Workshop 1
Assessment and Warm Up for Foundational Movement
This workshop is designed to provide instructors with tools to fine-tune their programs and help their clientsʼ overall physical condition. By combining traditional and newer training protocols including STOTT PILATES® Basic Biomechanical Principles, Foundational Movement Patterns, and the Merrithew Fascial Movement Variables along with additional factors, learn to assess your clientsʼ established movement patterns. Then, starting with self-assessment in standing, encourage subjective evaluations with multi- planar movements within a dynamic warm-up to identify individual movement default strategies that can hinder exercise training goals.
Learning Objectives
Assess movement quality through simple explorations which include mobility, dynamic stability & sensory awareness
Identify postural default strategies and apply various interdisciplinary concepts using simple props to re-pattern and restore optimal function
Creatively apply small props to encourage re-patterning
and improve movement qualityLearn how this comprehensive approach can be applied
to any clientʼs current exercise program
Equipment Used
- Pilates Mat
Workshop 2
Breathing and Mobility on the Stability Barrel Light
Increasing sensory awareness and optimizing movement patterns are paramount in the creation of a resilient, mobile and healthy body. The two sizes of the Stability Barrel™ Lite is an excellent tool to help isolate the inner mechanisms of rotation and stabilization through the whole body. Itʼs unique shape facilitates programming options to access underused areas and provide a comfortable working surface to enable more efficient starting positions and movement variations.
Using the breath as the primary focal point, this workshop created by the Merrithew™ programming team shows how to incorporate the STOTT PILATES Biomechanical Principles, along with other movement variables, as the basis for improving alignment, releasing stress and developing greater dynamic stability. Experience a series of exercises and smooth rhythmic patterns on the Barrels that will lengthen, strengthen and increase dynamic range of motion.
Learning Objectives
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Discover how the STOTT PILATES Biomechanical Principles can be incorporated to create optimal movement patterns
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Experiencehowmovementscanbeenhancedand
facilitated with the use of the Stability Barrel Lite and/or
the Mini Stability Barrel Lite -
Discuss how breath patterns can optimize awareness
and create greater stability and flow -
Learn how creating flow in a workout can help increase
strength and range of motion - Modifications for specific body types, postural issues and conditions
- Exercise layering related to effective program design
- 286 exercises plus multiple modifications
Equipment Used
- Stability Barrel Lite
- Mini Stability Barrel Lite
Workshop 3
Matwork with Sliding Mobility Disks™ for Dynamic Stabilization
Mobilizing the joints, from the spine to the appendages, is necessary to maintain a supple resilient body. However, flexibility and range of motion alone are not enough. In order to have a fully functional physique, creating stability in all movements is equally as important. Created by the programming team at Merrithew™, this workout incorporates the simple Sliding Mobility Disks™ in Matwork-based sequences that move and challenge the musculature of the whole body. The three-dimensional patterns include floor work for the arms, legs and core, and progress to a standing series that targets upright balance and control. Find exercise options for all levels of clients with this all-in-one workout.
Learning Objectives
- Learn a workout that exclusively employs the Sliding Mobility Disks
- Discover exercise variations that up-level or down-level the intensity of the workout
- Learn exercises that target the upper and lower body as well as the core
- Review teaching skills to get the best performance from your clients
Equipment Used
- Pilates Mat
- Sliding Mobility Disks
Upcoming Training Dates
Date: September 2020
Time: TBC
Duration: 2 hours each
Cost: R2400 (R800 per workshop)
Courses are limited to a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 participants. We reserve the right to cancel or postpone the course should the above criteria not be achieved.