Sam qualified with Body Control Pilates in 2001. He is a Certified Body Control Pilates Matwork Master Teacher and Certified Body Control Pilates Studio Master. He is a Member of Body Control Pilates Education Tutor Team.

Sam trained from the age of 10 at the Royal Ballet School and was a Professional Dancer with Sadler's Wells, the Royal Ballet, and the Birmingham Royal Ballet for 17 years. He was first introduced to the Pilates Method in 1991.