Movement. Nutrition. Body Awareness.

Designed for a balanced, toned and healthy body.

The Method

All of the movement classes have the same foundation - lengthening the larger muscles to create flexibility, tone and ease of motion while activating the smaller muscles to ensure a balanced body. In her own body Josephine found the larger muscles were overwhelming her ease of movement and symmetry. When she focused on reducing the tension in the large muscle groups while working smaller muscles the approach gave her a toned, mobile and balanced body. This approach became the foundation of her method. She draws from her extensive training to create movement with elements from a number of disciplines for effective, fun, safe and results driven classes.  

The method ensures the movement evolves to keep the body challenged. Classes are divided into four areas of focus - alignment, length, sculpt and sweat. The variety combines different styles of classes encouraging participants to begin where they need the most development and then challenge themselves to try different movement to ensure they don’t plateau and continue to get results.

meet Josephine

After an injury set Josephine back in her day to day movement she was in search of a return to everyday mobility. When she discovered a program called Essentrics, it helped her get out of pain and regain strength. This first-hand experience of the transformative power of movement ignited a passion to learn about movement as medicine. Trained to teach the Essentrics technique by its creators Miranda and Sahra Esmond-White, she transitioned from a career in corporate sales to a full time trainer . As Josephine became more involved and experienced in the world of health and fitness, she continued to take a variety of movement training courses to deepen her knowledge, expand her skills, answer questions she was getting from students and develop her own method. She opened Framewrk Fitness Studio in Toronto in 2016 which was listed in Flare magazine as teaching one of Canada’s Best New Fitness Classes in 2018 and in Fashion magazine as one of Toronto’s best barre classes of 2019. She has now transitioned on line to Ruhe where a digital library and live virtual classes can reach people everywhere.

Since 2012 she has successfully completed her Essentrics Instructor Certification (Level 4), Barre Fitness Instructor Certification (IBBFFA), Holistic Nutritionist Certification (Alive Academy) and a Classical Pilates Certification with second generation Pilates instructor Maria Earle, who studied under Pilates elder Kathy Grant.

What Students Say About Josephine’s Classes:

"I have been working with Josephine for about 3 years as an addition to my training as a competitive figure skater. Josephine is so knowledgeable about the body and has been a major part of my injury prevention as an athlete. I can tell she values attention to detail and targets each of her clients individual needs. She’s passionate about what she does and it shows!” - Chloe

“I've been following Josephine and her program now for 10 years. Her program can be customized to achieve a number of outcomes. For me, I not only get a great workout which complements my other activities (running, cycling, light weights) but I am also able to decompress and re-align my body and my mind. I approach her program as a "treatment" and hope to continue for the rest of my life :)” - Ilias

"Josephine is a dynamic, incredibly inspirational instructor who has changed my exercise routine for life. She cue's every movement and exercise with such clarity that she allows you to picture exactly what you should be doing. Josephine takes time to learn about each student - paying careful attention to any injuries or body "quirks" you might have. She always brings an amazing energy to any class she's teaching and has hooked me forever!" - Sally

“I have been taking Josephine's classes for 10 years. I'm an avid tennis player and runner and Josephine's classes enable me to continue doing the sports I love without injury. The fluidity of the movements have increased my mobility, core strength and reduced my back pain. Josephine’s adaptations and adjustments and knowledge of movement have kept me from being injured in class as I have been in other fitness classes. At the end of her classes, I feel taller.” - Trudy

“After a really bad car accident, the left side of my body was never the same. I couldn’t sit for long periods of time and I had piercing pains shooting up my spine. Meeting Josephine has changed my life. After doing her classes , the pain is gone and I’ve never felt more aware of my body and movement. Now that she has incorporated an element of nutrition in her program I am on a new journey to eat to feel good. Thanks Ruhe” - Sophia

“I’ve been taking classes with Josephine for five years and have made more progress than I could have imagined possible.  She’s simply 5-stars in every category!  And, bonus, her classes are a lot of fun!” - Gail

“I look forward to Josephine's Framewrk classes as they are always evolving with new exercises and variations. Each workout feels different and keeps me engaged from beginning to end. Josephine's classes allow me to continue to test my limits without sacrificing myself to injury. Her classes are challenging, safe and effective.Josephine has mastered the art of fitness instruction. She is very inspirational and I love working out in the spaces she creates virtually and in person.” Andrea.