Pilates Professional Wiki
Become a Pilates Instructor
Embarking on Pilates teacher training is an exciting journey, opening doors to not just mastering the Pilates method but also sharing its benefits with others. It’s about equipping yourself with the skills to guide and inspire, blending movement principles with practical skills. Certification goes beyond a mere qualification; it
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Teacher Organizations and Unions
Continuing Education
- Online workshops by Leslie Logan
- Online workshops by Darien Gold
- Body Control Pilates (UK)
- Level Up MVMT - Run by Erika Quest, this is research-backed movement and fitness continuing education for a variety of modalities and populations.
- Movement Science Made Simple - Educational programming for Pilates instructors developed by Cara Reeser & Jeremy Laverdure. MSMS joins current concepts in biomechanics, motor learning theory, and pain science with movement training strategies.
- Somaphyx - Wide variety of continuing education material from Danica Kalemdaroglu.
- 360 Pilates - Offers 400 HD videos of Pilates exercises, shot from multiple angles to detail each movement. Curated and searchable!
Free Continuing Educational Resources
- Fusion Pilates EDU
- Core Exercise Solutions - Focused on pregnancy and postpartum.
- Body Organics Education - Lots of free information available via YouTube.
- PilatesScience.org - A collation of every piece of Pilates-related research published in scientific journals.
Lesson Planning and Studio Management, Templates, Apps, and Platforms
- Class Choreography - Demo videos and PDFs for class planning. Includes "franchise-friendly" class plans for CP teachers. $5 off your first month with code REDDITPILATES
- Pilates Lesson Planner(https://pilateslessonplans.co.uk/) - Pilates Redditors who join and use this tool are entitled to a free Joseph Pilates Mat Card Deck. Email the owner of the site, George, to confirm you are a member of his site, request it and say you're a member of the Pilates subreddit.
- Breathe Sweat Stretch - free downloadable lesson planning template
- Pilates Encyclopedia - free downloadable lesson planning template
- Pilates Lesson Planner by Sally Solomon - lesson planning notebook available on Amazon
- Pilates Lesson Planner for Notion - downloadable suite of materials for the Notion app
- Pilates HQ Toolkit - Free downloadable lesson plans and other tools for teachers
Studio Apparatus
Use code REDDIT30 at checkout for 5% off sale price.
- Merrithew Enhanced One-On-One Studio Bundle - includes: Cadillac, V2 Max Plus Reformer, Mat Converter, Reformer Box, Platform Extender, Maple Pole, Split-Pedal Stability Chair, Ladder Barrel, Arc Barrel.
- Merrithew One-On-One Studio Bundle - Includes everything as above apart from the Cadillac
- Merrithew Rehab V2 Max Plus Reformer Bundle
- BASI Systems Pilates Cadillac Reformer Combo
- BASI Systems Wood Pilates Reformer with Tower
