\n Gaukhar Scott has been runs Pilates classes for people of all ages at Bangor Street Community Centre.\n<\/p>\n
\n She had approached the centre some years back, wanting to bring the mind-body exercise system to people who may never have considered it.\n<\/p>\n
\n She now runs several classes at the centre and other venues in Blackburn.\n<\/p>\n
\n Gaukhar who is known to many as Gohar, is originally from Kazakhstan, where she says her country’s nomadic heritage was rooted in \u2018strength, resilience, and movement\u2019.\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: \u201cMy heritage taught me early that the human body is designed to stay active, grounded, and connected to nature.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cAfter having a child, I began experiencing stiffness and lower back pain. In 2016, I joined a gym where Pilates was offered, and within two weeks of repeating the same online video, my back pain disappeared.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cPilates gave me mobility, confidence, and deep body awareness. It was then I understood: movement is medicine – accessible, powerful, and transformational.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Gaukhar says her heritage taught her that the human body is designed to stay active (Image: Nq)\n<\/p>\n
\n Gokhar\u2019s professional journey began in medicine and she earned a degree in Paediatrics and specialised as a Children\u2019s Anaesthesiologist and Resuscitator.\n<\/p>\n
\n Later, she completed an MBA in Hospital Management and worked as a school doctor in international schools.\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: \u201cThrough all these experiences, one belief became my guiding principle, preventative medicine is the foundation of health.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u00a0\u201cMy path toward movement and rehabilitation started long before I discovered Pilates. It began with my parents. They worked hard all their live, building, planting, lifting, cooking\u2014yet never learned structured exercise, posture care, or safe movement.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cAs a medical student, I became their personal health consultant. I guided them through doctor\u2019s visits, helped them understand treatment options, and searched for ways to ease their pain from posture issues and knee arthritis.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cGradually, they embraced new habits: gentle exercises, safer movements, healthier posture, walking without a destination, and swimming. My mother learned to swim at age 70, beautiful proof that it is never too late to begin.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cTheir transformation, combined with my medical knowledge, shaped my identity.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI realised I wasn\u2019t just a doctor, I was becoming an exercise doctor.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Gaukhar has been teaching Pilates for almost three years at the Bangor Community Centre.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI am deeply grateful to them for supporting my growth as a teacher and allowing me to introduce the community to the world of Pilates its logic, beauty, and healing strategies.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cEvery day I learn from the people I teach. Pilates is a lifelong journey, an endless path of discovery, curiosity, and knowledge. I work with people from all backgrounds, from complete beginners to athletes, and the transformation I witness is incredibly rewarding.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cClients often feel the impact immediately: more flexibility, more awareness, less stiffness, and an uplift in mood. Group sessions bring laughter, support, and connection.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cPilates is not just exercise, it is a holistic system that strengthens the body, calms the mind, and reconnects you with your inner biomechanics.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It supports pain management, enhances sports performance, improves posture, and teaches safe, intelligent movement.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cPilates teaches you to stand tall, protect your joints, engage your core, isolate movement, release unnecessary tension, and take full control of your body.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n You can find out more about Gaukhar\u2019s classes by searching \u2018Pilates by Gohar\u2019 on Facebook or by calling 07821 198334.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gaukhar Scott has been runs Pilates classes for people of all ages at Bangor Street Community Centre. She…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":346043,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[49,48,407,84],"class_list":{"0":"post-346042","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-fitness","11":"tag-health"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}