Meet our trainers
Daniel Le Roux Director
As Tempo Pilates’ director, Daniel really does see Pilates as a way of life. Having qualified as a reps level three Personal Trainer and Sports Masseur through Premier Global Training, it was the natural choice for […]
Read moreMaureen Zalloum Operations Director
Maureen started ballet aged just 4, and has taught dance classes from the age of 16. She has choreographed and performed professionally in many productions in Lebanon, Dubai and Qatar. After moving to London to specialise […]
Read moreSarah May SE17 STUDIO MANAGER & TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Sarah first started Pilates during her dance training on the BA(Hons) Theatre Dance Course at London Studio Centre. She found Pilates so beneficial to keeping her body strong and injury free against the demands of full […]
Read moreGina Papadopoulos HEAD TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
One of Tempo Pilates most friendly and compassionate trainers, Gina’s background in fitness sparked her interest in core training and strength. Gina then trained in Dynamic Pilates technique, STOTT Mat, Reformer Pilates, and has also undertaken […]
Read moreKirsten Somers TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Currently living in London but originally from Melbourne, Australia. After years of office work I started attending Pilates classes as an outlet for stress relief and to improve my poor posture caused by continuous desk work.Through […]
Read moreToby Davis TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Toby holds a level 3 Diploma in personal training. He specialises in strength training and outdoor fitness. He has been a personal trainer for over 5 years and has completed his advanced STOTT mat Pilates course. He […]
Read moreJames Shaw TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
James found Pilates after a dramatic weight loss. He’d lost the weight but still didn’t have the body he wanted. Pilates sculpted his body and gave him the shape he’d been looking for. His passion for […]
Read moreSimge Cronin TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Simge’s interest in pilates began at University. Having grown up in Izmir Turkey, pilates was an extremely uncommon activity with little to no opportunity to study. Deciding it was to be her chosen career path reason […]
Read moreMarianna Mouaimi TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Marianna, originally from Cyprus, came to London at the age of 18 to study Theatre Dance at London Studio Centre, University of the Arts London, where she gained a BA Honours. Since then she based in […]
Read moreAimee Adams TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Aimee has always had a keen interest in health and fitness and was first introduced to Pilates whilst living in Melbourne, Australia, where she practised regularly. After returning to the UK, she decided to continue to […]
Read moreAmanda Formisano TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
With a background in history and anthropology which took her everywhere from New Delhi to Neolithic Naples, followed by a period as an achy-backed pastry chef in many more beautiful places, Amanda found pilates in order […]
Read moreYasmin Jones Sheahan TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Yasmin began dancing at a young age, which sparked her interest in fitness. After graduating, she started attending Reformer classes and became obsessed! Since then she has gained her Level 3 Diploma in Mat Pilates and […]
Read moreDiveesha Shahani TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Diveesha came to Pilates through attending endless classes at Tempo and falling in love with the high energy and physical transformation (and burn!). As a dedicated practitioner and qualified yoga teacher, she valued the principles of […]
Read moreTerry Smith TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Terry came to Pilates after sustaining an injury whilst running. Shortly through continued practice his injuries cleared up and his love for the sequences developed .To get a deeper understanding of his own practice he completed […]
Read moreTina Tan TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Tina discovered Pilates whilst on holiday, but only truly fell in love with it after discovering the Tempo Pilates method. After over 300 hours of Pilates, Tina decided to complete her teacher training with JPilates. She […]
Read morePoppy Young TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Poppy graduated with a National Diploma in Dance and Musical Theatre from The Urdang Academy and after having fitness and movement being such a big part of her day to day training she always wanted to […]
Read moreAlicia Morgan TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Alicia’s Pilates journey began after suffering a back injury, as a professional dancer she was seeking a balance between mind and body that would keep her fit and healthy for work. She began attending Pilates classes […]
Read moreVerner Freeson TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Verner trained as a professional ballet dancer for 9 years and graduated under the same professor as Mikhail Baryshnikov (Carrie’s lover in “Sex and the City”). To counter balance his strict, classical upbringing Verner moved to […]
Read moreInês Ferreira TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
After being introduced to Pilates at age 13 at ballet school in Portugal, Ines didn’t enjoy the method to begin with. After graduating and joining a ballet company in Leicestershire that’s when Ines started attending more […]
Read moreMelissa Hadden TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Melissa has been in the fitness industry for over ten years. She holds qualifications as a Personal Trainer, Pilates and Barre instructor. Melissa loves music and thinks that it is a powerful motivational tool for exercise, […]
Read moreDeinny Reyes TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Deinny’s interest in Pilates started at Tempo. She was really inspired by all the girls who attended classes and not long after she decided to take her level 3 mat Pilates qualification. She has been working […]
Read moreOla Sogbanmu TRAINER | TEMPO HIIT
Being in sports all his life and playing semi professional football it was a natural choice for Ola to start to use his learning from sports to help others perform well. This lead him to gaining […]
Read moreJimmy Lynch TRAINER | TEMPO HIIT
Jimmy has been living and working in London for 4 years and part of the fitness industry for around 10 years. He’s experienced in coaching everything from HIIT bootcamps to CrossFit. He puts a lot of […]
Read moreLaura Basso TRAINER | TEMPO HIIT
Originally from Venice, Italy, Laura started street dance at the age of 12, moving into fitness at the age of 15. She began her career as a dance teacher and Personal trainer at the age of […]
Read moreMatea Hrustic TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Matea has been dancing since the age of 3 and has always found movement as a part of her every day life . After graduating from The Urdang academy as a dancer, she started exploring various […]
Read moreFabrizia Pesce TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
Fabrizia first discovered Pilates when moving to London in 2013. After attending countless classes of both mat and reformer Pilates and falling in love with the method, she decided to complete the qualification with Body Control […]
Read moreHannah Cable TRAINER | TEMPO PILATES
It was through her training as a professional dancer, that Hannah discovered her love for Pilates. Hannah has now been practising pilates (reformer and mat) for 10 years and teaching for almost 6. Once graduated Hannah […]
Read moreLucie Morgan TRAINER | TEMPO HIIT
Lucie is based in London. She has a background in Accounting and finance but hasn’t looked back since she joined the world of Health & Fitness full time 4 years ago. Lucie loves to push people […]
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