MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Hi, I’m Feri (Ferihan Hercan)
I’m a Certified Pilates Instructor with a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. My background shapes the way I teach Pilates, with a focus on strength, mobility, movement quality, and helping you feel more confident in your body.
Science-Informed Pilates for Real Results
Science-Informed Pilates for Real Results
Movement has always been my passion. My background in Physical Therapy shapes the way I teach Pilates today.
I began my career in a physiotherapy setting, working closely with patients recovering from injuries, rebuilding strength, and returning to everyday movement. That experience gave me a deeper understanding of anatomy, movement patterns, posture, and how differently every body responds.
Over the years, Pilates became the way I wanted to bring that knowledge into movement and strength training. I loved that it could be precise and challenging while still being adapted to the individual in front of me.
My approach combines precise cueing, thoughtful progression, and strength-focused movement, always considering the person’s goals, experience, movement history, and needs.
For me, the goal isn’t perfect movement. It’s helping you understand your body, feel stronger and more confident in it, and build strength that supports the way you want to live.
What is Feri Pilates and what makes it different?
Feri Pilates is a personalized approach to movement, combining Reformer Pilates, mat work, and strength-focused training to help you move well, feel stronger, and build confidence in your body.
Founded by Ferihan Hercan, a Certified Pilates Instructor with a degree in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, each session is shaped by an understanding of movement, posture, and individual needs. Rather than following a one-size-fits-all routine, I consider your goals, experience, movement history, and how your body responds.
Whether we work together in the studio, in your home, or online, the focus is the same: thoughtful instruction, precise cueing, and gradual progression designed to build strength, improve mobility and posture, and support the way you want to move in everyday life.
What results can I expect from working with Feri Pilates?
Your progress will be personal to you, but the goal is simple: to help you feel stronger, move more comfortably, and feel more confident in your body.
Over time, you may notice better posture, improved balance and mobility, a stronger core, and more control in the way you move. Movements that once felt difficult may start to feel more natural, and you may find yourself feeling stronger not only during Pilates, but in everyday life too.
You’ll learn to understand your body better: where you tend to compensate, where you need more strength or mobility, and how small adjustments can completely change the way a movement feels.
And progress doesn’t have to mean doing the hardest exercise in the room. Sometimes it’s realizing your back no longer feels as stiff after a long day. Sometimes it’s feeling more stable on one leg, lifting something with more confidence, or noticing that an exercise that once felt impossible suddenly feels controlled.
The goal isn’t to leave every session exhausted. It’s to leave feeling like you moved with purpose, challenged your body in the right way, and are building strength that carries into everything else you do.
Stronger. More capable. More confident in your body.