She’s been teaching the BTA Pilates Matwork Teacher Certification both in Singapore and Indonesia and has inspired many around her start on this path on being a Pilates Teacher. We find out, what inspires her to share her knowledge and why she chose to be an Educator. Tell us about yourself! I love to move!
Read more →Kris Ng, Co-founder of BodyTree Group and its sister companies, Pilates Teacher and Educator and mother; We chat with Kris to find out how this super-mum juggles her different roles and her quick advice to other working mums. Tell us more about yourself I co-founded BodyTree Group and its sister companies but first and foremost,
Read more →You can feel his presence from afar – energetic, incredibly fit and incredibly knowledgeable; we sit with our Director of Education, Daniel Chan, Introduce yourself, and when you decided to make the switch and why. Hi, I’m Daniel chan. I am the Director of Education at BodyTree Academy. I am also a Pilates teacher, Bodyweight
Read more →What will you do if your client comes up to you and say this exercise/ movement feels uncomfortable? Or what will you do if your client gets the movement concept but just can’t do the movement well despite trying multiple cues? And what will you do if your client just feel hamstrings and can’t get
Read more →One of our newest BTA Pilates Teacher Training graduate is Lydia Tan who is only 22 years old; Hear from her experience pursuing her certification after graduating from the New Zealand School of Dance. Hey Lydia! Tell us more about yourself! Hi, my name is Lydia. I am a pilates and a ballet teacher. I
Read more →Tabitha Poh was a dancer turned ballet teacher and also spent some time working in a corporate position, before leaving to pursue a career in Pilates. We take a seat on the Spine Corrector to find out more on her transition from part time teacher to full time, about her role as Managing Director of
Read more →Over the years of being a Pilates teacher, I observed that knee pain complaints from clients are getting more prevalent. Within this week, I have two clients with knee pain (on the inside) which they have not experienced before or have not experienced for quite sometime. Probing further I found out they experienced knee pain
Read more →Pilates teachers are familiar with this issue – clients thrusting their rib cage forward when lifting their arms overhead. Sometimes, no matter what cues you give your clients, they can’t seem to perform this simple and yet not so easy movement. One key reason why clients can’t lift their arms overhead without thrusting their rib
Read more →During Pilates Training, we have our favorite movements and to be honest, training the gluteus medius was not my priority until I understood more about the function and importance of this muscle. In the human body there are three gluteal muscles that form the buttocks. They are the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus
Read more →Pilates teachers: listen up! At the Fletcher Pilates Conference 2013 (3-5 May 2013), a panel consisting of second generation Pilates teachers Kyria Sabin, Michelle Larsson, Deborah Lessen, Cara Reeser, Blossom Crawford, Jillian Hessel, Dianne Severino, Brett Howard and Amy Taylor Alpers had this message to share: 1. Learn the history 2. Respect and honour those
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