Jo Richards

Instructor

Core Connect Pilates

Jo Richards is therapeutic Pilates and movement teacher, who is focused on better movement to help existing injury and avoid new ones. She approaches teaching from an understanding of the body, helping people to find space, alignment and strength and giving them the tools to move more efficiently. Her classes are whole body focused, with the aim of leaving feeling great!With a particular interest in sports injury prevention and performance, she has worked with elite athletes across a range of sporting disciplines, including two seasons with the England Rugby 7s team. As well her interest in sport, she works with a number of different clients with a range of issues, including disc and spine pathologies, shoulder problems, hyper mobility, ankle and knee problems, pre and post hip replacement and pre and post-natal.A Polestar Pilates comprehensive trained teacher, she has also studied many other movement disciplines which she ads to her teaching. She joined the Polestar education team in 2017.  With over 15 years experience in the fitness industry, Jo has a background in personal training and bodybuilding and still enjoys lifting weights and training hard.  She is passionate about giving people the tools to move better, to avoid injury and reduce pain.