SCOUT PROFILE SERIES - Meet Grace!

GRACE DOUGHTY

Age: 30

Star sign: Sagittarius

Tell us about your day job! I work in the food and wine world … my day job is for a local gelato business (my kids are very impressed by this) and I write freelance about natural wine, my night job is working on a small bespoke homewares line called Mess coming soon. 

Favourite thing to do when you’re not doing your day job? Cook for friends and family, spend time in the garden with the kids and drink lots of delicious wine

How long have you been coming to Scout Pilates? Two years!

What keeps you coming back? I have never been into exercise or fitness but starting at Scout has really opened my eyes to how therapeutic it can be to carve out time for this in your day. Its a very zen place which is a huge draw card for me.

Favourite class and why? I started doing reformer here and absolutely loved Jaimee’s classes but switched over to yoga recently and have become completely addicted to the Slow Vinyasa classes with Camille, they make me feel in tune with my body and I can feel my strength building.

Favourite pilates position? Definitely not my favourite but I’m trying to master the half-moon pose so it’s a fave at the moment. 

Enough Pilates chat, what in your life gives you the most energy? Spending time with my friends around the dinner table, lots of eating and laughing is the perfect recharge for me. I wake up (a little dusty) but burst with new ideas and energy after entertaining. 

Tell us your favourite place to eat or drink in the Inner West and what you order when you’re there. Continental Deli would be my go to for a local night out, steak tartare and gin martini!

What advice would you give to your 15-year-old self? Drink more water!

What was the last text message you received? Be there in 10!

If you could travel ANYWHERE tomorrow where would you go? Case Vecchio in Sicily, a regenerative vineyard and farm with cooking classes! 

What goal do you want to achieve by the end of the year? I want to work on my balance, both literally and figuratively.