Love and live Pilates? Now want to take the next step? Want to be your own boss with flexible hours? Welcome to the new chapter of your life. We have got you sorted. Our in-depth, professional teacher training led by our Master Instructors will give you the knowledge and training you need to teach Mat Pilates to your clients like a pro.
The SO Academy™
Your most comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training Academy. With more than 15 years combined of Pilates Instructing experience in our teaching team, what differs us to other Pilates Instructor courses is that our courses are designed and taught by our master instructor and head trainer who is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist with years of clinical experiences. Learn how to teach clients who are injury free but also learn skills to adapt for injuries, pregnancy, movement biomechanics and more.
Our Mat Pilates course doesn't only teach you a set of Mat Pilates moves, but how to modify to your class and your clients. Teaching you the 'why' behind each move to allow you to translate it to real world on real bodies.
A handful of things you will learn...
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Functional Movements
- Pilates Terminology.
- How to build and structure a 45-60 minutes class
- 50+ Mat Pilates Exercises including variations
- How to adapt to injuries or to different fitness levels
- Neutral Posture and Alignment
- Adapted different postures
- Effective teaching skills according to The SO Method
- Effective Hands on corrections
- Verbal correctional cues.
- Cueing guidelines for every movement.
- Creating purposeful class plans and flow.
- Common Musculoskeletal issues and how to adapt them.
- Pre & Post Natal variations
- Mat Mini Equipment & its function.
- Proper teaching language, intonation and volume.
Course Curriculum
Our Mat Pilates Course is a 100+ Hour course to ensure that you can teach Mat Pilates well upon completion.
CLASS ATTENDANCE & OBSERVATION
- Minimum 25 Hours Group Classes
- 10 Hours of Class Observation.
ONLINE SELF DIRECTED LEARNING MATERIALS
- Online Modules with access to 50+ Reformer Pilates Moves and Foundational Theory, approximately 40 hours.
TEACHING COMPONENT
- 30 Hours Independent Practice Teaching and Cueing (self directed learning).
- 30 Hours Teaching Matwork Pilates (formal teaching).
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FAQs to answer those burning questions.
Do I have to have experience on the Reformer before doing this course?
We get this a lot! The answer is no. Mat is actually the foundation to Reformer so we recommend you to take the mat+reformer bundle to make it a great start to your Pilates Journey.
How long do I have access to the course?
After enrolling, you have 1 year access to this material.
I would like a hard copy manual!
You can purchase a hard copy manual only if you have registered for the online course. Please email [email protected] and ensure your email and name matches your profile on The SO Academy website.
I want to learn more about anatomy!
Don't fret! We have a spectacular anatomy course releasing soon. As part of the Mentorship Programme, you will get a discount to the anatomy course.
What support will I get during the course?
You can ask questions at any time on our facebook page The SO Academy (immediate lifetime access to our Facebook community) and have any of your question answered by your teaching team, trainees and graduates. You would also get access to communication to your teaching team closer towards the course date.
How is the training structured?
Your training does not only consist of the online materials. As part of the programme, you will be required to do some self training and practice hours, attend group class for observation and practice hours, along with your practical in person days.
Your certification is only granted upon completion of all the necessary hours and tasks.
What currency is this training priced in?
We offer NZD pricing at checkout. You can choose to pay in full up front (and receive a discount) or on a payment plan.
Failure to complete payment plan will affect completion of certification and access to materials.