STOTT PILATES® Workshops August/September 2019

Join us on the weekend of August 31st/September 1st for  STOTT PILATES^® Workshops 

with STOTT PILATES Lead Instructor Trainer Jennifer Dahl

These informative sessions will increase your teaching repertoire. Increase your earning potential. Recognized as the gold standard in the industry, our workshops are designed for Pilates instructors and fitness professionals alike. All workshops qualify for STOTT PILATES Continuing Education credits and carry no prerequisites. Develop your skills with innovative STOTT PILATES programming at PILATES bodyharmony™, the STOTT PILATES Licensed Training Center in Cyprus.

SATURDAY 31 August 2019

Bodyweight Training 

Can using only body weight create an effective workout for any level client? Absolutely! Explore a workout that takes you through a series of standing exercises designed to strengthen and tone from the ground up. No additional props or external resistance are needed in this creative full-body training session that targets muscular strength and endurance, balance and control. Exercise variations are included to increase or decrease challenge and intensity as well as discussions of cueing and motivating techniques

Matwork Flow Conditioning Sequence Workout

Bring a sense of flow and energy to any Matwork routine with this enlightening workout, developed by the MerrithewTM team. Using breath to promote focus and and a fluid quality of movement, learn innovative movement transitions and discover dance-like sequences designed to increase overall body conditioning and control. Exercises are selected to improve strength and stability along with dynamic range of motion and suppleness.

• Date: 31 August 2019
• Time: 12:00 pm – 14:00 pm
• Cost:  €70
• Earn CECs: .02 SP

Precision & Control with the Fitness Circle®

Long used as a staple in private and group training sessions, this workout developed by the MerrithewTM team, demonstrates how the Fitness Circle can be incorporated into a series of less traditional Matwork exercises. The resistance ring adds challenge to the peripheral limbs, activates the core and helps achieve increased functionality and improved performance. It also reinforces correct muscle firing patterns and helps ensure correct positioning while adding an element of fun and variety.

• Date: 31 August 2019
• Time: 15:00 pm – 17:00 pm
• Cost:  €70
• Earn CECs: .02 SP

SUNDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2019

Reformer & Padded Platform Extender

Learn to use the Reformer as a customizable tool to train and condition exercisers of any fitness level by adding the Padded Platform Extender and Pole. Discover how the Extender can be used for sitting, standing or kneeling exercises, in this workshop developed by the MerrithewTM team. Also learn how the Pole brings focus to maintaining optimal scapular stability and promoting desired movement patterns.

• Date: 01  September 2019
• Time: 09:30 am – 11:30 am
• Cost:  €70
• Earn CECs: .02 SP

Jumpboard Strength & Athletic Conditioning

Learn programming to improve the strength and stability of hip, knee and ankle joints in both supine and standing positions in this workshop developed by the MerrithewTM team. The use of a Jumpboard with the Reformer allows the hip joint to be closer to an anatomically neutral alignment when transferring forces from the soles of the feet up through the body, promoting good biomechanics of the entire lower kinetic chain. Increased spring resistance emphasizes strengthening of the arms, shoulder girdle and legs.

• • Date: 01 September 2019
  • Time: 12:00 pm – 14:00 pm
  • Cost:  €70
  • Earn CECs: .02 SP

Athletic Conditioning on the Reformer, Levels 1 & 2

Athletes and trainers alike recognize the benefits of alternative performance enhancing training methods like Pilates. Learn to take your clients’ game to the next level in this sports conditioning workshop designed to improve strength, power and agility through exercises that challenge unilateral movement, weight transference and torso rotation. This workshop, developed by the MerrithewTM team, has a special focus on the core, arms, legs, shoulders and hips. Learn a format on the Reformer perfect for your sports enthusiast clients and athletes of all levels.

• Date: 01 September 2019
• Time: 15:00 pm – 17:00 pm
• Cost:  €70
• Earn CECs: .02 SP