Fiona Carter
Pilates Teacher, Movement Educator & Pelvic Floor Coach
☎ 07530 164418
Treat yourself to Pilates - feel stronger, balanced & energised!
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One-2-Ones and Duets... working one-2-one with me gives you the attention and benefit of my experience and knowledge to work on a program that is designed to meet your needs wether that is for fitness, rehabilitation or just to feel good in your body.
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Shared One-2-One (open studio) equipment sessions offer a more affordable way to work with a me on a program that is specifically designed to meet your needs.
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Reformer, Tower & Chair classes at P:ointe Ahead Pilates. These classes have unto eight people.
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Women's health coaching for pelvic floor disfunction, pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence or hypertonic pelvic floor and pelvic pain.
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Pilates for chronic low back pain, Sacroiliac joint disfunction, weak gluteals, tight hamstrings or hip-flexors.
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Pilates to improve posture, ease neck and shoulder tightness and tension headaches
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Supporting women to thrive through peri-menopause and beyond.
Pilates Apparatus shared (open studio) and One-2-one sessions available at...
Pointe Ahead Pilates
3 Atholl Place, Edinburgh
Complete Movement
Opera Close, Haddington
Six Week Specialist Courses
"True Healers don't heal you they teach you how to heal yourself"
I am paraphrasing a quote by Maryam Hasnaa because this very much tells you what I am aiming to do with the six week specialist courses.
Some people "want to be fixed"... they want a pill or a quick fix that allows them to be a passive passenger in the process of their rehabilitation and healing. My personal experience of rehabilitating from injury is that this rarely works... and if this is what you are looking for I am not your person.
What I usually find is that if people understand how their body works they can work things out for themselves when I'm not around. This gives people the understanding and confidence to take control of their own health. These courses are designed to do just this and give you a good understanding of the body and a tool kit of exercises and resources to support you.
You will learn about common muscle imbalances, disfunction and poor posture and how they can affect you and cause chronic pain or disfunction. These courses then give you strategies to deal with each issue so you can put together a program that will exactly match your needs.
Each course consists of
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Six 50 minute practical workshops in either Edinburgh or East Lothian.
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Printable worksheets.
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Online homework and resources that compliment the in person sessions.
Current Courses
Women's Pelvic Floor Health, Pelvic Pain, Prolapse & incontinence
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Do you pee when you laugh, sneeze or jump?
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Have an uncomfortable prolapse?
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Are you always desperate to go to the toilet but only have a dribble when you get there?
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suffering from pelvic pain due to an overactive pelvic floor.
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Feel you will never get back to exercising or feel young and sexy again?
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Missing out on joining in activities with your family?
I offer both One-2-One coaching as well as this six week program designed to support and educate you as you get back to moving again.
In this course we look at all factors that contribute to pelvic floor issues.
Neck & Shoulder Tension, Poor Posture & Chronic Tension Headaches
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Do you suffer from chronic neck and shoulder tension?
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Are you always popping aspirin for debilitating tension headaches caused by poor posture?
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Feel your posture getting progressively rounded and not sure how to reverse it?
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Tight shoulders or pain in the shoulders.
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Recovering from frozen shoulder and need resources to support your recovery.
I offer One-2-Ones, group studio sessions and 6 week workshops that address all these issues.
Get in touch and we can discuss options that will work best for you.
Chronic Lower Back Pain, Sciatica or Tight hips
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Are you in constant pain or anxious that any movement can flare up your pain? & find being in chronic pain exhausting?
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Afraid to move in case you make your back worse?
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Have chroninc low back pain or sacroiliac joint pain.
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Chronically tight hips, hipflexors or hamstrings
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Weak gluteals.
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feel you cant cope with work commitments let alone have fun?
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Have you been told that your pain is due to posture or muscle imbalance but don't know what to do to correct this?
In addition to One-2-One coaching, I offer specialist 6 week group courses that will give you the tools you need to take control of your life and get moving again.
Success Stories
My prolapse symptoms are not only improved, I have taken up running again - V. B, Edinburgh
After 20 years of minor incontinence I had just accepted that this was my lot. After one term of women's health classes with Fiona I no longer plan my life around staying close to the loo and am loving it. - G. T, Edinburgh
I signed up to Fiona's women's health classes by accident. They seemed really gentle but have made a huge difference to my core. I feel much stronger even my regular advanced Pilates classes feel much easier - G. R, Edinburgh
Fiona was the first Pilates teacher I have worked with who very gently tackled my neck injuries head on, rather than just telling me not to do half the exercises in class. For years I would take to my bed several times a week. I rarely get headaches now, when I do they aren't as bad. Best of all I join in with activities with my children I wouldn't have thought possible three years ago - H. J, Stirling
Group Classes
Pilates Apparatus One-2-Ones and Shred |One-2-Ones (Open Studio)
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Working on something specific?
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Want a more Personalised program than a group mat class can offer?
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Your familiar with the apparatus and don't really need a One-2-One?
Sessions are taught either One-2-One or as a Duet or Shared One-2-One (up to three people) In these sessions you can work on your specific goals wether that is improving strength and improving posture or on rehabilitation or maintenance of a specific condition or injury.
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
@ Pointe Ahead Pilates
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Thursday pm and Saturday am
@ Complete Movement
Pilates Reformer Classes
Want to take your Pilates mat class to the next level? The Reformer can...
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Increase resistance to improve strength.
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Challenge balance and coordination.
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Improve posture.
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Challenge your core.
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Improve your mobility and flexibility
The Reformer can be used to both refine your pilates practice as well as adding resistance to your Pilates workout to build strength and tone muscles.
Group classes of a maximum of 5 people.
Pointe Ahead Pilates
Friday 12.15
Pilates Tower Classes
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Want to try a Pilates Apparatus class? But don't feel comfortable with the idea of the Reformer's moving carriage then why not try a Tower class.
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The Cadillac or tower is great for creating length within the body while challenging your core. You have the addition of springs and bars to help you to refine your movements or increase the challenge of your session... Giving you a session that will help you to improve your mobility, and work your core without any crunches leaving you feeling energised and possibly taller.
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group classes of a maximum of 4 people.
Pointe Ahead Pilates
Friday 11.00am
Wunder Chair Classes
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Looking for a challenging class that will take your Pilates practice to the next level?
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Want to improve strength, balance and mobility?
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Like the idea of small group classes using Pilates apparatus.
Possibly the most challenging piece of Pilates apparatus. Many of the exercises are performed standing, sitting and some weight bearing through the hands which requires more balance, coordination and strength. These are small group classes with a maximum of 6 people.
Pointe Ahead Pilates
Wednesday 13.30pm