Sometimes in our lives, we learn things that make us doubt if it would be useful in the future, but thankfully, Pilates Matwork teacher training program wasn’t as such. The comprehensive knowledge gained from the course benefited me whether or not I embark on the path to teach Pilates. In my case, I was able to
Read more →The movement of the spine is a complex process. One goal of Pilates is to achieve precise and sequential movement of one vertebra to the next vertebra, which we called the spinal articulation. To enforce that idea, I had my students do a standing roll down while facing the wall, with a Roller standing near
Read more →This week, I taught 2 classes back to back. It gave me ample time to work on my students’ bodies. CLASS 1 My objective for the first class was to have the class be able to do Roll Over with Leg Spread, hence, I had to stretch their spines, hamstrings, hips as well as warm
Read more →This week, for the class I’m teaching, I decided to focus on mobilizing the Hip in all directions. I included variations of lunges, upwards and sideways pulses of the Hip in my warmup. We did Hip-related pieces such as One Leg Circle and Tick Tock. As I would like the class to do Rolling like
Read more →When I was choosing which subjects to pursue in university, I definitely did not consider fitness instructor, yoga teacher or a Pilates teacher as a career. Actually, it never crossed my mind – truthfully, I didn’t know what I wanted to do then! Today, more than 30 years later, there is still no requirement of a
Read more →As Pilates becomes more popular and well known, there have been more enquiries to become a qualified Pilates Teacher. Most if not all Pilates teaching training programs in the market today require 12 to 18 months of commitment to become a fully qualified Pilates teacher. This is largely due to the number of movements on
Read more →I still remember my early days when studying to become a Pilates Teacher. I sat through my first anatomy session and to say the least, I was completely lost – the language was totally unfamiliar although it was conducted in English! Why is it important for a Pilates Teacher to have a good understanding of anatomy?
Read more →As a Pilates Teacher, I continue to be amazed by the human body and the uniqueness of each individual client that I teach. Clients with a similar problem (e.g. back pain) may respond differently to the same movement. It comes down to the real cause of the problem – however, this is not an easy
Read more →Are you like me when it comes to finding your ideal job or career? Somehow I am a Pilates Teacher and I like it. It was not in my original plan! Someone once said – when you set goals, somehow or other you will find a way to achieve them. One of my goals is
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