All you need to do is arrive exactly as you are.
Physiotherapy and Pilates in Broughty Ferry, Dundee - evidence-informed, compassionate and built around you.
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Physiotherapy
Whether it's a recent injury or something you've lived with for years, we start with a thorough assessment, then hands-on treatment and a plan built round your actual life — including a video programme so you know what to do between sessions.
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Group Pilates Classes
Reformer, Studio Circuits & Mat Pilates — small by design, six people in every class, so it stays unhurried and everything adapts to you. A challenging equipment session, or something more grounding on the mat. All levels welcome, never-done-it-before very much included.
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1:1 Studio Pilates
One-to-one sessions on the reformer, Cadillac trapeze table, Wunda chair, ladder barrel, and fuse ladders — tailored entirely to you. Whether you're progressing through rehab or looking for a personalised movement practice, our expert-led equipment sessions deliver results in a calm, encouraging environment.
You deserve to feel at home in your body.
Whether you’re recovering from injury, managing persistent pain, or simply ready to build strength and move with more confidence - you’re in the right place.
At Nutrio, we believe movement is medicine, that works best when it’s personalised, progressive and supported by people who genuinely care about your progress. There’s no pressure to be fitter, faster or further along than you are.
All you need to do is arrive exactly as you are.
Here for the long term
Based in Broughty Ferry and part of this community since 2015, we're here as your body changes, as your goals shift, and as life asks different things of you.
Everything here is grounded in current clinical thinking
From how we assess and treat, through to how a class is sequenced and taught.
An ordinary day at Nutrio
You'll be a person here, not a booking
Small classes, small group sessions and one-to-one appointments mean someone knows your name, your history, and what your shoulder did last week.
The people beside you are why most of them stay
Whether you came for rehab or just to move more freely, you'll find a room that makes turning up on a wet Tuesday feel worth it.
Meet the Team
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Ailsa Bell
Owner, Founder LEAD PHYSIOTHERAPIST & PILATES INSTRUCTOR
Ailsa founded Nutrio in 2015, wanting a place where clinical expertise and considered movement sat in the same room. She's a physiotherapist with an MSc, trained with Polestar Pilates, and she teaches as well as treats — which is why the classes here are built the way they are.
HCPC registered physiotherapist · CSP member
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Laura Farquharson
Reformer & Mat Pilates Instructor
Laura is certified in reformer and mat Pilates with Pilates Union UK, and is currently working through the full apparatus programme with Lolita's Legacy under Joakim Valsinger — a second-generation teacher who trained with Lolita San Miguel herself. Ask her why she loves Pilates and she'll tell you about the six principles: breath, concentration, centring, control, precision and flow.
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Clare McGhee
Clare trained through Pilates Union UK and taught for several years in a gym setting, completing a great deal of continuing professional development along the way. She's also a musician and a trained sound bath practitioner.
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Toni Clenaghan
Administrator & Client Care
Toni looks after bookings, the inbox and the phone, and she's usually the first person you'll meet when you come through the door. She joined us this autumn from a background in customer support, and she's heading back to university to compete a master's in Sports Therapy. You'll also find her in classes — Pilates is a recent discovery and she's rather taken with it.
"Ailsa is a wonderful Pilates instructor and Physiotherapist. She is so knowledgeable in her field which is what attracted me to her studio, I knew I would be getting a first class service. Her Pilates classes are great and they are different every week."
— Kirsty Nutrio Physio & Pilates is rated 5 out of 5 across 21 Google reviews. Read our reviews
“I never want the classes to finish as they are fun as well as challenging. I had never walked into a pilates studio before but was immediately put at ease and found my feet and can really see an improvement every week."
— Rachel"Love the circuit class at Nutrio. Ailsa is a fountain of knowledge and always feel in very capable hands during the class. Even the slightest mention of a pain or niggle before class, and all stations are adapted to strengthen the area and not cause further discomfort. The atmosphere in Nurtio is so welcoming and relaxed - truly a zen space to escape.”
— ChristaReady to take the first step?
Whether you’d like to book a physiotherapy assessment, try a class, or simply find out more — we’d love to hear from you. There’s no obligation and no pressure. Just a warm welcome waiting whenever you’re ready.
NEW TO NUTRIO?
Start with 3 Pilates classes for £45
A gentle way to explore what Nutrio has to offer — Try Reformer, Studio Circuits & Mat Pilates — Mix and match to find what feels right for you.
Visit Us
594 Brook Street
Broughty Ferry
Dundee, DD5 2EA
Opening Hours
Monday 9am – 9pm
Tuesday 9am – 7.30pm
Wednesday 9.30am – 4pm
Thursday 9.30am – 9pm
Friday 9.30am – 12.30pm
Saturday 7.30am – 11.30am
Sunday Closed