SAMMY CARTER

Pilates Instructor / Director and Owner

Sammy is the founder of Ocean Pilates and has been passionate about fitness and well-being all her life, she gained her first fitness qualifications in 1997 from the UK and worked in the health club industry as a Personal Trainer and Health Club Manager.  Moving to Australia in 2007, Sammy completed the Mat Pilates Certification, from Pilates School of WA and established Ocean Pilates as the first Mat Pilates Studio in the Rockingham area in January 2008.  After a number of years and totally hooked on the Pilates Method, Sammy continued her Pilates knowledge with the Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction, from Pilates International Training Centre and worked for Encore Pilates in Darwin, before re-establishing Ocean Pilates as an equipment Pilates studio in January 2016.  Sammy is a Licensed Buff Bones® Instructor and a Level Two Member of  Pilates Alliance Australasia, having taught over 5000 hours of Pilates and is a strong believer in continued education and personal growth. 
Sammy is a perfectionist and this is reflected in her energetic teaching style with a hands on approach, she works her clients to achieve quality movement over quantity and to build a high level of body awareness. 
Sammy understands and can appreciate just how hard it is sometimes to get motivated to exercise having suffered from inflammatory joint disease in her wrists. Through Pilates she has increased her grip strength, eradicated the pain in her back and neck and now enjoying life back at full strength.