Ten Health & Fitness
Brett Starkowitz has extensive work experience in the fitness industry. Brett began their career in 2005 at Virgin Active South Africa, where they served as a Group Fitness Manager for six years. During this time, they also worked as a Program Facilitator at Reebok Education from 2005 to 2011.
In 2006, Brett started their own small businesses, Pilates Jozi and Pilates on 5th, where they served as a Small Business Owner until 2016.
From 2016 to 2017, they worked as a Pilates Instructor at The Core Pilates Studio and Prana Wellbeing, The Harrington.
Since 2021, Brett has been working at Ten Health & Fitness, first as an Education Lead and Master Trainer, and currently as the Head of Education.
Brett Starkowitz obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration, Management and Operations from Henley Business School in 2019. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Arts in Clinical Psychology from the University of the Witwatersrand between 2001 and 2005. Before their university education, they completed Grade 12/Matric at Eden College in 1999. In addition to their academic qualifications, Brett Starkowitz has obtained certifications as a Certified Group Fitness Instructor from Reebok Education SA, a Pilates Instructor from Body Arts and Science Comprehensive Pilates Instructor (BASI UK), and a Spinning Instructor from Madd Dog Athletics (USA).
Ten Health & Fitness
Six-time winners of the Tatler Gym Awards, Ten is a values-led lifestyle business focused on helping people move, feel and look better through Pilates, Physiotherapy, Massage and specialist 1-1 training. The company was founded in 2007 as a result of the car crash that has become known as our ‘happy accident’. The injuries she sustained in the accident prompted founder Joanne Mathews to go on and develop Ten as an authentic response to the challenges she faced managing her recovery and rehab. With 10 Studios across London, our teams provide a holistic, end-to-end rehab, fitness and wellbeing service that’s still missing in the fitness industry. In fact, what we’ve come to call our Circle of Care remains unique within the UK. Ten’s Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Pilates Instructors, Personal Trainers and Massage Therapists work collaboratively, under the same roof. Together we provide joined up, empowering solutions, to help meet our clients’ needs and goals – whether that’s to return from injury or illness to full fitness, offset the harmful effects of today’s desk-bound working lifestyles or simply to enjoy the benefits of becoming fitter, stronger, and improving their quality of movement. We do this through small group and 1:1 sessions, keeping what we do very personal and bespoke. We are renowned for the expertise of our teams and the quality of the service we provide for our clients. Whatever service a client uses at Ten, they will feel the authenticity of the relationships, the positive energy, and the collaborative approach of the team. We thrive on a culture of achievement. Our studio teams deliver a warm welcome, and empowering, inspirational environment, and a great sense of community. At our heart we are evidence-based, expert, people-driven and celebratory. We exist to make help people feel good about themselves – clients and staff alike - and to have a positive impact on their wellbeing and the wider community.