Jill McLaggan
IIHHT, CST1, CST2
Whilst based in Cheshire, Jill began a career in the fitness industry, qualifying as a fitness instructor in 1991, upgrading this certificate to Personal Trainer a few years later. Over the next 5 years, Jill’s fitness consultancy incorporated fitness classes, studio management and personal training. As well as working with able-bodied clients, Jill also visited patients with Parkinson’s Disease, cancer sufferers and many who were medically obese.
She was the regional representative for the National register of Personal Trainers and listed in Harpers & Queen as one of the top 10 Personal Trainers in the UK.
She was called on to appear on T.V and radio and to present, as an After Dinner Speaker.
In 1998 she qualified as a Sports Massage Therapist and expanded her business, working in a busy chiropractor’s clinic in Alderly Edge.
In 2003 Jill relocated “back home” to Edinburgh, where she has successfully set up clinics at Napiers Herbal Dispensary in Edinburgh, and Peebles. At Napiers, Jill works closely with the other practitioners including the acupuncturists, medical herbalists and osteopaths, to ensure the best possible course of treatment for her patients.
After “retiring” from the fitness industry, jill is now concentrating on her treatment skills.
Qualifying in Indian Head Massage in 2007, she visits offices in the city to provide on-site massage and presents “Better Backs” seminars for groups such as HMIE and city councils.
She has also embarked on The Upledger Institute CranioSacral therapy training and has successfully completed CST1 and CST2 modules www.upledger.co.uk.

