Intensive Mat-Plus™ course
Every Pilates program begins with a strong foundation in Matwork. This STOTT PILATES® course helps build repertoire from the ground up and teach clients body awareness before moving on to spring-resistance equipment. Learn countless modifications, how to cue for smooth transitions and incorporate fitness accessories into Matwork-based programming.
IMP provides the solid foundation needed to develop effective and motivating personal training and group programs. Learn to design and teach Level 1 (Essential & Intermediate) Matwork repertoire, integrating light equipment to meet the needs of clients.
Instructors Learn
- Workout composition for personal and group training
Essential, Intermediate, 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 multiple modifications
Prerequisites
- Working knowledge of functional anatomy
- Three-plus years teaching movement or fitness*
- 30 hours Pilates classes/workouts
Equipment Presented
- Floor Mat
- Arc Barrel
- Mini Stability Ball™
- Fitness Circle® resistance ring
- Foam Cushions A & C
- Spine Supporter (optional)
- Flex-Band® exerciser
- Eco-Friendly Pilates Pad
Required Course Materials
- 2 Manuals: Comprehensive Matwork; Matwork & Reformer Support Material
Recommended Materials – DVDs
- Complete Barrel Repertoire, Advanced Matwork, 3rd Ed
- Power Paced Fitness Circle, Ultimate Body Sculpting; Pilates on a Roll
- Pilates with Props, Volumes 1 & 2
- Toning Ball Workout
- Rotational Disks
- Essential Pilates on the Edge
- Essential Matwork on Stability Cushions
- Precision & Control
- Intense Body Blast, Pilates Interval Training, Levels 1 & 2
- Matwork Flow, Conditioning Sequence Workout
- Morning Mobilizer for Strength & Agility
- Matwork Flow with Weights
- Pilates Towel Workout
- Athletic Conditioning on Stability Cushions
- Strength & Agility, Pilates with the Medicine Ball
- Dynamic Balance
- 3-D Balance
Duration
40 hours – In addition, students are required to complete:
- Observation – minimum 10 hours
- Practice teaching – minimum 15 hours
- Physical review – minimum 30 hours
Certification
Upon successful completion of the course, students may certify in STOTT PILATES Matwork, Level 1 by taking both a written and practical exam. Exams must be taken within six months of completion of the last course. Please note there is a fee associated with the exam and all exams are cumulative.
Durban Training Dates
Date: 23 – 26 January 2025, 30 January – 2 February 2025
Time: 10:00 am to 15:30 pm
Duration: 40 hours – 8 Days, 5 hours per day
Cost: R16200
Cost for materials: R2750
Venue: Tracy Dawber Pilates, Shop A 29 – The Pearls, Lagoon Drive, Umhlanga Rocks, Durban.
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.
* Prices are subject to the rand dollar exchange rate.
Johannesburg Training Dates
Date: 19 – 26 July 2025
Time: 10:00 am to 15:30 pm
Duration: 40 hours – 8 Days, 5 hours per day
Cost: R16200
Cost for materials: R2750
Venue: Joanne Enslin Pilates and Physiotherapy, 78 Ballyclare Drive, Riverclub, Johannesburg.
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.