St Leonards

Olivia Lord

With 13 years of experience as a dancer, Olivia has always been fueled by a passion for helping others discover the joy of movement and a love for physical activity.

Two years ago, Olivia discovered HIIT Pilates and was instantly captivated. The combination of HIIT training with reformer strength, cardio and mindfulness in each session resonated deeply with her, and she quickly became hooked. Eager to deepen her expertise, Olivia enrolled in the HIIT Academy, where she honed her skills and expanded her knowledge in Reformer Pilates. Olivia's classes are not just about physical exercise; they are an invitation to rediscover the fun and push yourself to the limits.

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!

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.

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!”

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!