Hannah Plom did her initial teacher training at the prestigious Body Control Pilates Centre, London in 2010. In February 2016 she passed the Body Control Pilates examination to teach on the Reformer, followed this with the Comprehensive Studio Certificate exam in August 2022, and the Studio Master Teacher examination in February 2024.
Having experienced lower back pain, Hannah appreciates the importance of spinal mobilisation - her decision to train as a Pilates teacher came from this understanding and her desire to share the benefits - and her love - of Pilates with others. More recently she used Pilates extensively to aid recovery from hip surgery, and uses it on a daily basis to control her hypermobility and protect her joints.
Hannah is currently working towards a Level 4 qualification - the Certificate in Instructing Applied Pilates Mat Work with Body Control Pilates. This qualification was the 1st in the UK at this - the highest - level of achievement within the health and fitness industry. It demonstrates the advanced knowledge and skills to teach Pilates across a very broad spectrum of clients, including special population groups and those involved in specific activities. The qualification is endorsed by Ofqual and accredited by Active IQ.
Hannah holds a current First Aid Certificate.
Hannah has completed additional training and workshops with highly respected Body Control Pilates teachers and authors Lynne Robinson, Miranda Bass, Nathan Gardner, Carmela Trappa and Lisa Bradshaw.
She has also attended face-to-face training with Pilates elders Mary Bowen and Lolita San Miguel; 2nd Generation teachers Brooke Siler, Alan Herdman, Michael Fritz and Ton Vooght, Amy Kellow, Kathy Corey, Rebecca Convey, Cara Reeser; and others including Eric Franklin, Rebekah Rottstein, Amy Havens, Julie Driver, Lesley Logan, Alison Salmond, Jenna Zaffino, Maria Earle, Tom McCook, James Earles and many others!
Hannah has also taken the opportunity to participate in many other CPD opportunities live online and was excited to study further with many of the above presenters, and others - such as Cameron Angus, Brent Anderson, Shan Alphin and Michael King - during the Covid lock-downs in 2020-21. She has subsequently taken further workshops with some of them, and also virtually worked with others including Anula Maiberg, Maria Earl and Madeline Black.
Hannah was honoured to be invited by Shan Alphin to feature on video recordings for Body Control Pilates Central.
Body Control Pilates has a network of Supervising Teachers across the UK. Hannah is proud to be part of this team since 2021. The role involves allowing Student Teachers to gain real-life teaching experience, refining their skills by teaching under supervision. All students have completed their formal training modules and passed a practical assessment before they can commence their teaching practice. Hannah loves mentoring student teachers, sharing her knowledge to help trainee teachers grow and watching them along their teaching journeys!
Hannah holds a REPS Certified Level 3 Pilates qualification, the Body Control Pilates Studio Master Teacher Certificate, a current First Aid certificate and is fully insured (including Public Liability Insurance) through the BCPA/Balens.
Hannah is an active member of the
Body Control Pilates Association
(BCPA), is a Founder Member of the Body Control Pilates Academy, is a member of the Society for the Pilates Method, is a registered Back4Good Professional with Backcare (the National Back Pain Association), a member of the Royal Osteoporosis Society, and has completed the below further qualifications and courses to date.
Qualifications Held
Body Control Pilates: Matwork Certification (Level 3), November 2011
Body Control Pilates Studio Master Teacher, February 2024
Back4Good Practitioner: Low Back Pain, December 2017
Designing Pilates Programmes for Bone Heath (Level 3), August 2016
Designing Pre- and Post-natal Exercise programmes (Level 3), December 2017
Physical Activity and Health Considerations for the Older Adult (Level 3), March 2021
Comprehensive Studio Certification, August 2022
Body Control Pilates: Reformer Certification, February 2016
Body Control Pilates Certificate in Designing Pilates Programmes for Hypermobility, April 2023
Body Control Pilates
Body Control Pilates: Level 3 Matwork
Body Control Pilates: Advanced Matwork
Body Control Pilates: Intermediate Matwork
Body Control Pilates: Matwork Evolution
Body Control Pilates: Standing Pilates
Body Control Pilates: Precision of Movement
Body Control Pilates: Level 4 Pilates - Movement
Body Control Pilates: Mlevel 4 Pilates - Adaptations
Body Control Pilates: Matwork Certification Update (February 2023)
Special populations
Body Control Pilates: Low Back Pain specialism (Level 4)
Body Control Pilates: Pilates for Bone Health (Osteoporosis)
Body Control Pilates: Bone Health Update and Exercise Strategies
Garuda Studios: Buff Bones with Rebekah Rottstein
Balanced Body: Empowering Osteoporosis on the Core Align
Body Control Pilates: Pilates for the Older Person (led by Carmela Trappa and Jenny Hawke - co-authors of Pilates for Life)
Body Control Pilates: Pilates and Pregnancy 1 (Ante-natal) (led by Lynne Robinson, author of Pilates and Pregnancy and creator of Body Control Pilates)
Body Control Pilates: Pilates and Pregnancy 2 (Ante-natal and Post-natal Programmes) (led by Lynne Robinson, author of Pilates and Pregnancy and creator of Body Control Pilates)
Body Control Pilates: Reformer for Pre- and Post-natal
Body Control Pilates: Exercises Strategies for Diastasis Recti
Body Control Pilates: Pilates in Breast Cancer Rehabilitation (Foundation) (led by Dr Karen Robb, Specialist Cancer Rehab Physiotherapist)
Body Control Pilates: Pilates in Breast Cancer Rehabilitation (Programming) (led by Dr Karen Robb)
Body Control Pilates: Pilates for Hypermobility 1 (Foundation) (led by Professor Jane Simmonds and Mark Parfitt Jones)
Body Control Pilates: Pilates for Hypermobility 2 (Programming) (led by Professor Jane Simmonds and Mark Parfitt Jones)
Body Control Pilates: Pilates for Children (Foundation)
Body Control Pilates: Pilates for Children - designing programmes for 5-11 year olds
Body Control Pilates: Pilates for Children - designing programmes for adolescents (12-16 years)
Body Control Pilates: Pilates and Scoliosis
Body Control Pilates: Understanding Medical Conditions
Body Control Pilates: Understanding Neurological Disorders
Body Control Pilates: Pilates for Performance
Body Control Pilates: Pilates for Runners
Small Equipment
Body Control Pilates: Pilates with the Band
Body Control Pilates: Pilates with the Foam Roller
Body Control Pilates: Small Ball and Toning Circles
Body Control Pilates: Pilates on the Big Ball
Body Control Pilates: Spine Corrector and Pilates Arc
Studio Equipment
Body Control Pilates: Reformer 1 - Beginner and Intermediate (Qualification awarded in February 2016)
Body Control Pilates: Reformer Evolution
Body Control Pilates: Reformer Teaching Skills (for Group Classes)
Body Control Pilates: Reformer 2 - Advanced
Body Control Pilates: Wunda Chair 1 - Beginner and Intermediate
Body Control Pilates: Wunda Chair 2 - Intermediate and Advanced
LisaB Pilates Academy: Chair 1 - Reviewing the Fundamentals
LisaB Pilates Academy: Chair 2 - Moving On
Other courses/workshops attended
Conferences
Body Control Pilates: Development Weekend 21
Cobham Pilates: Inspiration Day 2014 (led by Lisa Bradshaw, Donna Pourteymour and Dominique Beaumont)
Cobham Pilates: Inspiration Day April 2015 (led by Lisa Bradshaw, Donna Pourteymour, Dominique Beaumont and Cherry Hirst)
Body Control Pilates: Development Weekend 25
Body Control Pilates: Development Weekend 26
Cobham Pilates: Inspiration Day January 2016 (led by Lisa Bradshaw, Donna Pourteymour, Cherry Hirst, Beth Bristow and Jess Cooney)
Cobham Pilates: Teacher Inspiration Day January 2018
Cobham Pilates: Teacher Inspiration Weekend September 2018 (led by Lisa Bradshaw, Donna Pourteymore, Kate Fry, Cherry Hirst, Catherine Barrand, Jess Cooney and Mandy Penalver)
Pilates On Tour: London, April 2019 (workshops with Lolita San Miguel,Eric Franklin, Heather King-Smith and Maria Earle)
Everybody Pilates: Pilates Weekend with Brooke Siler and Dana Santi
Body Control Pilates: Pre DW workshops - Mat and Studio equipment with Kathy Corey
Body Control Pilates: Development Weekend 30
Pilates on Tour: London, April 2023 (workshops with Bejamin Degenhardt, Eric Franklin, Suzanne Scott, Karen Frishmann, Joaquim Valsinger and Amy Haven)
Body Control Pilates: Development Weekend 31
Anatomy Workshops
Body Control Pilates: Psoas - Good Guy of the Pelvis (led by Cameron Angus, Chartered Physiotherapist)
Body Control Pilates: Pre- and Post- Hip Replacement workshop (led by Kyle Blackburn, Chartered Physiotherapist)
Pilates from Within: Anatomy in Clay, the Back (with Amy Kellow)
NRG Pilates / Winchester Pilates - The Shoulder
NRG Pilates / Winchester Pilates - The Hip
Everybody Pilates: Anatomy in Clay, the Hip and Shoulder (with Amy Kellow)