Functional Movement Classes
Rediscover how your body is meant to move. These coached classes build better movement patterns, improve skeletal mechanics, and help you move with more ease in everyday life and sport.
New clients begin with a Beginners Workshop or 2 x 1:1 sessions before joining classes.
What is Functional Moves?
In these classes you will rediscover functional movement patterns, relearn how to move with ease, and embark on a journey towards improved skeletal mechanics.
No matter what your background is or your current fitness level, this class welcomes individuals who are motivated to improve their skeletal mechanics and overall well-being. Whether you are an athlete seeking to optimise performance, someone recovering from an injury, or simply interested in enhancing your movement quality, these classes offer nurturing environment for growth and transformation.
To access any of the classes you will need to attend a Beginners Workshop or have done at least 2 1:1s beforehand.
Athletes
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Post Surgery
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Injury Recovery
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Everyday Aches
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Athletes • Post Surgery • Injury Recovery • Everyday Aches •
Who is Functional Movement for?
If you’ve been searching for yoga or pilates because you want to feel looser, stronger, and less stiff, you’re in the right territory. The difference is the approach.
Functional Moves is mechanics-focused and principle-led. Rather than stretching or “doing exercises”, you learn how the structure of the body creates movement, and how to restore natural range of motion through patterns that the skeleton can actually organise.
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If you often feel tight, restricted, or like your body is always compensating, this is where you rebuild ease. We work on movement patterns that support better posture, smoother joints, and more comfortable daily movement, things like walking, stairs, getting up and down, lifting, and sitting for long periods.
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If you’re returning after an injury, surgery, or a period of reduced movement, Functional Movement helps you reconnect with your body safely. The focus is on control, stability, and gradual progression, so you can move with more confidence again rather than pushing through and hoping for the best.
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If you train regularly, play sport, or simply want your body to feel more capable, this class helps refine how you move. Better mechanics often means improved efficiency, fewer recurring niggles, and a stronger foundation for strength work, conditioning, and sport-specific training.
Also ideal if:
You’ve tried yoga or pilates for flexibility or mobility, but still feel limited
You want a coached approach that explains the “why,” not just what to do
You’re looking for long-term progress, not a quick fix or a random workout
What to expect in a session
Each class is structured to support both movement learning and nervous system regulation.
Guided relaxation (10–15 minutes)
A ‘non-sleep deep rest’ phase to relax the body, calm the nervous system, and shift into a parasympathetic state before moving.
Awareness and feedback training
Breath, sensation, and awareness to improve how your body takes in feedback. This is a major part of long-term change.
Functional pattern retraining
We retrain foundational movement patterns that restore joint health and natural range of motion, so joints can be used to their true capacity.
Integration and reset
You leave feeling organised, clearer, and more connected, rather than overstimulated or tense.
What you’ll notice over time
Movement feels less forced and more natural
Better control and coordination
Improved joint confidence and usable range of motion
Stiffness often softens as patterns change
More ease in everyday movement, walking, stairs, lifting, training
Ready to transform the way you move?
To find out more about how to join and take advantage of this unique movement method. Explore The Stirland Approach today.
“Angie has an incredible understanding of how the body moves, and more importantly how it should move fully, efficiently and pain free. Thanks to Angie I have been able to complete multiple marathons and an ultramarathon all injury free due to my body moving more efficiently than ever…. Despite being 50!!”
Victoria Wright | The Stirland Approach Member
Explore our other classes
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Body Weight Intensive
Best for: Strength, conditioning, functional fitness
Format: Bodyweight strength and conditioning with mechanics focus
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Performance
Best for: Athletes, injury risk reduction, recovery, return-to-performance.
Format: 1:1 and small group support
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Private Sessions
Best for: Tailored support, post surgery recovery, injuries, confidence
Format: 1:1, 2:1 or 3:1, in studio, home visit, or Zoom
About The Stirland Approach™
Angie is the leading functional movement facilitator, The Stirland Approach™ has helped 100’s of people, from men and women who play sports, professional athletes, people in need of rehabilitation from muscular skeletal injuries and people that want a healthier more mobile body.
Ready to move with more ease?
Start with an Introduction Session so you can experience the method properly, then progress into Functional Movement classes with confidence. Find out more by exploring Getting Started or send us a message.
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