Getting Mums Moving: LA Pilates

Wednesday 27th August, 2025

A Newham-based Pilates instructor is branching out in a new direction close to her heart: helping new mums get back into shape.

Lucy Angell has run LA Pilates in Heron Way for nearly three years, during which time it has blossomed to house five teachers for group and one-to-one classes, seven days a week. This has left Lucy free to explore a new market via a different medium: online.

“LA Pilates is my business and I love to teach, but I have stepped away from the studio to focus on an area that I think is super-important to women,” she says.

As mum to two-year-old Esme, Lucy understands only too well the post-birth pressures many women face. “I absolutely struggled coming back from childbirth, even though I teach post-natal Pilates,” she admits.

“It was tough getting my body and my confidence back – and I’m supposed to be a professional. So I really feel for people who don’t know where to turn. That’s why I wanted to create a space where they would feel supported to start moving again.”

Lucy has recorded a number of online classes that can be accessed at the client’s convenience via an app, known as The Mum Hub, without the need for apparatus or even to leave the house.

“This really suits mums returning to fitness,” she says. “They might not have time to come to the studio, but the sessions I record can be carried out on a carpet or mat while your baby is having a 10-minute nap – whenever you like.”

Lucy also hopes to launch a new season of post-natal Pilates for mums eight to 12 weeks along the journey, including an Instagram group for motivational support.

“I want people to share their life stories, to keep things real,” says Lucy. “The idea of your baby napping so you can go to the gym for an hour – life just isn’t like that.

“Not only that, but it can take a little while to build up your confidence to walk through those doors, but you have to look after yourself to be able to look after other people.

“Online classes is one way of doing that – and it also enables me to reach more people than I can from my physical studio.”

Enjoy a seven-day free trial by visiting www.lapilates.co.uk/mum-hub