Lynne Robinson is founder and director of Body Control Pilates, Europe’s largest professional body for Pilates teachers. Lynne was at the forefront of creating the boom in Pilates in the UK and her name and image have become synonymous with Pilates. She is firmly established as the world’s top-selling Pilates author and presenter, her books and videos being sold in over thirty countries.

Lynne’s introduction to Pilates came in 1992 whilst living in Sydney, Australia, after being recommended to take up classes as a solution to the severe back problems that had plagued her for many years. Lynne completed her formal Pilates training on her return to London and co-founded Body Control Pilates in 1995.

The Times has hailed her as ‘The Queen of Pilates’ and The Observer called her ‘The undisputed First Lady of Pilates.’ Recognising the impact that her work has had on general attitudes to fitness and on training techniques, the London Evening Standard featured Lynne in their list of London’s ‘Power People,’ the capital’s three hundred most influential people.

Lynne has worked with many elite teams and athletes, including the Football Association, the England Cricket Team, Chelsea Football Club (where, on a weekly basis for many years, she taught players in the first team and reserve squads and worked closely with the club’s medical management) and West Bromwich Albion FC. Her private clients have included Liz Hurley, Sophie Dahl, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Hollie Willoughby, Hugh Grant, Pat Cash, and Kyran Bracken.

Alongside her teaching responsibilities, Lynne has continued to remain busy writing new courses for Body Control Pilates, recording new videos for Body Control Pilates Central, and writing books. Her latest book, Pilates Express, was published by Kyle Books (an imprint of Hachette) in January 2022.

Her previous titles include: Shape Up with Pilates (2020), Pilates for Life with Carmela Trappa (2014), Pilates for Pregnancy (2012), The Pilates Bible with Lisa Bradshaw and Nathan Gardner (2010), Pilates for Weight Loss (2008), Pilates: A New Body in 28 Days with Gordon Thomson (2005), The Body Control Pilates Pregnancy Book with Jacqueline Knox MCSP (2004), Pilates plus Diet with Fiona Hunter (2003), The Pilates Pocket Traveller with Helge Fisher, Paul Massey (in association with British Airways) (2002), The Body Control Pilates Back Book with Helge Fisher, Paul Massey MCSP (2002), The Perfect Body: The Pilates Way with Caroline Brien (2002), Intelligent Exercise with Pilates and Yoga with Howard Napper (2002), Pilates Gym™ with Gerry Convy (2001), The Official Body Control Pilates Manual with Helge Fisher, Gordon Thomson and Jacqueline Knox (2000), Pilates: The Way Forward with Gordon Thomson (1999), The Mind Body Workout with Helge Fisher (1998), Body Control Pilates: The Pilates Way with Gordon Thomson (1997).

Website: bodycontrolpilates.com

Twitter: @lynnepilates