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REINVENTING STRENGTH:
Belinda Hine’s Journey with Reformer Pilates
When you step into a
Reformer Pilates class at
Fernwood Shellharbour,
you’ll feel the energy,
passion, and warmth
of Reformer Pilates
Team Leader Belinda
Hine. What you may
not immediately see is
the incredible story of
resilience and reinvention
that has shaped her
career and life.
Belinda has been part of
the Fernwood family for
over 20 years, teaching
almost every program
along the way. A former
professional dancer
and master trainer,
movement has always
been at the centre of
her life. But in 2015,
Belinda was diagnosed
with 昀椀bromyalgia,
and later, scoliosis a
combination that would
change everything.
“As the years went on,
my scoliosis kept getting
worse. Each year, I felt
like it took something
away from me,” Belinda
shares. The pain became
so severe that she
sometimes relied on a
walking frame, a shower
chair, and struggled to
breathe properly. Yet,
through it all, she refused
to give up on movement.
Her determination led
her to study Reformer
Pilates, initially as a
way to manage her
own scoliosis. What
she discovered was lifechanging. “Reformer
Pilates gave me a way to
keep exercising through
pain and injury. It not only
helped my body, it gave
me back hope.”
In December last year,
Belinda underwent a
gruelling 12-hour spinal
surgery, where rods and
