{"id":807844,"date":"2026-10-19T19:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/807844\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:18:09","slug":"lowestoft-pilates-studio-helps-crash-survivors-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/807844\/","title":{"rendered":"Lowestoft Pilates studio helps crash survivor&#8217;s recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Annie Angus, 24, suffered devastating injuries in 2025 when a Mini, travelling at almost 70mph, crossed onto the wrong side of Tom Crisp Way in Lowestoft and struck the Fiat 500 she was travelling in head-on.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The collision, on the 40mph road, left Ms Angus with an open fracture to her left leg, serious pelvic injuries and other trauma which required multiple surgeries.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Annie Angus has gone from exercising in a leg brace to becoming one of the strongest members of her Pilates class (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  During her recovery, she relied on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/news\/26041295.drug-driver-jailed-lowestoft-horror-crash-a12\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">crutches and a substantial leg brace<\/a>, with doctors warning one leg could ultimately be left shorter than the other.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Looking for a way to move safely while recovering, Ms Angus turned to pilates classes led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/news\/26179491.rise-studio-new-pilates-centre-opened-lowestoft\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rise Studio owner Jasmine Marsh<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ms Angus said: &#8220;After my first class, I felt extremely positive as I found I could still move my body, with guidance by Jasmine, without stress or fear.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\" alt=\"Annie\"\/>Annie Angus began attending pilates classes as part of her rehabilitation and says the sessions helped rebuild her strength and confidence. (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;A year on, I can&#8217;t describe enough how pilates has positively affected me.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;I feel stronger in my day-to-day movements, and I feel like I am more grounded in my body.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ms Marsh said Ms Angus arrived at classes while still using mobility aids and required tailored support.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Pilates instructor Jasmine Marsh, owner of Rise Studio, worked with Annie Angus throughout her recovery journey (Image: Rise Studio)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The pilates instructor said: &#8220;Initially, we had to work around her brace and crutches and adapt the exercises considerably to accommodate her injuries.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We worked very gradually on rebuilding her strength, stability, mobility, and confidence, and she was very committed to the process.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\" alt=\"Annie\"\/>Annie Angus says pilates gave her a sense of normality following the life-changing crash (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Rise Studio in Lowestoft opened by pilates instructor Jasmine Marsh (Image: Rise Studio)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  While Ms Angus credits doctors and surgeons for her recovery, she believes pilates played an important role alongside her medical treatment.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She added: &#8220;Jasmine&#8217;s classes gave me the chance to prove to myself I am more than just my injuries, and I can become as strong as my mind and body wish to.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Rise Studio is based on London Road South in Lowestoft and was opened by Ms Marsh after more than ten years in the fitness industry.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Andrew Fraser was sentenced to 12 months in prison, banned from driving for three years from the end of his sentence, and ordered to sit an extended re-test<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Annie Angus, 24, suffered devastating injuries in 2025 when a Mini, travelling at almost 70mph, crossed onto the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":807845,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[6647,102,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-807844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/807845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}