Slim Tlili
Discovering Pilates marked a turning point for Slim Tlili, both personally and professionally.
While Slim had already won national and international titles with his volleyball team at a semi-professional level, he freely admits that an enhanced flexibility resulting from his own Pilates regime has markedly boosted his performance. Whilst working abroad Slim commenced his training through the UK-based Body Control Pilates®.
Alongside Slim's sporting prowess, he has also been able to combine his skills as a qualified physiotherapist with an increased knowledge and understanding of the teaching of Pilates. This impressive skills set allows him to help clients with the most challenging of injury and rehabilitation cases.
Slim's approach to rehabilitation has been so effective that practitioners regularly refer patients to him. This has resulted in him helping clients with a variety of conditions including prolapsed discs, hip replacements and shoulder injuries. Women both pre- and post-pregnancy have also benefited from his teaching.
He believes that Pilates has the potential to help all people, whatever their age or gender, as he explains: “People are different so you cannot make a rigid interpretation of Pilates. It doesn't matter what your fitness level or background is. We will be able to assess your problem or injury and take you through the rehabilitation gradually, building up the exercises. The exercises can be simple things that you are able to do and enjoy.”
In improving his clients' posture and stability Slim uses his advanced qualifications in mat and equipment based Pilates exercises enabling them to gain long lasting results as quickly as possible.
Facts focus – Slim Tlili

• Qualified at 21 as a physiotherapist
• Trained with BCPA teachers and gained first mat work qualification in 2002 and then went on to achieve advanced and intermediate mat, reformer, cadillac, chaire and barel
• Remains dedicated to continuing education and development through the BCPA
• Plays semi-professional volleyball with London Malory Club at national and international level