Meet Sammy
​Pilates Instructor and owner Sammy is the founder of Ocean Pilates and has been passionate about fitness and well-being all her life, she gained her first fitness qualifications in 1997 from the UK and worked in the health club industry as a Personal Trainer and Health Club Manager. ​
Moving to Australia in 2007, Sammy completed the Mat Pilates Certification, from Pilates School of WA and established Ocean Pilates as the first Mat Pilates Studio in the Rockingham area in January 2008.
In 2016 the studio was relaunched as the only fully equipped boutique Pilates studio in the Rockingham area. In 2024 Sammy and her family relocated to Wannanup and built a purpose-built home studio, due to open in late 2024.
Sammy's passion for the Pilates Method led her to pursue the Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction from Pilates International Training Centre. She gained experience by working for Encore Pilates in Darwin before reopening Ocean Pilates as an equipment Pilates studio in January 2016.
Sammy is a Licensed Buff Bones® Instructor and a Level Three Member of Pilates Alliance Australasia. She has taught over 7000 hours of Pilates and values continued education and personal growth. She also has been an instructor's instructor to Pilates students completing their Diploma in Pilates.
Sammy understands the struggle of finding motivation to exercise and can empathize with her clients. She has personally experienced the benefits of Pilates training, having suffered from inflammatory joint disease in her wrists for many years. Through Pilates, she has increased her grip strength, eliminated pain in her back and neck, and is able to enjoy life at full.