STOTT PILATES® Workshops April 2018

Join us this April 2018 for  STOTT PILATES^® Workshops 

with STOTT PILATES Instructor Trainers Jennifer Dahl & Ricardo Cuellar

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 28 APRIL 2018

Intro to the Vertical Frame (Presented by Jennifer Dahl)

Learn to use the Vertical Frame on any model of STOTT PILATES® Reformer to replicate a selection of Essential-level exercises traditionally performed on the Cadillac. Explore how the Roll-Down Bar, Push-Thru Bar, Arm and Leg Springs can add variety while targeting individual muscle groups and patterns. Discover how a wide range of exercises can be programmed into a full Vertical Frame workout or used as a complement to any Reformer or Matwork routine.

Postural Analysis Review (Presented by Ricardo Cuellar)

This hands-on workshop, developed by the Merrithew™ team, outlines the importance of postural analysis in programming STOTT PILATES® workouts. Discuss the differences between static and dynamic posture and consider how each affects exercise choices and modifications necessary. Review postural theory relating to the effect of certain postures on muscle length and strength and actively practice postural analysis.

• Date: 28 April 2018
• Time: 09:30 am – 11:30 am
• Cost:  €70
• Earn CECs: .02 SP

Prenatal on Mat (Presented by Jennifer Dahl)

This interactive seminar, developed by the Merrithew^™ team, draws upon the most current medical information, exercise guidelines and research available on pregnancy and movement. Appropriate STOTT PILATES^® Matwork exercise adaptations are explored and programming concepts for teaching small groups and private clients are discussed. Anatomical and physiological changes, risk factors and movement considerations are also discussed with an eye to providing a safe and effective workout throughout all trimesters and provide strategies for building new pre-natal programs as well as enhancing those already in progress.

• Date: 28 April 2018
• Time: 12:00 pm – 14:00 pm
• Cost:  €70
• Earn CECs: .02 SP

Athletic Conditioning with Fitness Circle (Presented by Jennifer Dahl)

Developed by the Merrithew^™ team, this workshop teaches unique sequences and interesting combinations which are further augmented with the sprung-steel ring. Focusing on stabilization of the shoulders, hips and core, these moves can be added into any personal training or group fitness setting to bring increased intensity and muscle-specific training. Learn how this simple tool can help you achieve dramatic results when used in a variety of applications.

• Date: 28 April 2018
• Time: 15:00 pm – 17:00 pm
• Cost:  €70
• Earn CECs: .02 SP

SUNDAY 29 APRIL 2018

Prenatal on Reformer (Presented by Jennifer Dahl)

Learn the benefits of taking moms-to-be from traditional Matwork variations to select exercise modifications on the Reformer in this workshop, developed by the Merrithew^™team. Using current exercise guidelines provided by the ACOG and bearing in mind common anatomical and physiological changes, appropriate STOTT PILATES^® exercise adaptations are explored using the Reformer in innovative and beneficial ways. Workout safety and effectiveness remain paramount and the client’s risk factors, pre-pregnancy fitness level, health concerns and fitness goals are be taken in to account when creating new and ongoing programs

• Date: 29 April 2018
• Time: 09:30 am – 11:30 am
• Cost:  €70
• Earn CECs: .02 SP

Pilates with Props level 2 (Presented by Ricardo Cuellar)

Focusing on strength and agility, learn variations and modifications that challenge and stimulate you and your clients alike. Maximize total-body strength, definition and muscular endurance with this dynamic workout

• Date: 29 April 2018
• Time: 09:30 am – 11:30 am
• Cost:  €70
• Earn CECs: .02 SP

Matwork programming for Osteoporosis management

(Presented by Jennifer Dahl)

Clients with osteoporosis face genuine issues when looking for a suitable exercise program. This specially-designed workout, developed by the Merrithew™ team, shares programming ideas using a Mat and small props, taking into account the different forms of the condition and how they will affect your client. Use the biomechanical foundation of STOTT PILATES to discover how to create effective programs that address the specific needs of this population. Explore how balance and resistance props can effectively assist clients and offer myriad modifications and variations to a Matwork routine.

• Date: 29 April 2018
• Time: 12:00 pm – 14:00 pm
• Cost:  €70
• Earn CECs: .02 SP

Essential Matwork with Fascial Focus (Presented by Jennifer Dahl)

This workshop provides instructors tools to incorporate new fascial research concepts within the body of the STOTT PILATES Essential Matwork repertoire. Following the Essential Matwork order, participants explore how exercise essences can be enhanced with new fascial research concepts, inspiring a new movement experience. Created by the experts at Merrithew™, discover seamless movement flowing exercise sequences that take the body through multiple planes of movement. This workshop will spark creativity in programming and allow participants to tap into their innate body wisdom to find alternate variations that best suit their movement potential on any given day.

• Date: 29 April 2018
• Time: 15:00 pm – 17:00 pm
• Cost:  €70
• Earn CECs: .02 SP