Meet clare
Clare brings international teaching experience from Australia, the United Kingdom, and Germany to Firebird Pilates.
Her journey into Pilates began while working in high-pressure corporate environments in Melbourne, where movement became a powerful tool for managing stress, building resilience, and reconnecting with her body. That experience ultimately inspired a career change and a passion for helping others experience the same transformation.
Known for her energetic yet supportive teaching style, Clare combines strength, mobility, and mindful movement to create classes that challenge and empower. Her approach is rooted in progressive overload and sustainable progress—helping clients build confidence, move better, and feel stronger over time.
Clare believes Pilates should be accessible, welcoming, and results-driven. Every class includes options and progressions to meet you where you are, whether you're stepping onto a reformer for the first time or looking to take your practice to the next level.
Her vision for Firebird Pilates is simple: create a community-focused space where people can leave the stress of daily life at the door, move with purpose, and invest in their long-term health and wellbeing.
Meet Marco
Marco is passionate about helping people build healthier, stronger lives through movement, education, and sustainable habits.
With a unique background spanning bioscience research, strategic management consulting, and personal training, he deeply understands the body from both a biological and behavioral perspective. Having studied for a BSc in nutrition and dietetics and engaged in research in molecular biology, Marco brings a rigorous, evidence-backed foundation to his practice. He approaches movement with the same analytical mindset he used as a business process architect to optimize complex corporate frameworks, looking at the human body as an interconnected system where structural efficiency yields the best long-term outcomes.
At Firebird Pilates, Marco firmly advocates for movement as an essential, permanent pillar of a person's lifestyle, rather than a transactional, "tick-the-box" activity. His approach combines the principles of strength training, mobility, and Pilates to help clients develop lasting physical confidence through purposeful, progressive lifestyle changes.
Driven by a genuine passion for education and a love for imparting knowledge, Marco gets a true buzz out of teaching. By helping clients understand the "why" and the underlying mechanics behind what they're doing, he empowers them to take full ownership of their health both inside and outside the studio.
Whether you're looking to improve strength, mobility, resilience, or overall wellbeing, Marco's goal is to help you build a body that supports the life you want to live.
Experience Firebird Pilates
Whether you're new to reformer Pilates or looking to take your training to the next level, our expert instructors will help you build strength, improve mobility, and progress with confidence.