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Equilibrium Studio offers
STOTT Pilates Instructor Training
at The Movement Center in Ann Arbor

Intensive Mat-PlusTM- IMP
August 14,15, 16,
September 18, 19, 20
October 16, 17
2009

$950 (plus purchase of required materials)

IMP provides you with the solid foundation and skills you need to develop effective and motivating group and personal training programs.  This course teaches you to design and teach Level 1 (Essential and Intermediate) Matwork repertoire, integrating small equipment to add variety and to meet the specific needs of your clients.

Instructors will Learn:
-Workout composition for personal and group training
-Essential, Intermediate, and Power workouts
-Flex-Band®. Fitness Circle®, and Arc Barrel workouts
-Effective communication and observational skills, verbal cueing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation
-Modifications for specific body types, postural issues and conditions
-How to incorporate resistance equipment to support and intensify exercises
-Theory and practice of postural analysis
-Exercise layering related to effective program design
-63 exercises plus modifications

Prerequisites:
-Working knowledge of functional anatomy
-30 hours Pilates classes
-Three-plus years years teaching movement or fitness

Equipment presented:
-Floor mat  -Flex-Band ® exerciser  -Fitness Circle®  -Arc Barrel 

Required Materials:
-2 manuals:Comprehensive Matwork, Mat/Reformer Support Manual
-4 DVDs: Essential Matwork, 3rd Edition, Intermediate Matwork, 3rd Edition,
Sculpt and Tone, Fitness Circle Challenge

Highly Recommended Materials:
-2 DVDs: Arc Barrel Workout, Advanced Matwork, 3rd Edition

Capacity: 12 people

Intensive Reformer-IR
November 6, 7, 8,
November 20,21,
December 4, 5, 6,
January 8, 9

$1500 (plus purchase of required materials)
 
The Reformer is the most popular piece of equipment in Pilates. In this course you'll learn how to use this highly versatile tool to program and instruct personal and group classes with confidence
using hundreds of spring resistance and matwork exercises.  This course teachers you to design and instruct level 1 (essential and intermediate) workouts in personal or group settings for a variety of clients.
 
Instructors will learn:
-Effective use of the reformer to enhance torso stability and strength, peripheral extremity conditioning, joint stability, flexibility, balance, and condition
-How to develop programs for personal and group classes
-Essential, Intermediate, and Power workouts
-Effective communication and observational skills, verbal cueing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation
-Modifications for specific body types, postural issues, and conditions
-Theory and practice of postural analysis
-Exercise layering related to effective program design
-122 exercises, plus modinfications
 
Prerequisites:
-Working knowledge of functional anatomy
-30 hours of Pilates classes
-Three-plus years of teaching movement or fitness
 
Equipment Presented:
-Reformer
-Reformer Box
-Long Spine Straps, Foam Grip Handles
 
Required Course Materials:
-3 manuals:  Essential Reformer, Intermediate Reformer, Mat/Reformer Support Manual
-2 DVDs: Essential Reformer, 2nd Edition, Intermediate reformer, 2nd Edition
 
Highly Recommended Materials:
1 DVD: Group Reformer Workout
 
Capacity: 12 people
 
To register, please contact Equilibrium

email:  training@equilibriumstudio.com
phone: 248-723-6500

For questions about The Movement Center, or to meet with an instructor trainer at our studio, please contact info@movement-center.com
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ANATOMY WORKSHOPS & Courses

more information to follow soon!
 
The Movement Center
116 W. Washington Street, Loft B
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
(located above Cafe Zola)
734-239-4172