OUR TEAM

Carla Sconce

Owner and Founder of HIIT Pilates, Carla promises you’ll never do a boring workout again. Every class is different - she’s always tweaking a rep count, move combo, or tempo variation... and pulses, nothing beats low-range pulses.

In addition to her certifications in Pilates mat and reformer, Carla is a qualified Personal Trainer, Barre and Boxilates instructor. While her classes are strong, they are focussed on functional movement patterns to help clients move well in their daily lives. After years of hearing from clients, “I love reformer, but I’m missing cardio”, and equally, “I hurt myself at the gym, I’ve been told to try Pilates” she created HIIT Pilates mixing the best of high intensity interval training with the control and alignment of reformer Pilates.

Carla understands everyone leads busy lives but that if we love what we’re doing and nurture our body, we can achieve great things. She believes that Pilates focus on posture, core stability and strength makes it an important practice for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Yasmin Hardie

Yasmin is currently studying a bachelor of health science in Naturopathy and has practiced various forms of yoga over the past 10 years. Yasmin recently discovered Pilates after having just moved to Sydney and was immediately addicted. The feeling of finding equilibrium in strength, agility, coordination and balance left Yasmin wanting more. Pilates provides such a fun and creative outlet to explore our body’s potential, our mental stamina and to deepen our connection to each breath and movement.

Yasmin loves to see each student finishing a challenging class with a blissful smile and a big red-faced post-exercise glow! Yasmin believes our bodies demand to be challenged in order to grow and flourish both physically, mentally and emotionally.

Nicole Cummins

Having studied over 20 years of dance, (jazz, contemporary and classical ballet) the importance of good posture, strength, flexibility, mobility, stability and control has been deeply ingrained in Nicole. It was no surprise she was drawn toward Pilates. Soon becoming quite the reformer addict, Nic wanted to go further and so completed her reformer teacher training program through HIIT Pilates Academy.

Nic truly believes the combination of HIIT and reformer pilates is the perfect answer to full body health, fitness and wellbeing for any age, gender or fitness level!

Shirley Chan

Starting her journey in reformer Pilates eight years ago, Shirley has been hooked ever since - no matter where in the world she was living. From Sydney to Toronto to London, she balanced a demanding corporate career with her passion for movement, always finding her way back to the reformer.

What began as a personal practice evolved into completing the HIIT Pilates Academy certification, then teaching, and now, as the studio owner of HIIT Pilates Surry Hills, Shirley brings a results-driven approach to every class. Blending mindful movement with high-intensity training, her sessions are designed to unlock your body’s full potential while strengthening the mind-body connection. Expect to sweat, strengthen, and surprise yourself with what you can achieve.

Candice Anthony

Candice has always had a love for movement, with 15 years of classical ballet and contemporary dance training. Experiencing first hand the transformative properties of pilates, particularly in combination with high intensity interval training, Candice was inspired to deepen her knowledge and embark on her teaching journey. She loves that pilates has the ability to increase strength, muscle tone, posture and kinaesthetic awareness, as well as enhancing the mind-body connection.

Estella Rojals Luis

Estella started her fitness journey in a very different way, she fell in love with horse riding, the connection that she had with the animal and nature made her evolve to became a horse riding instructor, when she moved to Australia discovered pilates for the first time.

The reformer became an extension of her own body, she believes in a deep connection between mind, body and breath to create classes that are dynamic and challenging. Estella is an animal and nature lover, pilates changed her life for better and she hopes her classes change yours too!

Lauren Wilson

A self professed HIIT Pilates addict, Lauren began attending classes at HIIT after the first COVID lockdown, when she’d grown tired of home workouts and needed inspiration to get moving again. After her Intro Pass she was hooked, and in time it was a natural progression for her to study Pilates Instruction under the tutelage of HIIT’s very own Carla Sconce.

Lauren says, “It’s amazing that HIIT pilates gives me the best of body weight work and also heavy resistance & weights. I love the fact that we as a studio embrace everyone from all fitness levels, and that’s what I strive for in my classes: to make the class achievable for those starting out as well as challenging for those pushing their strength and balance. I look forward to seeing you in class!”

Joanne Tsai

Joanne started her reformer pilates journey as a student at HIIT Pilates when it first opened and hasn’t regretted joining since. Being quite time poor, managing corporate work life, social life and exercise in her daily routine, she found that she needed something that would give her a full body workout in one class, and HIIT Pilates was the perfect combination.

Over the years, Joanne wished to share with you her experience and journey of becoming stronger (physically and mentally) and so completed her training with the HIIT Academy.

Her full body workouts will have you leaving her class feeling challenged, fulfilled and energised.

Randall Taylor

Randall firmly believes movement is medicine. Getting out of the mind and into the body is when the magic happens.

With a background in Iyengar & Vinyasa Yoga, coupled with a strong discipline in Reformer Pilates, he has a keen focus on alignment, precision and functional movement. He's passionate about HIIT Pilates' unique approach to Reformer Pilates as it challenges both his mind and body.

Randall completed his Reformer Pilates Instructor Certification in 2023 under the guidance of Carla Sconce at the HIIT Pilates Academy, and has also completed a 200hr Yoga Teacher Training in 2019.

You'll walk out of Randall's class feeling lighter, brighter and a smile beaming across your face. He can't wait to see you at the studio!

Alice Watt-Smith

Alice's fitness journey started over 12 years ago where she utilised strength training at the gym to help recover from an injury.

Since then she has tried many different kinds of fitness including CrossFit, Pole Fitness and Powerlifting (her favourite - second only to reformer at HIIT Pilates).

Her training in reformer began about 4 years ago. Looking for something to couple with her powerlifting, she was recommended HIIT Pilates by a friend and never looked back.

Falling in love with the atmosphere and the trainers she has been a regular at classes across all 3 studios and finally decided to see what it was like being on the other side of the reformer for once, she enrolled in the HIIT Pilates Academy in 2023.

Alice is excited to help you realise your potential through reformer pilates and would love to help you see yourself growing stronger with each class!

Isabella Gibson-Giorgio

Before completing her Reformer certification through HIIT Pilates Academy, Isabella had tried every fitness modality - from functional weights, boxing, barre & cardio heavy classes. Isabella found her perfect fit in HIIT Pilates, where everything she loves about training comes together in one class.

With a background in competitive sport, she’s always valued conditioning training that supports a strong, balanced body. For Isabella, fitness is a non-negotiable; it keeps both her body and mind healthy.

Expect to walk out of class feeling sweaty, strong, and with a big hit of dopamine!