MAT CERTIFICATION FOR HEALTHY BODIES
“If you want to teach Pilates then this course is for you”

This mat certification is designed for fitness instructors/dance teachers to add Pilates into their existing fitness classes. It is NOT intended for clients with structural imbalances or serious health issues.

This training program is taught in 2 courses and does not include a mentoring component. Participants must have a prior knowledge of anatomy and must have prior knowledge of the Pilates exercises.

This course is taught by Kathy Bond, founding director of Saskatoon’s Pilates Training Centre. Kathy holds the only “PMA  Pilates Gold Certified” teacher designation in Saskatchewan and one of 7 in Canada.  Kathy has been teaching Pilates for over 12 years and has over 45 years experience as a dance teacher and fitness instructor. She has trained over 20 people in Pilates.

A graduate of The Dianne Miller Pilates Center of Vancouver, and Core Dynamics of Sante Fe, Kathy also holds certification for Mat and Standing Pilates from the Physicalmind Institute of New York and Canada. She is a Pilates for Golf Conditioning Specialist, a TRX Trainer and holds additional certification from Kit Laughlin in Stretch Therapy and TKM Therapeutic Ball Release work.

Cost:

* All prices will have G.S.T added

Each Intensive will have related anatomy, teaching techniques and will comprise 30 hours for each course. A certificate of completion will be awarded after each course.

These courses are both required elements to do the Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Certification.

Course Outlines:

INTENSIVE 101

• Fundamentals
• Beginners
• Intermediate

Fundamentals: provide the foundation that forms the base for the exercises to teach a mat program to either a group or an individual client.

Beginners: builds on the Fundamentals and teaches the exercises that are the primary work of the classical repertoire.

Intermediate: continues to build on the Fundamental and Beginners work and adds more challenging exercises

INTENSIVE 201

• Advanced
• Functional Integration
• Props

Advanced: adds the “extras” of teaching an advanced class which requires more strength, flexibility and a deeper understanding of the work. At this level you must be able to do all the Intermediate exercises without any modifications

Functional Integration: teaches how to use the exercises for special populations which may require extra modifications.

Props: are added to take the original exercises to another dimension while still keeping the integrity of the classical exercises.

For more information and to register contact:

Kathy Bond    955-2965 
Email: skpilatesstudio <at> gmail.com