Pilates in Exeter with Fiona Swan

Pilates on zoom with Fiona Swan is to be highly recommended. I have been attending since the first Covid lockdown, having been to classes in person with Fiona for a year and a half before that. The variety of exercises each week keeps me motivated and interested, plus challenges the body in a variety of ways. Using weights and other pieces of equipment is a real benefit too. Fiona has a clear and helpful way of explaining what to do, and is gentle with us! She also allows flexibility with payment, either by paying for a block, making it more economical, or PAYG, if you know you are going to miss more than a couple in the block. That is also very helpful, as you are not paying for something you cannot do.

I have been attending Fiona's classes for about a year and really feel that I have been able to develop. Other classes have just felt unchallenging and groundhog day. I love Pilates and had done some research about the exercise. From what I can tell, Fiona uses the core ideas and movements within her classes. She changes and adapts each session I have attended, doing a little more one one part of the body each week. Fiona is able to offer suggestions about adapting what you are doing to your ability. She also give clear direction about breathing, which I have found confusing in the past. I don't know if it just me and the effect of the breathing, but I find them really relaxing too. Fiona has all the basic equipment needed, but you can bring stuff along too. There is also a spread of locations for classes and options for holidays and evenings, which I really value.

Fiona’s Pilates and Strength Training classes are great. Since Lockdown she has been running sessions by Zoom which really fits in when you are working full time. She explains all the movements really well and demonstrates from different angles so that you are doing everything properly to get full benefits. I definitely have better core strength and feel trimmer. After a session I feel so much better; all stretched out and relaxed. I would definitely recommend for all. As a woman in my 50s I think the Strength training is really beneficial to maintain bone density and good muscle tone.