Fitness Instructor: Pilates Instructor Training

Take this course and learn all of the necessary skills you will need to establish a career as a Pilates instructor, you will learn classic Pilates matwork, as well as the modifications and variations required so that you can successfully tier teach mixed-level groups.

Course Highlights

• 65 lectures, including 6 hours of video content plus supporting PDF files
• Learn Pilates matwork and how to adapt it so that you can successfully teach mixed-level groups.
• Learn about Pilates Theory, Anatomy and Physiology
• Create great classes so that your clients keep coming back for more
• Gain the best tips on the practicalities of setting up a great Pilates instructor business

Course Overview

On this course, you will learn how to become a highly competent instructor and organise great classes so that your clients keep coming back for more. Josie will give you the best tips on the practicalities of setting up a great business, from finding a space to marketing yourself most effectively.

Instructor Bio

Josie Mckenlay has over 30 years experience in the health and fitness industry. She started out as an aerobics instructor in London, teaching all studio-based classes in the growing number of health clubs and trained as a Pilates and yoga instructor towards the end of the 1990s. From then on, she built up a large portfolio of clients and ran private classes in the London area and in Abu Dhabi, UAE. She now lives in Dubai. She also writes for a Lifestyle column for Sport360, a Dubai based Sports Newspaper. She is passionate about people's wellbeing and has dedicated my life to helping them improve their health through a healthy lifestyle.

Course Curriculum

Introduction

• Introduction
• Say hi and tell your fellow students why you're taking this course
• Share your new course with your friends!
• Course Overview

Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Sequences

• Beginner Sequence
• Intermediate Sequence
• Advanced Sequence

Anatomy, Physiology & Theory

• Anatomy, Physiology & Theory Handout
• Workshop Neutral Thoracic

Matwork Techniques Part 1

• The Hundred Handout
• The Hundred
• The Roll Up Handout
• The Roll Up
• The Roll Over Handout
• The Roll Over
• The One Leg Circle Handout
• One Leg Circle
• The Roll Back Handout
• The Core Series Handout
• Core Series
• The Spine Stretching Handout
• Spine Stretching
• The Spine Extension Handout
• Spine Extension
• Shoulder Stands Handout
• Shoulder Stands
• Shoulder Bridge Handout
• Shoulder Bridge
• The Spine Twist Handout
• Spine Twist

Matwork Techniques Part 2

• The Jack Knife Handout
• Jack Knife
• The Side Leg Series Handout
• Side Leg Series
• The Teaser Handout
• Teaser
• The Hip Circles Handout
• Hip Circles
• The Swimming Handout
• Swimming
• The Leg Pull Down Handout
• Leg Pull Down
• The Leg Pull Up Handout
• Leg Pull Up
• The Boomerang Handout
• Boomerang
• The Control balance Handout
• Control Balance
• The Seal Handout
• The Seal
• The Twister and Side Plank Handout
• Twisters and Side Bends
• The Rocking Handout
• Rocking
• Push Ups Handout
• Push Ups

Postural Assessment

• Postural Assessment

Teaching Successful Classes

• Teaching Successful Classes
• Sequence 1
• Sequence 2
• Sequence 3
• Sequence 4
• Teaching an Exercise

How to run a Successful Pilates Business

• Running a Successful Pilates Business
• Screening Introduction Handout
• Health Questionnaire
• Liability Waiver & T&C's

Quiz

• Part 1: Anatomy, Physiology and Theory
• Part 2: Pilates Exercises and Teaching

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Anyone wanting to become a Pilates Instructor

This course has no prerequisites

Become a Pilates Instructor

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included