Karen Russell

Karen’s career in education and fitness began in 1989 when she completed a Bachelor in Human Movement majoring in Education and her Group Fitness Certificate III. Karen has over 20 years of experience in the fitness industry, both teaching group fitness classes and Pilates, along with over 16 years of Group Fitness Management roles in major health club chains.

As a Matwork Trainer for Studio Pilates International® and a Senior Trainer and Head Program Coach for Les Mills Asia Pacific, Karen has been training instructors across many class types since 1996, and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to help her students identify their own strengths and weaknesses on their journey to becoming a Pilates instructor.

Karen uses her many years of fitness experience and her talents at educating her students to facilitate fantastic courses which are delivered in a way that is technical, concise, easy to understand, and fun at the same time, producing amazing instructors at the end of each course.

Karen’s goal is to help her students to become the best instructors possible, so that they can help more people improve their quality of life through Pilates.

“Karen was awesome… She had a very simplistic approach to teaching which I loved. It made learning sooo much more enjoyable and of course Karen is a wealth of knowledge.” – Kim W

“Karen is fantastic. She is obviously very dedicated to her work and she has an excellent connection with people. I feel very privileged to have had Karen as my first workshop instructor.” –  Susie B

“Karen was a great trainer.  She knew her stuff and passed on her knowledge and experience without hesitation.  She kept things simple and easy to understand yet challenged us at the same time.  It was great to be involved in a course where we got to experience the movements consistently and then test ourselves teaching eachother.  Would love to do more courses under Karen’s leadership.” – Donna J