The Trainers


Equilibrium Health was founded by Jon and Claire Wray who combined their 29 years experience of the fitness industry to create a unique, bespoke fitness haven in the heart of Leeds.

Claire Wray, co-founder of Equilibrium Health has worked in health and fitness for over fourteen years and is an Advanced Practitioner of Modern Pilates and trained by the Pilates Institute.

Claire is the creator of Baby Pilates – “The Guide To A Flat Abdomen After Childbirth", Claire specialises in one to one Pilates tuition. She was interviewed in 2003 by Radio Leeds for expert opinion on the Which reports findings of a lack of qualified Pilates instructors. A writer for online magazine Baby-Mates and featured in Zest magazine, she gives regular talks to women’s groups in Leeds on posture, Pilates and fitness. Her Baby Pilates class was featured in Practical Parenting’s March 2006 issue as one of 7 Rainy Day Boredom Busters.

  • 1992 - Leeds Sports Development Unit Exercise to Music
  • 1993 - RSA Exercise to Music
  • 1996 - Fitness Professional Advanced Instructor Module in Nutrition and Weight Management
  • 2002 - Modern Pilates Mat work Instructor
  • 2004 - Advanced Practitioner of Modern Pilates
  • 2005 - British School of Yoga - Yoga teacher
  • 2005 - Pilates Institute Reformer training
  • 2005 - Pilates Institute Wunda chair workshop
  • 2005 - Pilates institute Spine Corrector workshop
  • 2007 - Pilates Institute Advanced and Group Reformer
  • Many workshops attended include Step Correctly, Body Conditioning, Astanga Yoga, Fitness Pilates, Pilates, Stability Ball Pilates


    • Jon Wray, MSc, is an ex-professional Rugby League Player with a career spanning twelve years.

    Clubs represented:

    Prior to that he played for England Colts and England under 21’s with many of the future 2003 Rugby Union World Cup winners before converting to Rugby League.

    Jon played in the 1992 Challenge Cup final at Wembley for Castleford Tigers in front of a 75,000 crowd which was televised internationally. He also won an inaugural Division One Grand Final winners medal with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 1998.

    Realising that a rugby career is short lived, Jon started to study Health and Fitness and progressed to being a highly qualified Group Instructor, Personal Trainer and a University lecturer in Sports Science. He is also a Certified Strength / Conditioning Specialist and now focuses on exclusive Personal Training, dealing with a full spectrum of individuals, from those who are sedentary to elite athletes. He also acts as a consultancy conditioner for various professional rugby league clubs.

    Currently writing – “101 Personal Training Gym Sessions” and “101 Rugby Specific Conditioning Drills”.

    Academic Qualifications:

    Jon Wray has featured and been interviewed many times as a Professional sportsman during his twelve year career and he has also been a commentator on local radio for Rugby League games. He regularly gives seminars on health and fitness to networking groups in Leeds.