Taking the Plunge, Become a Pilates Teacher: Part 4
I met Emily as a sophomore in the Dance department at The University of Hartford. She was a bright and creative thinker, and I recognized someone as geeky as myself! Her questions were wonderful, and I had my eye on her. I knew she would be a perfect candidate for The Polestar Pilates Comprehensive series. […]
Continue readingTaking the Plunge: Become a Pilates Instructor: Part 3
About last year at this time, I got a phone call from the Polestar Pilates Office. They were telling me about a student that wanted to join our current comprehensive series on the third weekend. One of the things I love about Polestar is the flexibility of the course. This student was going to join […]
Continue readingTaking the Plunge: Becoming a Pilates Instructor, Part 2
Wow! Thinking about how I met Lauren…It must have been about 14 years ago, long before she started the journey to become a Pilates Instructor. She came to The Pilates Studio as an ultimate frisbee player with a knee injury, or was it an ankle injury? I actually can’t remember. All I remember is her […]
Continue readingTaking the Plunge: Becoming a Pilates Instructor, Part 1
About four years ago, I met a young man at The Pilates Studio. He came to me with what his doctor called Upper and Lower Cross Syndrome. He was nineteen and it was clear upon first glance that he had spent some time around free weights. His shoulders were huge! After we chatted for a […]
Continue readingHigh Kneeling integrating change in a Polestar Pilates Teacher Training
When you look at the Kneeling arm series on the Pilates Reformer you see an exercise that strengthens the muscles of the arms. As students work their way through all of the versions of this exercise, it’s true through resistance training, they are challenging all of the muscles of the shoulder girdle in all planes […]
Continue readingStudents of a Pilates Teacher Training Explore Pilates’ Animal World
Joseph Pilates observed animals as he developed his method. He says in his book return to life, “true rhythm and control is observed both in domestic pets and wild animals – without exception.” We were standing around the front counter at The Pilates Studio when we decided to create the following video. At first we […]
Continue readingPolestar Pilates Teacher Training: The Principles part 6 of 6
Okay, here we are at the final segment of the Polestar Pilates Teacher Training Principles. This is the movement integration principle, or in other words, how the heck do we put all of this together? If you are a fitness professional, imagine this scenario: Someone comes into work with you, he is carrying a backpack […]
Continue readingPolestar Pilates Teacher Training: The Principles part 5 of 6
As we continue our exploration of the principles that every Polestar Pilates Teacher Training covers, we have come to my favorite principle: Alignment and Weight Bearing of the Upper and Lower extremity. This principle is my favorite for a very geeky reason. And that reason is the word arthrokinematics. The most basic kinesiology classes covers […]
Continue readingNeed a Day Job? Try Becoming a Pilates Teacher
If you’re considering becoming a Pilates Teacher consider the following information. According to Study.com: “Most pilates instructors are employed on an hourly, part-time basis. According to PayScale.com in 2014, the median hourly salary for pilates instructors was $28. Most pilates instructors wound up earning from $31,543 to $100,534 annually at that time, including bonuses and […]
Continue readingPolestar Pilates Teacher Training: The Principles Part 4 of 6
Over the past few weeks this blog has been has been explaining the basics of The Polestar Pilates principles that underscore all of the Polestar Pilates Teacher Training. We have talked about the importance of Breath, axial length and control, and spine articulation. Now we shall move on to the fourth principle, which is organization […]
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