Allan Menezes is the pioneer of Pilates in Australia and the southern hemisphere with over 26 years experience in the Method. He came across the Pilates after suffered for two years from a rugby accident and it helped fixed his back. He then trained under Alan Herdman in the UK and Introduced Pilates to Australia in 1986. He was on the inaugural Pilates Teacher Training program run by the Institute for the Pilates Method (now Physical Mind Institute) in Santa Fe in 1992. He developed the country’s first Pilates Education programs for fitness instructors in 1996. In the same year he also introduced Gyrotonic to Australia. He is the author of “The Complete Guide to the Pilates Method” (1998, 2nd Ed 2004, Spanish Ed 2009) and 13 DVDs on Pilates. He is the creator of the Menezes Method – a more functional and biomechanical approach to pilates. This style has new movements and techniques to enhance current versions of the method. He is currently working on a new version of a Reformer as well as his next book, “The Menezes Method” and an on-line training course: Muscle Mechanics for Pilates and Yoga Instructors. Allan’s specialty is back problems and training athletes.