| Fruition of a Dream
Pilates Bodyworks is the realization of the vision & fervour
of its Singaporean Founding Director, Alvin Giam.
Alvin's encounter with Pilates resulted from his search for a solution
to a back injury sustained from a sporting tournament in the 1970s.
The injury left him with chronic back pains which affected his lifestyle
& dampened his zest for living. Disappointed by the slow recovery
under modern medicine & physiotherapy, he went in search for
an effective rehabilitation from his injury.
A series of coincidences lead Alvin to the Pilates Method. Then,
it was largely practiced by dancers and gymnasts with serious injuries
that left them unable to perform optimally. Pilates was wildly popular
because of the remarkable recoveries and relapse prevention. It
also improved overall body toning & control, bringing a distinguished
grace and elegance to performers' movements.
Under the Pilates Method, Alvin's pain from his back injury dissipated.
He acquired a deep passion for the Work and a growing conviction
that Pilates should not be confined to the realm of injury rehabilitation.
Alvin allowed his heart to lead him and eventually chose to forego
a prestigious legal career, to pursue his passion for Pilates. He
trained for over a decade under a number of master trainers who
were direct disciples of Joe & Clara Pilates. Alvin was one
of the privileged few, who were able to learn the purest teachings
& philosophy that were true to the original principles Pilates
was based on. This undiluted insight was passed on from his master
trainers, linking Alvin's education lineage back to the founders
of Pilates.
It is Alvin's personal mission, to share his life-changing experience
with other people through Pilates Bodyworks and also to provide
a professional centre to educate future practitioners.
"Whatever you are, be a good one"
Abraham Lincoln
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