About Angie

Angie Newson is a highly experienced professional in the health and movement industry with over 35 years of experience. She began her career in group exercise in 1990, teaching aerobics and step classes in top London clubs and presenting in the UK and Europe. Angie also appeared as a fitness expert on various health TV shows for Living TV, Channel 5, Discovery Health TV, and Sky's Fitness TV channel.

Angie's extensive experience includes eight years as Studio Manager at London's prestigious Laboratory Spa & Health Club in London, where she oversaw group fitness and mind-body studios, auditioned and hired teachers and eventually became Assistant General Manager and then General Manager. Under her leadership, The Lab was recognised as one of Time Out's top five London Health Clubs and achieved record membership numbers.

In addition to her management roles, she is a regular guest Pilates presenter at Champneys Health Spa in Tring, Hertfordshire, an Exercise to Music examiner and a former Les Mills BodyPump Assessor. Angie has also served as movement expert for Johnson & Johnson's Life in Rhythm Plan. She was an Ambassador for Sweaty Betty clothing brand for eight years.

Angie has an extensive background in writing for prominent UK national press and women's magazines and was Editor of the Lab Spa’s club magazine The Lab Report for many years. She also served as the yoga & Pilates expert for The Sunday Telegraph's Stella magazine and was part of the start-up team of i.village.co.uk – one of the first women-dedicated websites as their resident 'fitness expert’. Angie was also a valued member of the Health & Fitness Travel writing team and a key member of the Team of Experts for Slimmer magazine and had a dedicated column in UltraFit magazine.

After 15 years of experience in the fitness industry, Angie transitioned her focus from group fitness to Pilates and yoga. She first practised these disciplines before becoming a qualified instructor in Pilates through The Physical Mind Institute of Santa Fe, The Pilates Institute, and The Pilates Foundation UK. Her training under the guidance of Hana Jones and Anne Marie Zulkahari in 2003 encompassed both matwork and studio equipment.

Angie has furthered her education by attending Pilates Method Alliance conventions in the United States and participating in workshops with renowned 'Elders' such as Ron Fletcher, Mary Bowen, Lolita San Miguel, and Kathy Grant, both domestically and internationally. She continues to attend workshops and has a passion for teaching small group Reformer classes.
Angie possesses a profound admiration and passion for both yoga and Pilates, believing that the two disciplines can complement each other. She recognises the similarities between the precision, alignment, attention to detail and subtle internal changes found in both practices.
Angie initially obtained her certification as an Iyengar yoga teacher in 2005. She furthered her yoga education by travelling to Dehradun, India to study with The Chanchanis, and later to The Ramamani Institute in Pune, India to learn from Geeta & Preshant Iyengar.

In recent years, Angie's yoga practice has evolved, leading her to pursue certification in Yang & Yin Yoga under the guidance of esteemed instructors such as Simon Low, Gary Carter, and The Yoga Academy faculty. She appreciates the dynamic, breath-led flow of Yang yoga and the restorative benefits of a Yin practice. Angie continues to expand her knowledge and skills through ongoing training with Simon and his team.

Angie articulates,

"For me, both yoga and Pilates emphasise the deep connection between the mind, body and spirit, providing individuals with a transformative journey into their internal world.”

Angie is recognised by Yoga Alliance US and is fully-insured and first-aid trained. She is a member of Cimpsa.