For the better part of a decade I dedicated myself to my career as a fine dining chef, both here in Australia and in Europe. Years of 60-plus hour weeks being hunched over a bench, caused chronic lower back pain and forced Ben to wear a brace on a daily basis just to accomplish simple tasks. My physiotherapist recommended I take up Pilates to combat the damage. I quickly developed a passion for the discipline, which in turn prompted me to enrol at National Pilates Training and obtain my Diploma in 2012.