Athletic Conditioning

Athletic Conditioning on Stability Cushions™

Discover a new and intensive core training workout featuring the Stability Cushions. Controlling instability with a pair of cushioned disks requires activation of the stabilizing muscles of the torso, shoulders and hips. Exercises are designed to illicit greater proprioceptive awareness and recruit the deep support systems of the whole body while developing greater co-ordination and control. Discover a new facet to Matwork programs that increase body awareness and core stability in movements that bridge the gap between simple core training routines and functional movement patterns necessary in athletic conditioning.




Functional Athletic Core Conditioning and Training

Effective athletic training and conditioning requires a complete blend of both customary and alternative training methodologies. Discover a fusion of traditional Pilates moves and principles with familiar fitness and resistance training using a multi purpose mat unit. Utilizing a moveable bar to facilitate positions which enable greater range of motion, explore how it can provide support resulting in increased movement variability. Spring resistance is also incorporated to increase specialized programming options and conditioning requirements.




Athletic ConditioningAthletic Core Conditioning on the Cardio-Tramp™

In this workshop, participants will learn innovative new programming on the STOTT PILATES Reformer and Cardio-Tramp. The workout, designed to stimulate both cardiovascular and muscular effectiveness is ideal for both the recreational and professional athlete. Discover how to combine progressive plyometric intervals, varying both in length and intensity, with muscular strength and endurance moves on the vertical mini trampoline. The routine features non-traditional Pilates exercises that use the incredible diversity of the Reformer to effectively train both concentric and eccentric muscular ability.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply STOTT PILATES® principles to exercises on the Mini-Tramp and mat.

Discuss how combining cardio and core can offer a complete workout session.

Learn how to get the most out of the mini-tramp through proper execution of exercises.

Learn cures and corrections for safety and effectiveness.


FORMAT:

Workshop

AUDIENCE:

Pilates instructors, personal trainers, group fitness instructors

TIME REQUIRED:

2 hours

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:

Reformer (1:1), Cardio Tramp (1 per Reformer)

AV EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:

Head mic & sound system


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Cardio & Core on the Mini-Tramp

Working out on a mini trampoline is safer and burns more calories than running! This energizing workout combines 30 minutes of intensive cardio on the gravity-defying Mini-Tramp with 20 minutes of powerful STOTT PILATES® Matwork™ to condition the core. Participants will learn proper technique to get the most of the aerobic component and develop agility and coordination. The specially chosen mat exercises will complement this high-energy routine which will give any client a reason to come back for more.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply STOTT PILATES® principles to exercises on the Mini-Tramp and mat.

Discuss how combining cardio and core can offer a complete workout session.

Learn how to get the most out of the mini-tramp through proper execution of exercises.

Learn cures and corrections for safety and effectiveness.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Pilates Weight Loss Boost

Kick your metabolism into high gear with this intensive, energy-boosting mat workout. Take advantage of the body’s natural ability to burn fat throughout the day and also help chase away stress while building overall strength and endurance. Select STOTT PILATES® Matwork™ exercises are combined in innovative and powerful sequences that gradually increase in rhythm, pace and intensity to help rev up the body’s fat burning capacity.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply STOTT PILATES® principles to select Matwork™ exercises.

Understand how endurance and strength can be increased through Matwork™.

Learn simple movement sequences that build in intensity.

Create variety and challenge while focusing on alignment and movement quality.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

up to 0.4 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Cueing & Modifications on the Reformer
for an Essential-Level Client with Postural Issues

Clients with specific postural issues require specialized programming to effectively realign the skeleton and re-balance muscles. This lecture/demo reviews exercises from the Essential Reformer repertoire and explores how these movements can be modified for each individual. Specific postural habits are discussed with particular focus paid to muscular imbalances associated with aspects of the following postures: kyphosis-lordosis, sway back and flat back. How to recognize and target lengthened, weak, shortened or tight muscles due to postural habits, what exercises to select and appropriate cues and modifications will be examined.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Recognize basic postural characteristics and identify muscular imbalances present in each.

Understand how selected STOTT PILATES® Reformer exercises target specific muscle groups to begin rebalancing them.

Understand how specific modifications will increase effectiveness and safety for individual clients.


FORMAT:

Lecture/Demo


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Intermediate Matwork™: Functional Anatomy, Cueing & Correcting

Focus on the details of cueing and correcting many of the more difficult Matwork™ moves in this Intermediate Matwork™ workshop. Select exercises will be broken down to identify the specific joint movement and muscular action. Learn cueing tips and modifications to help your clients progress into this more challenging work while maintaining good form. Review observation skills and verbal cues and see real changes in the way your clients move.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Review the movement and breath patterns of select intermediate-level Matwork™ exercises.

Understand joint movements and muscular work involved with exercises.

Learn cues and imagery to help clients maximize benefit.

Learn what to watch for and how to correct.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

up to 0.4 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Intermediate Reformer: Functional Anatomy, Cueing & Correcting

Focus on the details of cueing and correcting many of the more difficult Reformer moves in this Intermediate Reformer workshop. Select exercises will be broken down to identify the specific joint movement and muscular action. Learn cueing tips and modifications to help your clients progress into this more challenging work while maintaining good form. Review observation skills and verbal cues and see real changes in the way your clients move.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Review the movement and breath patterns of select Intermediate-level Reformer exercises.

Understand joint movements and muscular work involved with exercises.

Learn cues and imagery to help clients maximize benefit.

Learn what to watch for and how to correct.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

up to 0.4 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Intermediate Stability Chair™:
Functional Anatomy, Cueing & Correcting

Focus on cueing and correcting many of the more difficult Stability Chair™ moves in this Intermediate Stability Chair™ workshop. Select exercises will be broken down to identify the specific joint movement and muscular action. Learn cueing tips and modifications to help our clients progress into this more challenging work while maintaining good form. Review observation skills and verbal cue and see real changes in the way your clients move.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Review the movement and breath patterns of select intermediate-level Stability Chair™ exercises.

Understand joint movements and muscular work involved with exercises.

Discover cues and imagery to help clients maximize benefit.

Learn what to watch for and how to correct effectively.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

up to 0.4 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Group Matwork™ Classes: Teaching Skills & Programming Choices

Teaching group classes can be challenging. How do you ensure all your clients get a good workout safely in a group situation? This workshop will focus on the programming, cueing, and correction skills you need to safely progress your clients through a series of Matwork™ classes. Learn to keep the class moving while giving individual corrections, make exercise choices that make sense in a group scenario, and give modifications and transitions that work.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Review differences between teaching privates and teaching group classes.

Learn cueing skills, correction methods and motivational skills that work best in group situations.

Review class plans that allow your group class to progress methodically and safely.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

up to 0.4 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Group Reformer Classes: Teaching Skills & Programming Choices

Teaching group classes on the Reformer can be challenging. How do you ensure all your clients get a good workout safely in a group situation? This workshop will focus on the programming, cueing, and correction skills you need to safely progress your clients through a series of Reformer classes. Learn to keep the class moving while giving individual corrections, make exercise choices that make sense in a group scenario, and give modifications and transitions that work.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Review differences between teaching privates and teaching group classes.

Learn cueing skills, correction methods and motivational skills that work best in group situations.

Review class plans that allow your group class to progress methodically and safely.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

up to 0.4 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Personal Training Matwork™: Teaching Skills & Programming Choices

Specific tools and information are needed to better train Pilates clients one-on-one. Learn how to cue and correct to help clients achieve optimal form. Discover how to observe clients to see if they are stable, correctly aligned, moving fluidly and efficiently, using the right amount of resistance or using correct equipment adjustments. See how to modify exercises using starting position, range of motion, preparations, and varying dynamics to make the exercises even more appropriate.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to select Matwork™ exercises.

Focus on cueing and correcting skills specific to personal training.

Discover how to incorporate small equipment.

Understand how to modify for effectiveness for specific individuals.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

up to 0.4 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Personal Training Reformer: Teaching Skills & Programming Choices

This workshop will share the tools and information needed to enhance one-on-one Reformer training. Learn how to cue and correct to help clients achieve optimal form. Discover how to observe clients to see if they are stable, correctly aligned and moving fluidly and efficiently. Find out how to modify exercises using resistance, equipment set up, starting position, range of motion, preparations, and varying dynamics to make exercises appropriate for all clients. Break down certain key exercises on the Reformer, looking at cueing, correcting and modifications to address any personal training client.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to select Reformer exercises.

Focus on cueing and correcting skills specific to personal training.

Discover how to adjust equipment.

Understand how to modify for effectiveness for specific individuals.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

up to 0.4 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Matwork™ Choices for Personal Trainers
using the Flex-Band® exerciser, Fitness Circle® resistance ring and Stability Ball™

Personal trainers everywhere are recognizing the benefits of incorporating Pilates-based exercises with their clients. This workshop will break down certain key Matwork™ exercises that will bridge the gap between personal and Pilates training. Learn variations of basic exercises using the Flex-Band® exerciser, Fitness Circle® resistance ring and Stability Ball™ and explore their application to individual clients. Train the eye to pick up variances in stability, mobility and movement patterns. Discover how to cue, correct, use props and modify either to challenge clients further or support them in achieving optimal form.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to select Matwork™ exercises.

Focus on cueing and correcting skills specific to personal training.

Understand how to incorporate small equipment in a personal training setting.

Learn effective modifications for specific individuals.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Teaching Matwork™ to First-Timers OR Matwork™ Orientation Session

The Introductory session may be the most important group Matwork™ class taught. This workshop provides the tools required to ensure this class is motivating, stimulating and will keep first-time clients coming back for more. Selected STOTT PILATES® Essential-level Matwork™ exercises are examined with an eye to maintaining pace and flow so participants ‘feel’ the workout, while still ensuring proper technique. The use of demonstration, imagery and concise cuing and correcting will be discussed while focusing on group safety in the studio.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the principles of STOTT PILATES® to select Matwork™ exercises.

Understand how to entice clients with through the introductory session.

Learn cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness.

Learn exercise variations and modifications for specific body types and how to incorporate them into a group class.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Teaching Reformer to First-Timers OR Reformer Orientation Session

The FIRST session may be the most important group Reformer class taught. This workshop provides the tools necessary to ensure this class is motivating, stimulating and will keep first-time clients coming back for more. Selected STOTT PILATES® Reformer exercises are examined with an eye to maintaining, pace and flow so members ‘feel’ the workout, while still ensuring proper technique. The use of demonstration, imagery and concise cuing and correcting will be discussed while focusing on group safety in the studio.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the principles of STOTT PILATES® to Jumpboard & select Reformer exercises.

Challenge clients cardiovascular system & build endurance.

Challenge abdominal stability & strengthen lower body through plyometrics.

Learn exercise variations and modifications for specific body types.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE






Athletic ConditioningAthletic Conditioning on the Edge

Many athletes, whether professional or amateur, are recognizing the benefits alternative training methods like Pilates can provide. Utilizing the Pilates Edge and hand-held Toning Balls™, this high-energy resistance workout strengthens the legs, arms and torso and improves balance and coordination, using powerful tools that add a new dimension to your programming Always initiating from the core, learn how this complete body workout retrains muscles that may have become unbalanced and take clients to a new level of strength and agility.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the principles of STOTT PILATES® to modified exercises on the Pilates Edge.

Challenge clients muscular system and build endurance.

Challenge abdominal stability and strengthen upper and lower body.

Understand how specific exercises can address the needs of athletic conditioning.


FORMAT:

Workshop


AUDIENCE:

Pilates instructors, personal trainers, group fitness instructors


TIME REQUIRED:

2 hours


REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:

Pilates Mat (1:2), Pilates Edge (1:2), Toning Ball™ (2:2), Gripper Mat (1:2)


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Athletic ConditioningAthletic Conditioning 1 on the Reformer

Learn to take your clients’ game to the next level in this sports conditioning workshop. Improve strength, power and agility through new variations of familiar exercises that challenge unilateral movement, weight transference and core stability. This workshop has a special focus on the core, arms, legs, shoulders and hips as well as rotation. Learn a format on the Reformer perfect for your sports enthusiast clients and athletes of all levels.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the principles of STOTT PILATES® to modified exercises on the Reformer.

Challenge clients muscular system and build endurance.

Challenge abdominal stability and strengthen upper and lower body.

Understand how specific exercises can address the needs of athletic conditioning.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Athletic ConditioningAthletic Conditioning 2 on the Reformer

Athletes and trainers alike recognize the benefits of alternative performance enhancing training methods like Pilates. This second-level Reformer workout builds on the first full-body routine placing even more emphasis on core stability, while challenging strength, power and agility. Learn new variations of familiar exercises and unique moves that challenge unilateral movement, weight transference and torso rotation – as well as strength and mobility of arms, legs, shoulders and hips. This high-caliber workout will be perfect for very fit and accomplished sports enthusiasts.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the principes of STOTT PILATES® to modified exercises on the Reformer.

Challenge clients' muscular system and build endurance.

Challenge abdominal stability and strengthen upper and lower body.

Understand how specific exercises can address the needs of athletic conditionining.


FORMAT:

Workshop


AUDIENCE:

Pilates instructors, personal trainers, group fitness instructors


TIME REQUIRED:

2 hour format


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Introduction to Athletic Conditioning on the V2 Max Plus™ Reformer*
2 Hour Format

Serious athletes – whether professional or amateur – benefit greatly from performance enhancement training. This high-caliber introductory workout is designed for instructors and trainers working with very fit and accomplished athletes. Using the STOTT PILATES® V2 Max Plus™ Reformer – an all-in one machine that combines the functionality of the Professional Reformer with the key features and benefits of the Cadillac, experience the virtually endless programming options this piece allows. Always initiating from the core, learn how this complete body workout retrains muscles that may have become unbalanced and take clients to a new level of strength and agility.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to specific exercises on the V2 Max Plus™ Reformer.

Learn specific exercises designed for athletic conditioning.

Understand how these exercises challenge strength, stability and coordination.

Learn cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness.


FORMAT:

Workshop


AUDIENCE:

Pilates instructors, personal trainers, group fitness instructors


TIME REQUIRED:

2 hours


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Athletic ConditioningAthletic Conditioning on the V2 Max Plus™ Reformer*
3 to 4 Hour Format

Serious athletes – whether professional or amateur – benefit greatly from performance enhancement training. This high-caliber workout is designed for instructors and trainers working with very fit and accomplished athletes. Using the STOTT PILATES® V2 Max Plus™ Reformer – an all-in one machine that combines the functionality of the Professional Reformer with the key features and benefits of the Cadillac, experience the virtually endless programming options this piece allows. Always initiating from the core, learn how this complete body workout retrains muscles that may have become unbalanced and take clients to a new level of strength and agility.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to specific exercises on the V2 Max Plus™ Reformer.

Learn specific exercises designed for athletic conditioning.

Understand how these exercises challenge strength, stability and coordination.

Learn cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness.


FORMAT:

Workshop


TIME REQUIRED:

3 or 4 hours


CECs:

up to 0.4 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Complete Athletic Conditioning on the V2 Max Plus™ Reformer*
4 to 6 Hour Format

Serious athletes – whether professional or amateur – benefit greatly from performance enhancement training. This high-caliber workout is designed for instructors and trainers working with very fit and accomplished athletes. Using the STOTT PILATES® V2 Max Plus™ Reformer – an all-in one machine that combines the functionality of the Professional Reformer with the key features and benefits of the Cadillac, experience the virtually endless programming options this piece allows. Always initiating from the core, learn how this complete body workout retrains muscles that may have become unbalanced and take clients to a new level of strength and agility.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to specific exercises on the V2 Max Plus™ Reformer.

Learn specific exercises designed for athletic conditioning.

Understand how these exercises challenge strength, stability and coordination.

Learn cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness.


FORMAT:

Workshop


AUDIENCE:

Pilates instructors, personal trainers, group fitness instructors


TIME REQUIRED:

4 or 6 hours


CECs:

up to 0.6 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Athletic ConditioningAthletic Conditioning on the Stability Chair™

The Stability Chair™ can be an ultra-effective, compact piece of equipment for specially designed athletic conditioning workouts. Learn a variety of exercises that can benefit any level of athlete by retraining imbalanced muscles and building on the strength and agility of the whole body. This well-rounded workout provides functional movements against spring resistance in a variety of positions that train core stability while working bilaterally, unilaterally or reciprocally with the limbs to enhance sport-specific performance or everyday life.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the principles of STOTT PILATES® to modified exercises on the Stability Chair™.

Challenge clients muscular system and build endurance.

Challenge abdominal stability and strengthen upper and lower body.

Understand how specific exercises can address the needs of athletic conditioning.


FORMAT:

Workshop


AUDIENCE:

Pilates Instructors, personal trainers, health professionals,
group fitness instructors


TIME REQUIRED:

2 hours


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Pilates on the Green, Matwork™ for Golf: Level 1

This workout is designed specifically for golfers looking to increase club head speed and get more distance on the drive. Learn specifically chosen and modified STOTT PILATES Matwork™ exercises, which work on increasing focus and body awareness, isolating crucial core muscles and combining the elements of strength with flexibility. Trainers will be able to use this workout to benefit any level golfer from amateur to professional.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to modified exercises on the mat.

Learn specific exercises designed for golf conditioning.

Understand how these exercises challenge strength, stability and coordination.

Learn cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness.


FORMAT:

Workshop


AUDIENCE:

Pilates instructors, personal trainers, group fitness instructors


TIME REQUIRED:

2 hours


REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:

Pilates Mat (1:1), Maple Pole (1:1)


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Pilates on the Green, Matwork™ for Golf: Level 2

A movement as complex as a golf swing requires focus, strength, flexibility, balance, and power from the ground up. In this interactive level-2 workshop, learn how to use these specially designed intense Matwork™ exercises to help clients sharpen all of those areas. Focus on isolating key physical components that will aid in increasing club head speed to send the ball further down the fairway and get that extra advantage on the green.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to modified exercises on the mat.

Learn specific exercises designed for golf conditioning.

Understand how these exercises challenge strength, stability and coordination.

Learn cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness.


FORMAT:

Workshop


AUDIENCE:

Pilates instructors, personal trainers, group fitness instructors


TIME REQUIRED:

2 hours


REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:

Pilates Mat (1:1), Toning Balls™ (2:1)


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Pilates on the Green, Matwork™ for Golf: Level 1 & 2
A combination of Level 1 and Level 2

A movement as complex as a golf swing requires focus, strength, flexibility, balance, and power from the ground up. In this interactive two-level workshop, learn how to use specially designed Matwork™ exercises to help clients sharpen all of those areas. The workshop begins with a warm up at the tee then progresses to modifications and variations which work on increasing focus and body awareness, isolating crucial core muscles and combining the elements of strength with flexibility. Next, more challenging moves that incorporate hand-held Toning Balls™ are demonstrated and executed with a focus on isolating key physical components to help get that extra advantage on the green.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to modified exercises on the mat.

Learn specific exercises designed for golf conditioning.

Understand how these exercises challenge strength, stability and coordination.

Learn cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness.

Progress the workout through level-1 and level-2 difficulty and intensity.


FORMAT:

Workshop


AUDIENCE:

Pilates instructors, personal trainers, group fitness instructors


TIME REQUIRED:

4 hours


REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:

Pilates Mat (1:1), Toning Balls™ (2:1), Maple Poles (1:1)


CECs:

0.4 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Golf Conditioning on the Reformer

Help raise clients’ golf games to a new level with targeted STOTT PILATES® exercises designed specifically on the Reformer. With a better understanding of the conditioning requirements of golfers, these moves will help improve balance and flexibility and condition the entire body. Discuss the unique benefits of working with Reformer exercises to enhance core stability and body awareness creating a lasting performance boost for any level athlete.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to modified exercises on the Reformer.

Learn specific exercises designed for golf conditioning.

Understand how these exercises challenge strength, stability and coordination.

Learn cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Golf Conditioning on the V2 Max Plus™ Reformer*

There are few pieces of fitness equipment that will help golfers realize the same off-course training benefits as the STOTT PILATES® V2 Max Plus™ Reformer. Discover how to use the unique features of this groundbreaking unit to perform specially designed Reformer-based exercises raise a client’s golf game to a new level. With a better understanding of the conditioning requirements of golfers, these moves will help improve balance and flexibility while enhancing core stability and body awareness. The height adjustable vertical pulley system allows exercises to be performed in sitting, kneeling and even standing positions to create a workout never possible before.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to modified exercises on the V2 Max Plus™ Reformer.

Explore specific exercises designed for golf conditioning.

Understand how these exercises challenge strength, stability and coordination.

Hear cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Athletic ConditioningPilates for Men

Get down on the mat for a workout that’s not for the faint-hearted. Welcome to the full-body workout athletes swear by for sports conditioning, cross training and a strong, injury-resistant core. Every last muscle will feel this challenging routine which uses Toning Balls™ and innovative exercise choices to focus on precision and control.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to specific exercises on the mat.

Learn specific exercises designed to challenge male clients.

Understand how these exercises challenge strength, stability and coordination.

Learn cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness.


FORMAT:

Workshop


AUDIENCE:

Pilates instructors, personal trainers, group fitness instructors


TIME REQUIRED:

2 hours


REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:

Pilates Mat (1:1), Toning Balls™ (2:1, 3lb if possible)


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Athletic ConditioningReformer Workout for Men

Adding these specially designed STOTT PILATES® Reformer exercises to a male client’s routine will boost athletic performance and strengthen the core to minimize the risk of injury. Learn how to tackle this total body workout for optimum strength, endurance agility and conditioning. Discover how adding hand-held Toning Balls™ to a Reformer workout can build coordination and challenge the body from the inside out.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to specific exercises on the Reformer.

Learn specific exercises designed for male clients.

Understand how these exercises challenge strength, stability and coordination.

Learn cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness.


FORMAT:

Workshop


AUDIENCE:

Pilates Instructors, personal trainers, group fitness instructors


TIME REQUIRED:

2 hours


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Muscular Strength & Endurance for Teens NEW

Mind-body exercise like Pilates can be essential to the development in mind and body of pre-teens and teenagers. This mat-based workout incorporates Toning Balls™ and the Fitness Circle® and will provide tons of exercises that can be used to create fun and enjoyable workouts designed to keep teens engaged and challenge them both physically and mentally. In youth, overall body awareness can be beneficial, good posture promotes improved body image and proper breathing techniques help with stress reduction. These issues and more will be addressed with simple functional exercises that focus on stability, balance and flexibility in a fun, quick moving routine designed to promote active lifestyle choices.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply principles of the STOTT PILATES® method to select Matwork™ exercises.

Understand movement essence and exercise goals as applied to the teen market.

Explore how Pilates-based exercises can be beneficial to youth development.

Learn cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Reformer Resistance Training for Teens NEW

Mind-body exercise like Pilates can be essential to the development in mind and body of pre-teens and teenagers. This mat-based workout incorporates Toning Balls™ and the Fitness Circle® and will provide tons of exercises that can be used to create fun and enjoyable workouts designed to keep teens engaged and challenge them both physically and mentally. In youth, overall body awareness can be beneficial, good posture promotes improved body image and proper breathing techniques help with stress reduction. These issues and more will be addressed with simple functional exercises that focus on stability, balance and flexibility in a fun, quick moving routine designed to promote active lifestyle choices.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply principles of the STOTT PILATES method to select Matwork™ exercises.

Understand movement essence and exercise goals as applied to the teen market.

Explore how Pilates-based exercises can be beneficial to youth development.

Learn cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE





Matwork™ Interval Training

Kick your metabolism into high gear with this intensive, energy-boosting mat workout. Take advantage of the body’s natural ability to burn fat throughout the day and also help chase away stress while building overall strength and endurance. Select STOTT PILATES® Matwork exercises are combined in innovative and powerful sequences that gradually increase in rhythm, pace and intensity to help rev up the body’s fat-burning capacity.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Apply STOTT PILATES principles to select Matwork exercises.

Understand how endurance and strength can be increased through Matwork.

Learn simple movement sequences that build in intensity.

Create variety and challenge while focusing on alignment and movement quality.


FORMAT:

Workshop


CECs:

0.2 STOTT PILATES; ACE