Pilates Classes in Exeter for beginner and intermediate levels and personal training
Pilates in Exeter
with Fiona Swan
Feel great this autumn with Pilates classes at beautiful Powderham Castle, Alphington Community Theatre, or live online.
Pilates is a low-impact way to stretch and strengthen your whole body. Its controlled, focused movements can help improve balance, posture, and joint mobility.
Why practice Pilates with Fiona?
Fiona's classes follow the Pilates principles of precision and control, offering safe, effective, and adaptable exercise for people with a range of joint and other health conditions. Fiona is a qualified fitness professional and CIMSPA member.
Separate beginner and intermediate classes are available at Powderham Castle and Alphington Community Theatre, helping everyone practise at an appropriate level and get the best possible results. Exercises can also be layered from Level 1, the easiest option, to the more challenging Level 3.
Join from home
Livestreamed classes are available on:
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Mondays at 8.15 am
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Wednesdays at 8.45 am
These classes are ideal for anyone who prefers to practise at home and use their own Pilates equipment. Hand weights of 1-3 kg are incorporated to improve upper-body strength.
Support your favourite activities
As a general fitness instructor and outdoor enthusiast, Fiona is also keen to help people enhance their performance in activities such as hillwalking, golf, racket sports, and paddle sports.
Whatever your motivation, these classes are designed to be welcoming and adaptable. Exercising with others and receiving guided instruction can be a great source of motivation, while the varied sessions provide just the right level of challenge - and may even reach muscles you never knew existed!
Let's keep moving together. I hope to meet you soon.
Fiona
Beginner & Intermediate Classes
Timetable
About Fiona
Fiona enjoys working with individuals to help improve health and fitness - both in class and the great outdoors.
Fiona is a Personal Trainer Practitioner registered with the Charted Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). She is also a Level 3 Mat-Based Pilates instructor, with a Level 4 specialist qualification in Exercise for Lower Back Pain.
With a particular interest in exercise for older people and functional strength training, Fiona is especially aware of the importance of maintaining the many components of fitness, particularly for those aged 40 and onwards. Where possible, strength, agility, and balance training are incorporated into all classes.
As an outdoor enthusiast, Fiona is also a Hill and Moorland Walk Leader, providing local interest walks across Devon & Dartmoor. She also teaches Nordic walking and 'forest fitness' at beautiful Haldon Forest Park. Fiona is also a Paddle Sport Leader with Teignbridge Canoe Club.
For more about Fiona's outdoor fitness classes and guided walks, please see www.nordicwalkingdevon.co.uk
Registered with CIMSPA, the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity, enhanced DBS checked, and fully insured.
Personal Training
Alternatively, you may be interested in personal training. As a trainer, I specialise in exercise for older people, functional fitness, and some neurological conditions. I can develop an exercise programme to meet your specific requirements. If you would like to discuss, please do get in touch. Contact Fiona
Hope to meet you soon.
Fiona
What clients say
"I have found Fiona's Pilates classes very helpful and enjoyable. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, I've found the stretching from Pilates invaluable! Thank you, Fiona!" Louise Knapman – April 2026
“Fiona is an excellent teacher, I love my classes and my body really feels it if I miss a session. I have noticed a significant benefit to my strength and flexibility & I always feel better after a class. It's a very friendly environment with Fiona explaining everything really well and checking at intervals to make sure you’re doing it right. I’m really glad I found her classes.” Jacqui Dart – March 2026
“The class has been amazing for my back problem. Last year I was on a waiting list to see a spinal surgeon. I started doing Fiona’s beginner's Pilates class in September, and within a couple of months, the pain and numbness had gone, and I no longer needed to see the spinal surgeon! I love the class, Fiona is an excellent teacher and tailors the exercises to individual abilities. It has certainly helped me and I feel the benefits every day.” Catherine Lewis – March 2026
How to get started
Joseph Pilates
Born in Germany in 1880, Joseph Pilates devised a 'physical fitness system' including 34 mat-based exercises, which now feature in modern-day Pilates classes.
Pilates is suitable for all levels of fitness, from total beginners to top-level athletes, as it's widely recognised as an effective way to improve
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Strength
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Flexibility
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Mobility
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Balance and coordination
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Posture
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