• The STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles

• Essential, Intermediate, Power workouts

• Flex-Band, Fitness Circle + Arc Barrel variations

• Effective communication + observational skills

• Verbal cueing and imagery for performance enhancement + client motivation

• Theory and practice of postural analysis

• 63 exercises + specific body types, postural issues + conditions modifications

• How to incorporate resistance equipment to support + intensify exercises

• Exercise layering related to effective program design

• Workout composition for personal and group training

• The STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles

• Essential, Intermediate, Power workouts

• Effective use of the reformer to enhance torso stability and strength, peripheral extremity conditioning, joint stability, flexibility, balance and coordination

• Effective communication and observational skills

• Verbal cueing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation

• Theory and practice of postural analysis

• 139 exercises plus modifications for specific body types, postural issues and conditions

• How to incorporate resistance equipment to support and intensify exercises

• Exercise layering related to effective program design

• Workout composition for personal and group training

The Functional Anatomy course is part of the Comprehensive program, and fully prepares students for that program. Additionally it can serve as a refresher or for anyone needing to fulfill the anatomy prerequisite for the Intensive program. What you will learn

• Anatomical position and the importance of it

• The bones that make up the axial and appendicular skeleton

• Names and locations of bony prominences and landmarks

• Terms of direction and relationship and their application to movement

• Types of joints and the movements available at the joints

• Types of muscular contractions including the application of force

• Origin, insertion and action of muscles

• Application of functional anatomy to chosen exercises and movements

• A variety of exercises performed on the Cadillac Trapeze Table through the full Essential and Intermediate repertoire

• To become better acquainted with the Cadillac as a tool to create complete workouts or as a complement to routines featuring Matwork and other equipment

• To observe and experience a variety of exercises utilizing the Cadillac’s features including the Roll-Down Bar, Push-Thru Bar, Trapeze, Leg and Arm Springs

• The goals of each exercise, biomechanics and alignment, as well as cueing and correcting for safety and effectiveness

• How to apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to a variety of exercises, variations and modifications

• Familiarity with the safety guidelines and application of the equipment for a variety of clients

• Functional exercises to develop core strength against spring resistance in a variety of positions, including standing, sitting, prone and side-lying

• How to apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to Essential and Intermediate-level Stability Chair exercises

• Better understanding of movement essence and exercise goals, proper execution and muscle activation

• How to improve core stability, increase peripheral strength and enhance mobility on one piece of equipment

• How the split-pedal option transforms exercises by challenging bilateral, unilateral and reciprocal strength and stability

• Cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness

• How to apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to exercises on the Arc Barrel, Spine Corrector and Ladder Barrel

• Exercises from the STOTT PILATES® Essential and Intermediate Barrel repertoire

• To understand movement essence and exercise goals

• How to support the spine in flexion, lateral flexion or extension, to target core and peripheral muscle groups, and to adapt exercises to specific body types

• How to incorporate the barrels into a full-body workout and program for specific body types, postural issues and conditions

• To develop effective communication and observational skills, verbal cueing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation

This six-hour course held over one-day, progresses to Matwork to more advanced material, providing further options and challenges on the mat for highly conditioned clients. Exercises require a high degree of strength, balance and coordination.

What you will learn:

• Muscular initiation and sequencing of Advanced-level exercises

• Multiple variations for variety and intensity

• 13 exercises

This six-hour course held over one-day, progresses to Matwork to more advanced material, providing further options and challenges on the mat for highly conditioned clients. Exercises require a high degree of strength, balance and coordination.

What you will learn:

• Muscular initiation and sequencing of Advanced-level exercises

• Multiple variations for variety and intensity

• 13 exercises

The STOTT PILATES® Injuries & Special Populations (ISP) course equips you with the skills required to address a broad range of physical challenges among your clients. Completion of ISP is required for full STOTT PILATES® certification.

What you will learn:

• Approaches to rehabilitating an injured musculoskeletal system

• Anatomy and biomechanics, dysfunctions and pathologies, and exercise modifications in the: lumbo-pelvic, cervical, upper quadrant, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle and foot regions

• Pregnancy, fibromyalgia and other special conditions plus workout design

• Appropriate modification of Matwork, Reformer, Cadillac, Stability Chair and Barrel exercises

This lecture, developed by the Merrithew™ team, is a review for those who already have functional anatomy knowledge.

Topics include: basic biomechanics (levers, effects of gravitational force, effects of muscle force), anatomical terminology, skeletal anatomy, actions at the joints, major muscle groups and the muscles’ origin insertion and action. Select exercises from the STOTT PILATES® repertoire are also broken down and analyzed in terms of the functional anatomy at play.

Participants will deepen their understanding of the body and enhance their teaching.

Learning Objectives

• Understand levers, effects of gravitational force and effects of muscle force

• Review anatomical terminology

• Review musculoskeletal anatomy

• Review muscle origins, insertions and actions

• Understand how to analyze the functional anatomy of an exercise