Wellness
Isa Welly: Pilates That Meets You Where You Are
She danced behind Kylie Minogue and Snoop Dogg, then rebuilt her body through Pilates. Now the Togolese-born teacher guides women around the world from YouTube — and her beginner classes are some of the warmest on the internet.
Isa-Welly Locoh-Donou grew up in Togo — swimming, playing tennis, dancing — before moving to Paris at twelve and eventually dropping business studies to dance professionally. For nearly fifteen years she toured the world with Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Snoop Dogg, and Chaka Khan.
The lifestyle caught up with her. Gut issues, hormonal imbalance, severe acne, and finally unbearable abdominal pain that took her offstage mid-tour with Kylie. Pilates became the way back — first to rebuild without impact, then as a full practice. She retrained as a STOTT Pilates instructor and nutritional therapist, and now teaches thousands of students online.
What makes her classes worth coming back to is the pace. Isa teaches for what she calls “real women” — those returning to movement after a break, after babies, after years of sitting still. Nothing is rushed, nothing assumes you’ve done this before. If you’re looking for Pilates you can actually follow on a first try, start here.
Start Here
Two of Isa’s Pilates sessions on YouTube — one for complete beginners, one for all levels. No equipment needed for either.
For Beginners
20-Minute Beginners Pilates Workout
If you’ve never done Pilates before, this is the one. Twenty minutes, no equipment, and Isa walks you through every movement.
All Levels
25-Minute Full Body Pilates
A full-body session that works whether you’re a few weeks in or a few years in. The kind of class you come back to.
Find Isa Welly
Her full Pilates library — including the 10-day beginner challenge — is free on YouTube. For programmes, nutrition coaching, and her Pilates school, visit isawelly.com. She’s also on Instagram and TikTok.
