Elizel Long, a former professional Ballet and Contemporary dancer from South Africa, discovered Pilates at 12, integrating it into her dance career and now her work as a Pilates instructor. With a BA HONS from the University of Kent, she has spent 15 years training diverse clients across the U.S., U.K., and South Africa, both online and in person. Specializing in injury rehabilitation and customized workouts, Elizel focuses on building confidence in both body and mind, helping clients improve their quality of life at any fitness level.

Her philosophical approach as a teacher of Pilates is to improve her clients’ quality of life by instating an academic discipline and confidence in not only the body, but also in the mind.

Her qualifications in ‘special population and injuries’ through STOTT Pilates allows her to empathetically relate and adapt to injured athletes and civilians alike and takes pleasure in creating workouts for people on their own level of athleticism. Elizel is currently launching her own online Mind and Body movement studio, ELong Pilates designed to ‘elongate your mind, body and soul’.