{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Take note next time you\u2019re thinking about not completing that last set of oblique raises in a class with Senior Trainer Leah \u2013 she\u2019s also holds a 1st Dan black belt in Tae Kwon Do.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1520431323687{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”17153″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1520431593622{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Since starting with us as a Physiotherapist three years ago there\u2019s been no stopping Elle\u2019s ascent at Ten \u2013 she’s spearheaded the launch of our Physio-Led Pilates classes<\/a>, and you\u2019ll now also find her managing a busy workload that combines teaching Pilates classes, treating a full schedule of physio clients and keeping things running smoothly as Lead Physio at our City Studio.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1520431323687{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”17149″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1520431643600{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Before her time at Ten Physio Kendall could be found whipping some of the top hockey players in Australia into shape as Head Physio and trainer, working with some of the Olympic Kookaburra players.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1520431323687{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”17154″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1520431606953{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n As well as teaching classes and helping personal training<\/a> clients reach their goals, Ten Master Trainer Erica also has several other arrows in her Ten bow as one of the lead trainers on our professional training arm TenEducation<\/a>. She\u2019s also the brains behind the first Reformer based stretch class in London TenStretch<\/a>, and she recently added a Massage qualification to her health and fitness<\/a> CV too.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1520431323687{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”17152″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1520431579378{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to pick just one achievement of St. James\u2019s and Mayfair trainer Caroll Kerner to talk about. She\u2019s completed not one but 14 marathons (as well as a 100K which she finished in just over 10 hours), competed in the legendary Tour de France ascent Alpes d\u2019Huez (which she completed in just over an hour on a steel bike), trained as a Krav Maga instructor in Israel, and currently spends her time outside of Ten winning prizes as a professional bodybuilder.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1520431323687{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”19281″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1551887243030{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Famed at Ten for her legendarily challenging classes, Eleftheria holds a degree in Sports Science, and a Masters in Dance Science amongst her long list of qualifications. Equally impressively, out of the Pilates studio she is also a circus performer, specialising in aerial and fire work.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”#dee1e2″ up=”30″ down=”40″][vc_column_text]Of course that\u2019s just some of the impressive stuff we know about \u2013 but all members of Team Ten are, in our mind, truly remarkable. They\u2019re hired for exactly that reason \u2013 because they\u2019re the best in London, not because their gender might better fit the stereotype of Pilates Instructor or Strength and Conditioning Coach.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Founded in 2007 by Joanne Mathews, Ten has had gender parity since day one \u2013 so getting involved in this campaign is a no-brainer for us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":19283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,97],"tags":[140,65,121],"class_list":["post-19276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-fitness","tag-balanceforbetter","tag-fitness","tag-international-womens-day"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOlu Alatise<\/h3>\n
Frances Bowden<\/h3>\n
Maria Athanaseli<\/h3>\n
Leah Willoughby<\/h3>\n
Elle Rich<\/h3>\n
Kendall Scales<\/h3>\n
Erica Foulds<\/h3>\n
Caroll Kerner<\/h3>\n
Eleftheria Anastasiadou<\/h3>\n