FERAL PILATES & PHYSICAL THERAPY SIARGAO

Dianne · Dentist · lives in Siargao

My name is Dianne. I live here now, but originally I'm from Isabela, the northernmost part of the Philippines. So I'm here in Siargao as a dentist. The first time I came here, of course, I was very nervous, but when I came here you guys made me feel at ease. After a few sessions, I tried doing group classes, and I'm doing mat now, because I'm really introverted. This is the only time I have for me. So I love coming here at least an hour a day. I have time for me. Well, I love that the Founding 40 offered me many different things, with the massage, Pilates, sound healing. I wanted to try that because I really love Pilates, I really love the studio, I really love you guys. So I want to try everything that you offer, because I know probably I'm going to enjoy that. I love consistency for me, because I have also work and then I come here, I try maybe every other day. So I want to build like a practice, to come here, to work on myself, to meet new people, with Feral, with Pilates, with the membership, the subscription. I think it's good for locals too, because you're going to build your practice for yourself. Like, you can try new things, and with the local rate too, that's amazing for me. So trying new things, it's not just for tourists, it's definitely for locals too, because Pilates is such a good practice. I would recommend Feral to people who wants to have anything outside of work, because me before, I only do work and then go home, that's the cycle for me. So when I discovered Feral, when I discovered Pilates with Allegra, it opened up so many doors for me. Not just Pilates, it opened up surfing. So that's amazing. For locals, this is a very, very good space, because you can have practice and then it's a really, really good community as well.

Cathy · Business owner · United Kingdom

Hi, I'm Catherine. I run a business in the UK, which is Beauty Studio. I came here in Siargao to reset and slow down and focus on my health. I found out about Feral on Google, which is you have the best review. So I came here and ever since then I don't want to leave. So every day I'm here and all the instructors are amazing. That's why I love it. Owning a Beauty Studio in the UK, you're always sitting, your back so painful. So my physio therapist said like, you need to focus on pilates. So by doing it, my life just changed. So I don't get any pain anymore. And ever since then, I feel so good inside and out. And I can see the difference. It's such a small island. You never think that, oh wow, there's such a pilates studio. Look how beautiful Feral is. I'm impressed. When I came in, the customer service, everyone's so friendly, especially the owner. I love her so much. Like you get that connection with her and you feel comfortable. They make you feel comfortable. I used to be really shy talking, but you know, I feel like I'm home. I think in the UK, I've done a lot of classical. It's so different. And I was so surprised. That was like, wow, the classical here is more like they focus on your posture and the positioning. They want to make sure that you're in the right position. They really guide you throughout. And which I like about that is that you only got four beds. So you can focus more. And that's what I want. And also, the classical was super easy back home. I'm not even joking. But here, I was like, oh my God, it's so hard. But I like that. It's the pain, you know, no pain, no gain, right? So yeah, I'm so pleased about that. That's why I'm always like, if I could find a slot for, for reformer, I'll try to get in there. But you're always fully booked guys. It's mostly my abs. So I can see the difference. You know, like when you go on holiday, you just love to drink every day, eat all you can. But by doing this, I've been here for a month now. And I haven't, you know, like gained anything. So I'm so happy about that. That was just my main goal. You know, going on holiday is such a dream. Focus on your fitness as well. And yeah, I'm very blessed to find, I'm so grateful to find you guys. And I don't want to leave, you know, go back. I just want to stay here. Oh my God, to everyone. I'm not even joking. Friends, family, anyone, if I bump into someone in the coffee shop, anyway, I always recommend Feral.

Chris · Villa owner · from Australia

My name is Chris. I'm from Australia. I originally came to Siargao in 2020 and then had the opportunity to come and start a villa business here more recently. So once I got here, I think fitness, surfing, obviously, is pretty popular in Siargao. But my fitness, having undertaken a bit of Pilates and Reformer prior to moving here from Australia meant that I had to sort of sort out and source out where I could do that here. So coming across Feral, I was pretty excited when I first got here and having to look back. Other than being old and dealing with all the aches and pains of getting older, I really wanted to work on my flexibility, my core strength. So I noticed when I originally started doing Reformer in Australia, but that was very much group classes of around about 20 beds. So coming here and starting with Feral, having a more intimate setting of just the four beds, a little bit more direct coaching from the instructors. I've really noticed that, yeah, my flexibility has improved a lot. My strength has improved a lot and that just overall helped your general well-being. The experience at Feral has been awesome. I think there's, you know, the community aspect. It's a great way to meet people, not just other people coming to Reformer, but the instructors and the community around Feral. I was surprised at just, I guess, the complexity of the equipment. It's not just a standard Reformer bed or at least what I'm used to. So it's been really interesting to kind of get into a different style and particularly going through the different, you know, fight, surf, longevity sort of classes with each one offering a little bit different has been super, super cool. What I love about Feral is probably the instructors. I don't know, it probably sounds a little bit whack, but the fact that each instructor offers a little bit something different. There's a difference in class, but then the difference in instructors means that you get a little bit and take a little bit away from each individual session. Some work you harder in other areas and others, you know, help you really focus on things like breathing and other things that you really need to work on. So it's the variety, you know, like any fitness, you know, variety is the spice of life. Since coming to Feral, I think I've really noticed my flexibility increase. You know, it's something stupid. It's like I could never cross my legs. So just being able to sort of sit and cross my legs on the beach now, you know, whilst reading a book or something like that, something very, very small. But, you know, that's something that you really notice the effects of Reformer, just with little things like that. And certainly my strength has increased as well. Look, I'd recommend Reformer and Feral in particular to anybody, anybody that's looking to improve their wellness, their fitness. Again, you can take anything away from a class, whether it be flexibility, whether it be core strength, whether it be community, it's got something for everyone. So just recommend it for everyone and, you know, don't delay, just start. If anyone's thinking of trying Reformer for the first time or coming to Feral for the first time, just do it. Don't delay, you know, like anything in life. The first step is the hardest one. So you get to a class, there's no judgment, there's nothing to stress about, and you'll be walked through, you know, all of the exercises and things like that. So yeah, don't delay, just start.

Rianna · Moved here on a whim

Hello, my name is Rianna Retamal and I came to Siargao on a whim with my fiance. We saw a friend visit and we thought that's where we want to live so we just packed up all of our things and left and now we're here. My partner actually found Feral Studio and thought it would be perfect for me so that's why we're here. Well I guess with travelling you find that working out can be quite difficult and to find time to be even motivated so I guess for me that was mine and Feral Studio kind of like a slower more inclusive movement which I really like and you know for somebody who took a while off working out this was like the perfect kind of balance for me so I really appreciate it. Definitely my headspace has been a big one for me. I'm so grateful for that as well because being away from friends and family travelling can really take a toll on you so being here and being able to you know leave all that behind and just focus on moving your body and feeling good about yourself that's been a huge one for me so thank you. Who would you recommend this for? Every living being who comes to Siargao honestly it's so much fun here and I would actually recommend it to everybody of my friends and family who've come to visit so I'm very excited for them to do it.