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For most students wanting to pursue a career as a Pilates instructor, learning the foundation of the Method through the matwork is the first step. Our Mat Training Course provides the most extensive mat education delivering both beginner and intermediate exercises in one course. Or students can choose our level-based courses as they decide which career path is right for them. No springs, straps or bars necessary to make for a challenging workout. In fact a major benefit to Pilates mat and teaching it is the fact that it can be practiced or taught anywhere. From dvd’s, podcasts, smart phone apps, to traditional group class settings in fitness centers and studios the options are limitless for instructors and clients alike.

The Mat Training Course integrates both beginner mat AND intermediate mat exercises together in one course. Throughout the course students will become fluent in teaching over 30 Pilates mat exercises, the classical Pilates beginner and intermediate mat sequence, as well as innovative modifications to challenge or simplify each exercise according to varying fitness levels or common injuries. 

For each exercise in the mat repertoire, our courses provide modifications to simplify and modifications to challenge the corresponding exercises lending to a vast array of options to keep the Method alive and individualized for each client and class.

Course Curriculum

    1. Welcome Letter + Reminders

    1. START HERE!

    2. YOUR COURSE MANUAL

    3. MAT PRECOURSE TO-DOs

    4. GLOSSARY RECORDING

    5. GLOSSARY QUIZ

    6. MAT PRE-COURSE QUIZ

    1. Introduction to these guiding tenets

    2. WATCH roundtable chat with Core faculty

    1. Advanced Mat with weights with Kristin Hoesl - 45min

    2. Classic Mat + Foam Roller with Sarah Ruback - 45 min

    3. Classic Mat + Hand Weights with Sarah Ruback - 54 min

    4. Classic Mat with Jo D'Agostino - 40 min

    5. Classic Mat with Shawn Merchant - 45 min

    6. Classic Mat + Small Ball with Jo D'Agostino - 40 Min.

    7. Classic Pilates Body Mat Class (Core Faculty)

    1. What You Will Learn

    2. WATCH archival footage of Joseph Pilates

    3. WATCH Joe's Gym. An Elder Recounts His Experience

    4. WATCH Historians dive deep into Joseph Pilates

    5. WATCH Romana Kryzanowska Teach a Mat Class

    6. WATCH The Wisdom of Bob Liekens

    7. READ 1962 Article/Interview About Joe Pilates

    8. READ The Legend that is Romana Kryzanowska

    9. READ Reflecting on Romana's Legacy

    10. Which Joe Pilates Quote is Your Favorite?

    1. Why the Order Matters in Classical Pilates

    2. To Demonstrate or Not As Teacher

    3. Beginner Mat Technique: Warm ups

    4. Beginner Mat Technique: Hundred, Roll Up, Single Leg Circles, Rolling Like a Ball

    5. Beginner Mat Technique: Abdominal Series

    6. Beginner Mat Technique: Spine Stretch Forward, Saw, Swan, Single Leg Kicks

    7. Beginner Mat Technique: Side Kick Series, Teaser, Seal, Front Support

    8. DEMO: Beginner Mat video

About this course

  • $1,150.00
  • 123 lessons
  • 9.5 hours of video content

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