Korin Nolan on Dynamic Pilates, Women’s Health and Building a Fitness Brand
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What inspired Korin Nolan to shift from traditional Pilates to a dynamic, results‑driven approach?
Hello and welcome to the reformofpilates.com podcast. Today I have Corinne Nolan. Corinne is the founder of Power Pilates UK, co-founder of Dynamic Pilates TV and creator of The Class Plan, a platform that supports fitness professionals with programming and class planning tools. With a background in dance, television and fitness, she has built a strong reputation in the boutique fitness space by evolving traditional Pilates into a more dynamic results-driven method. Alongside running successful studio and digital businesses, Corinne specialises in helping women over 40 navigate changes in their bodies through a combination of Pilates, strength training and realistic lifestyle strategies. Corinne, welcome to the podcast.
Thank you for having me, hello.
Awesome. So with your permission, let's get straight into it. And I'd like to begin by with this question. So Pilates has traditionally been seen as controlled and rehabilitative. What drove your shift toward a more dynamic results focused approach?
I think because I've done Pilates for such a long time, I started when I was 19 at dance college, which is where I was introduced to Pilates for the first time. And when I did it to begin with, I really noticed such a big difference. It was amazing. I could see the physical changes in my body, the strength, my core strength, which really helped my dance, which is what I was obviously doing at the time. And then after qualifying and teaching for many years, I kind of got a little bit stale, I think. And it became a bit too repetitive because don't forget back then. I mean, it's a few years ago now. And we didn't have so much inspiration. We didn't have social media. We didn't have Instagram. We didn't have YouTube, Latin videos like we do now.
And I think I just kind of stuck too much with. what I thought I was supposed to be teaching which was just the more basic traditional exercises and I just got a little bit stale and then I found dynamic Pilates and it was like wow I just I just remember thinking wow this is a step up this I can feel and then I start to notice changes in my body again and it was just something about it the energy I'm quite I'm a Gemini and I like change. I like versatility. I don't like to do the same thing time and time and time again. So to me personally, as a teacher, I need that. And it's just something that really clicked with me and I loved it. And yeah, like I say, I got results in my own body. I felt it in my own body again.
And it was, yeah, it was just something that kind of reignited my passion for the lessons again.
Just on that topic of change, and you mentioned you're a Gemini, but when people say Pilates changed my body, what do you think is actually happening physiologically in a well-programmed dynamic class? Can you unpack what's actually happening to the physique in that instance?
Well, I think first of all, you've got to think about activation, activating the key muscle groups and main muscle groups, obviously the core, the glutes. And when we've got that initial point with the class at the beginning of the class where we're activating properly, then we're going to be working those key muscle groups so much more efficiently throughout the rest of the class. I think that first and foremost, you've got to have that initial activation process. Then when we're getting into the actual class, It's about not just going through the motions and doing the exercises, but actually really focusing on those key Pilates principles. So whether you're doing a dynamic class, whether you're doing classical Pilates, contemporary Pilates, whatever you want to call it, really focusing on those key Pilates principles, which we all know.
and applying them well, but then also making sure that we're actually doing exercises that layer up a little bit. So rather than just, for example, doing a lunge and doing one exercise on the lower body and then moving on to something else, working towards muscle fatigue a little bit more. So doing two or three or four exercises on one leg before doing something else and then going to the other side, for example.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What inspired Korin Nolan to shift from traditional Pilates to a dynamic, results‑driven approach?
0:00–6:42
2
How does a well‑programmed dynamic Pilates class create physiological changes in the body?
6:42–11:17
3
Why do many Pilates studios get programming and intensity wrong, and how can they fix it?
11:17–17:17
4
What are the biggest challenges studio owners face when building a brand and retaining clients?
17:17–22:08
5
How can fitness professionals transition from a physical studio to a successful digital platform?
22:08–28:08
6
Why isn’t Pilates alone enough for women over 40, and what strength training should they add?
28:08–34:05
7
What common nutrition mistakes do busy women over 40 make, and what habits fuel muscle growth?
34:05–40:05
8
Which lifestyle factor—sleep, food, or movement—should be prioritized first for optimal health after 40?
40:05–43:13