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Pilates
Teacher Training







Are you a Certified Fitness Instructor?  Do you want to educate in Pilates, but don't want the commute and expense to NYC? 

Are you a Fitness Center that would like to start up a Pilates Program with Apparati?  Hosting facilities will be discounted down for groups of 6 or more.  You deserve the best of your trainers.  Give your trainers the opportunity of quality education that will give you the most to offer your membership.

Pilates was not meant to be a battle over which Method is better, but about a quality education that is safe yet very effective.  Barbara instructs at the Master Level and has more than 4 years experience, specializing in Rehabilitation.  Anatomy, Biomechanics and Kinesiology, Postural Assessment,  Matwork, and all the Apparatus are covered at a Matriculated level. 

You have the option of holding your Fitness Certification or prepare for the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) exam, the gold Cerification in the Pilates industry.  The PMA Certification is an Alliance between all of the well established Pilates Methods.  Enhance your fitness skills or become a full-time Pilates Instructor.  It's up to you! 



         
Matriculated Modules (Courses)
Hours
Groups
Privates
Schedule
Anatomy & Biomechanics Review
Postural Assessment (PA)
*Pre-req: All Modules
  
15 Hours
$  325.00
$  550.00
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PA Review
Pilates Essential (key) Principles
Mat - All Levels
Pre-req:  Module Above
35 Hours
$  950.00
$1,950.00
7/25, 12-5
7/26,27 10-3
8/2,3 10-3
8/9,10 10-3
KP/PA Review
Mat Plus-Rings, Body Reform Bar,
Medicine Balls, Foam Roller,
Mini-Body Bar, Ballet Barre
Pre-req: All Modules Above
15 Hours
$  550.00
$1,100.00 
9/12, 1-4
 9/13,14 10-3
KP/PA Review
Reformer - Levels I and II
Pre-req: All Modules Above
35 Hours
$1,200.00
$2,750.00
TBD
KP/PA Review
Programming For Privates
Foot Corrector, Bean Bag, Rotationals
How to upstart your new Pilates Business!
Pre-req: All Modules Above
20 Hours
$  750.00
$1,750.00
TBD
KP/PA Review
Reformer - Level III
Pre-req: All Modules Above
20 Hours
$  550.00
$1,175.00
TBD
KP/PA Review
Barrels - All Levels
Pre-req: All Modules Above
10 Hours
$  375.00
$  850.00
TBD
KP/PA Review
Tower (1/2 Cadillac/Trap)
All Levels
Pre-req: All Modules Above
35 Hours
$1,250.00
$1,975.00
TBD
         
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o  If you already have a Pilates background, you will be assessed to move on to the next needed module.
o  1/3 non-refundable deposit required two weeks prior to start of modules.
o  Last hour of module will be a student assessment.
o  Payment for Instructor training by credit card only.

Suggested Reading:
     o  Anatomy of Movement, Blandine Calais-Germain
     o  A Pilates' Primer:  The Millennium Edition, By Joseph H. Pilates and William J. Miller

All Modules held on Friday, Saturday and Sundays only.  Call Barbara at the studio for further details.
*  Teacher Studio ratio max is 3:1 for group instruction
**Study guides/outlines included in each module

***Pricing subject to change without notice.

6 Months of Observation and Apprenticeship (Mentor Program) suggested prior to teaching or registering for the PMA Exam.


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Pilates Method Alliance Certification
Known as the "Gold" of Pilates Certifications

pilatesmethodalliance.org
 

Eligibility Requirements for Exam Candidates

Education/Experience

To sit for the examination you must have education and/or experience in the field of Pilates or other current exercise sciences or related fields. You must meet and provide documentation for one (1) of the following three eligibility options.


200 documented hours of training in a Pilates teacher training program.

Six (6) months (or 720 hours) of full-time employment as a Pilates teacher within the last twelve (12) month period.

Certification from one of the following NCCA-accredited programs (please check one):
    American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM): PT
    American Council on Exercise (ACE): GFI or PT
    Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer: ATC
    National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM): CPT
    National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF): PT
    National Exercise Trainers Association (NETA): PT
    National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT): PT
    National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA):
    CSCS or NSCA-CPT