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Starting Forward

About Laura

Physiotherapist. Movement educator. Long-distance runner. Lifelong student of what helps us move, perform and thrive.

Laura Peill is a physiotherapist, Pilates teacher and long-distance runner with a background spanning human movement, psychology, exercise and more than a decade of teaching Pilates.

Her interest in movement began long before physiotherapy, with a 30 day school PE project becoming a lifelong relationship with running. Eventually this evolved to a deeper curiosity about the role movement, mindset and consistency play in helping us feel and perform at our best.

Laura has now completed 12 marathons, including a 2:50 marathon in 2026. Her own experiences with endurance training, injury, recovery and the demands of pushing physical limits have shaped the way she works with others. She understands that movement is rarely just about the body—it is connected to confidence, identity, goals and the things we want to be able to do.

As a physiotherapist, Laura takes an evidence-based and individualised approach to rehabilitation and performance. She combines clinical reasoning with her extensive experience in Pilates and exercise to help people understand their bodies, build physical capacity and progressively return to the activities they value. Pilates and exercise marke some of the tools she uses to help people develop greater strength, control and confidence, with the goal of helping individuals gain the capacity to do more of what matters to them.

Whether you're recovering from an injury, returning to running, building strength, or simply wanting to move with greater confidence, Laura's approach is centred around meeting you where you are and helping you move forward . . . maybe to a whole new level of potential!

About Forward

Restoring capacity. Rediscovering movement. Reimagining potential.

At Forward, we believe physiotherapy is about more than treating pain or recovering from injury. It’s about helping you build the capacity to do the things that make life meaningful to you. It's about helping you move forward - in life, in exercise, in running, in healing.

Through evidence-based physiotherapy, Pilates, strength and movement training, we work with you to understand what is limiting you, build the foundations for better movement, and progressively challenge your body to become stronger and more capable.

Whether you are returning to running after injury, building strength for the first time, preparing for an endurance goal, or simply wanting to move through everyday life with greater confidence, the approach is the same: meet you where you are, understand where you want to go, and help you move forward.

Rehabilitation and acknowledging challenges isn't just about getting you back to where you were. It's about helping you move forward . . . maybe to a level you didn't even know you were capable of!