Mat Pilates Fundamentals

Qualification

You will be awarded a Future Fit Training Mat Pilates Fundamentals Module Certificate.

Entry requirements :

A recognised teaching qualification i.e Exercise to Music, Gym, Dance or Yoga

Course Start Dates & Location

Courses start throughout the year around London, Portsmouth, Southampton, Manchester, West Midlands, Leeds and Gloucester Areas.

Call a Careers Advisor free on 0800 458 1388 for more information.

Type of study:

Workshop & Assessment

What's in the course?

This Pilates (Mat Work) course will enable teachers to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to teach this specialised movement technique at beginner level. Pilates can be taught on a one-to-one basis or as a group exercise session and is an excellent skill for both Studio Professionals and Personal Trainers.

This course is a component of the Complete Mat Pilates Diploma, but can also be taken separately. The course covers:

• Health and safety guidelines
   
• The description and application of the Pilates principles
   
• The safe instruction of a variety of Mat Based Pilates exercises and the modifications, adaptations and progressions for each exercise
   
• How to structure a beginner level mat class
   
• Exploring suitable warm up and preparation exercises
   

• Stretching to increase flexibility of working muscles
   
• Pilates teaching techniques: effective layering of cues, the use of imagery and visualisations, hands on correction, teaching position
   
• Theory of global and postural muscle groups
   
• The technique of breathing with movement
   
• How to promote 'flow' into the class by incorporating effective smooth transitions
  

Your Tutor and the Learning Support Team are always open and happy to answer any questions you may have and give you support and guidance all throughout your training. Future Fit Training will always strive to make sure your learning experience is an enjoyable and rewarding one.