Meet the Team: Carrie Foster Heberling

Meet the Team: Carrie Foster Heberling

Carrie has a Degree in Exercise Science from FIU, where she also competed as a Division 1 Swimmer. 

Her love for Pilates came about while nursing a shoulder injury and trying to find a workout routine she loved after 15+ years of swimming. After a few years of practicing, she completed the Core Advancement Teacher Training at Pilates in the Grove.

Outside of the studio she Coaches swimming and enjoys spending time with her husband and two dogs.

Questions for Meet The Team

Favorite thing to eat for breakfast

Eggs with GF toast and spinach

I don’t leave home without?

 My water

If Joseph Pilates were alive today what would you ask him or have him teach you?

I’m not sure that I could pick just one thing, I’d like to know everything. I think I would have just latched onto his side and followed him around.

What qualities do you admire in a teacher?

 Passion, humor, someone who pushes you, knowledge

Top 3 places you have traveled?

London, Colorado, California

Top 3 places you would like to travel?

Australia, Germany, Switzerland

How would you describe your fashion style?

Plain/basic with a hint of cute

3 things you would grab in a fire?

My dogs, my phone and my pillow

Top 3 things on your bucket list?

Travel the world, become a mother, own a business

When was your Pilates a-ha moment?

I think when I started my teacher training, everything really started to click

Favorite Blog?

Peanutbutter fingers

Favorite Book?

Tuesdays with Morrie

Favorite Quote?

If someone believes in you and gives you an opportunity, it is incumbent upon you to go the extra mile.

How has Pilates changed your body? Your outlook?

It’s definitely made me leaner/more toned but, I’ve also realized how the whole body is connected. I wish I would have known about it while I was swimming, I think it would have changed so much.

I am an expert in?

The water

On any Saturday night you will most likely find me at?

 Somewhere in the Grove drinking wine… whether it’s on my couch or Lulu’s/Vinos.

How would you describe your teaching style?

Still trying to figure that one out, it’s a work in progress.

What is the funniest thing you have ever heard in the studio?

Hmm… Not sure I could repeat it.

What has been your biggest teaching blunder?

The first time I ever had to teach a group class, I was so nervous and forgot what to do/say.