PREHAB TRAINER™
Upper & Lower Limb
Prehab is the PROactive approach to exercising that prevents pain and injury. It is in contrast to rehab, which is concerned about regaining function following injury or surgery.
The PREHAB TRAINER™ Program helps you help your clients achieve their physical goals regardless of your chosen movement discipline. The Full Prehab Trainer™ program has 3 Parts.
Axial skeleton : focuses on the Spine and Core, the center and powerhouse of the human body.
Lower Limb : focuses on the Lower Limbs & Pelvic Girdle, the foundation of all bipedal movements.
Upper Limb : focuses on the Upper Limbs & Shoulder Girdle, the source of many clients’ pain and aches.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
Personal trainers; group exercise instructors; CrossFit trainers; gymnastics coaches; Kettlebell instructors; yoga teachers and Pilates teachers etc.
We also welcome advanced or long-time movement practitioners.
Why Prehab Trainer™?
When tension is evenly distributed throughout the whole body, the body is at ease; it moves easily and efficiently. When there’s misalignment in a body, tension accumulates at certain points, manifesting in pain and injury.
Prehab Trainer™ is a step-by-step critical thinking process to:
Recognise movement dysfunctions in a client; or the potential for specific movement dysfunctions.
Understand what a particular movement dysfunction or imbalance implies.
Make the best decisions on what exercises will benefit the client e.g. what and/or when to release; stretch; activate; or strengthen & condition.
Learn:
To spot potential dysfunctional movements or imbalances both visually and by palpation
How a dysfunction or imbalance in one area of the body can impact other
The process of identifying the areas that need to be addressed e.g. which areas are hypertonic? Or shortened? Which areas require conditioning?
How the identified areas need to be addressed i.e. which techniques to apply. Release? Stretch? An activation drill or perhaps strengthening exercises?
The techniques
… and more, using familiar exercises e.g. Squats, Single Leg Deadlift, Side Lunges, V-Up, Arch Up, Shoulder Press, Chin Up etc.
Prehab Trainer Upper & Lower Limb
Dates: 16/9-17/9/2025
Time: 9am - 1pm, 2pm - 5.30pm
Venue: BodyTree Studio @ Chinatown Point
Trainer: Jerry Teo
Explore the technical side of your Pilates practice and delve deeper into the anatomy and biomechanics behind the movement. This course is designed to help you understand the preparation work needed for movement, enabling you to progress further in your Pilates practice on the Pilates Reformer and Studio Equipment. Learn the principles that underlie the practice and explore how they can be applied to enhance your results. With a better understanding of the body and its structures, you'll be able to build more efficient movement patterns and enjoy deeper levels of postural integration.
Prehab Trainer was written by Co-Founder and Director of Education, Daniel Chan.
Lower Limb : focuses on the Lower Limbs & Pelvic Girdle, the foundation of all bipedal movements.
Upper Limb : focuses on the Upper Limbs & Shoulder Girdle, the source of many clients’ pain and aches.
Fee before 1 June 2025: $697
Fee from 2 June: $997
Includes all study materials.
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Daniel Chan
Author, Director of Education & Co-founder of BodyTree Academy
Daniel began with weights training at age 17. While it was Daniel’s childhood dream to be a gymnast, he never had the opportunity to learn and acquire the skills. After his studies, he landed in an engineering job like most.
However, driven by his passion in health and fitness, he left his job to pursue a career in fitness in 1998. He started out freelancing as a Personal Trainer and Group Class Instructor for various gyms and clubs before becoming a Pilates Teacher from 2001.
He has 18 years of experience teaching Pilates to fitness trainers and clients in Singapore, Jakarta and Seoul. Daniel started studying with Pilates Master Teacher Ron Fletcher (1921- 2011) since 2004. In 2014, he conceived and developed the BodyTree Academy (BTA)
Movement Anatomy™ series (now known as Prehab Trainer™) with his BTA partners after recognizing a gap in the education of fitness and movement teachers.
Daniel is also heavily involved in the development of BTA’s teacher training programs and short courses. He is a firm advocate of teaching movement based on a strong foundation and understanding of the human body biomechanics.
He has great love for Pilates but wanted to explore other ways of Upper Limbs conditioning, especially improving the strength and mobility of the Wrist & Elbow. In 2014, he ventured into Gymnastic Strength Training and from there, he gained deeper knowledge on better conditioning and preparatory joint strengthening drills. This venture also sparked his childhood dream of performing handstand and other Gymnastics poses.
Daniel believes that getting older should not stop one from attaining their fitness/movement goals. With his background in Pilates and other Rehab Injuries management, he believes that strategized progressions coupled with patience and consistent practice is key to injury prevention, especially for those above 40.
Credentials
Co-Founder (BodyTree Group)
Director of Education (BodyTree Academy)
Won “Fitness Best Elites – Pilates Instructor of the Year 2017”
Creator of Prehab Trainer™
Rehab Trainer
Functional Range Conditioning (FRC ® ) Mobility Specialist
Functional Range Assessment Specialist
Barefoot Training Specialist® Level 1, 2, 3
Presented 1 virtual workshop at International Health & Science Pilates Congress(2020)
Presented 5 workshops at February Pilates International Meeting Spain (2020)
Presented 2 workshops at Asia Fitness Conference & Expo (2017)
Presented 2 workshops at Fletcher Pilates® Conference (2011)
Fletcher Pilates® Adjunct Faculty (2008-2014)
Pilates Teacher (Pilates BodyTree®)
Fletcher Pilates® Professional Teacher
Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapy
Certified Basic Sports Massage therapist
Certificate in Management of Sports Injuries
BARE® Workout Instructor
Pelvic Floor & Core Foundations (Burrell Education)
Women’s Wellness & Whole Body Vibration (Burrell Education)
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Meet your trainer - Jerry Teo
Co-founder of BodyTree Academy, Director of Education in Asia for EBFA Global
Jerry is an energetic and dedicated teacher. His mission in life is ‘To teach and inspire people to take changes that would improve their quality of life.’ Jerry’s greatest fulfilment in teaching came from experiencing how physical changes in his students’ bodies transformed other aspects of their lives.
Jerry studied with many world-renowned teachers. Pilates Master Teacher and Elder, Ron Fletcher’s (1921-2011) emphasis on excellence influenced him to constantly explore ways to develop his teaching skills. Jerry’s greatest strength is his ability to adapt and adjust teaching methods to different learning personalities or complex physical issues, to make learning simple yet effective. Jerry is actively involved in mentoring Pilates Teachers so that they can in turn bring more impactful change to more people.
In his last 19 years of teaching in the fitness industry, Jerry has frequently helped people with knee, back, shoulder and neck problems. He especially loved and taught many runners, golfers, tennis players, skiers, yogis and dancers to improve their sports performance using Pilates. Jerry’s most recent stint is teaching Pilates to the elite Cirque Du Soleil’s Kooza to prepare them for their high level performance. Coupled with his experience in teaching people with serious lower back pain in his ‘Get Back On Track’ program, Jerry strongly believes that Pilates is a critical foundation to any movement program.
Credentials
Fitness Best Asia Pilates Instructor of the year (2018)
Creator of ‘Get Back On Track’, a lower back pain workshop
Creator of ‘Accelerated Flexibility Training’ workshop
Presenter of ‘Barefoot Training Specialist’ certification courses in Asia
Presenter of RunInjuryFree! certification courses in Asia
Presenter of Pilates Teacher Training certification courses in Asia
Fletcher Pilates® Adjunct Faculty (2009-2014)
Pilates lecturer, Diploma of Dance, NAFA (2004-2006)
Physical Training Instructor, Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) (2000-2002)
Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT)
Fletcher Pilates® Professional Teacher
Barefoot Training Specialist® Level 1,2,3
BARE® Workout Instructor
PowerPlate® Certified Master Trainer
PowerPlate® Small Group Master Trainer
Rehab Trainer
Stretch TherapyTM Teacher
Certified Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist
Parkinson’s Regeneration Training® Instructor
Pelvic Floor & Core Foundations (Burrell Education)
Women’s Wellness and Whole Body Vibration (Burrell Education)
Quanta Therapist
Sports Massage Therapist
Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapist
Proprioceptive Deep Tendon Reflex Practitioner