Maria is passionate about Pilates and what it can do for body and wellbeing. After participating in Pilates mat classes for several years, Maria decided she would love to teach others the benefits she was getting from Pilates. After taking early retirement from her teaching career, she had the time to train in matwork locally through Hanson Pilates, now Intelligent Fitness. Maria gained a CYQ Level 3 Certificate in Teaching Mat Pilates in December 2011 and taught mat classes for Hanson Pilates and Alba Pilates.