The Team Behind Nourished Escapes
Jodie Fast - Co-Founder & Pilates Instructor
Jodie is the co-founder of Nourished Escapes and founder and owner of Reform & Glow, a Pilates studio in Wigston, Leicester, built around movement, confidence and community. With a passion for helping people feel stronger, more confident and connected to their bodies, Jodie has created a welcoming space where movement is about so much more than exercise.
Her love of wellness extends beyond the studio, inspiring her to create Nourished Escapes alongside Tom from Ford’s Kitchen. Bringing together her experience in Pilates and her passion for creating meaningful experiences, Jodie wanted to offer something special: the opportunity to step away from everyday life, slow down and reconnect with yourself.
Through Nourished Escapes, Jodie combines Pilates, wellness and relaxation to create thoughtful retreats where guests can move, recharge, enjoy nourishing food and connect with like-minded people.
For Jodie, it’s all about finding balance, making time for yourself and leaving feeling refreshed, re-energised and glowing from within.
Tom Ford - Co-Founder & Private Chef
Tom is the co-founder of Nourished Escapes and is the founder and owner of Ford’s Kitchen, a private chef business specialising in private dining, functions, cookery classes and creative, seasonal food.
Before launching his own business, Tom worked as the performance chef for Leicester City football players, where he developed a strong understanding of the role nutrition plays in fuelling performance, recovery and overall wellbeing. This experience shaped his approach to food, combining nutritional knowledge with a passion for creating delicious, thoughtfully prepared dishes.
With a focus on sustainability, locally sourced ingredients and supporting independent producers, Tom celebrates seasonal cooking and believes food is about more than what’s on the plate. It’s about bringing people together, sharing experiences and creating memorable moments around the table.
Through Nourished Escapes, Tom is excited to bring his knowledge and passion for nutritional, performance-focused food to every retreat, creating nourishing, seasonal menus that complement our focus on Pilates, wellness and relaxation.
Together, we combine movement, nourishment and meaningful experiences to create retreats where guests can slow down, reconnect and leave feeling refreshed, recharged and truly looked after.