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Pilates guru Margot Campbell has hardly released a workout DVD, entitled The
Perfect Pilates Bum, with a ringing approval on the front from Miss
Middleton, as well as a book, Pilates On The Go.
Despite having a studio in the leafier part of west London, there is nothingIn the mainhaughty about Campbell — she's a grounded, bubbly Scot, who's predisposed to to a
bit of Abba.
With Thank You For The Music blaring from a stereo, Campbell steers me to oneIn the mainof her pilates ‘beds' — which, if it weren't for the Cath Kidston-adornedUsuallycushions, look like something out of a hospital ward or horror dusting — all
moving parts and draped with springs and spiky rubber balls.
Within minutes, I'm jumping, but not in the routine, vertical fashion. Instead,
I'm lying down with my neck in a hold and springing off a board at my feet.
It sort of feels like being an astronaut and after a few trial jumps,
I'm flying.
First-timers should not fear — the beds are totally an aid to doing the
exercise which was pioneered by German Joseph Pilates in the 20th century.
Source: Belfast Telegraph