Alana trained with Breathe Education and has been teaching reformer Pilates in Mangawhai since founding Zest. She built the studio around a simple idea: that movement should feel good, challenge you, and leave you wanting more.

Every class Alana teaches is different. She blends styles, reads the room, and keeps things varied enough that regulars never feel like they're doing the same session twice.

Outside the studio, you'll find her with her family in Mangawhai — two daughters, a sourdough starter that needs feeding, and probably thinking about what's on the class playlist next week.