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STOTT PILATES Intensive Cadillac

The intensive Cadillac course prepares you to teach Level 1 (Essential and Intermediate) exercises on the Cadillac. By the end of this course you will be able to fine-tune personal and circuit training programs to meet a variety of clients’ conditioning goals with 125 exercises on the Cadillac Trapeze Table.

Learn to…

  • Apply STOTT PILATES principles of core stability, peripheral mobility, breathing and alignment to the Cadillac repertoire in own teaching (where relevant).
  • Breakdown essential and intermediate level exercises.
  • Identify each exercise essence, muscular initiation and movement sequencing.
  • Modify each exercise to increase or decrease exercise intensity.
  • Adapt all exercises specific to body types, postural issues and conditions.
  • Deliver a range of communication skills such as visual, verbal cueing and imagery for performance enhancement.
  • Maintain client motivation throughout a given session(s).
  • Effective use of the equipment to enhance torso stability and strength, peripheral extremity conditioning, joint stability, flexibility, balance and coordination

Prerequisites

  • STOTT PILATES Mat and Reformer
  • Sports therapists, physiotherapists or dancers.

Format

Incorporating a further 125 exercises to enhance your exercise programming.

  • 25 hours
  • 5 days (+ 1 day assessment for Cadillac, Chairs and Barrels)
  • Course Hours: vary from 3-6 hour sessions
  • Practice sessions at the beginning/end of the day are recommended and can be used in evidence for teaching log
  • 15 hours physical review
  • 10 hours practical teaching
  • 10 hours observation

Assessment

STOTT Pilates certification is only awarded upon successful completion of each course and a written (anatomy and physiology theory paper) and practical exam. The exam for Cadillac, chair and barrels is one exam taken together as a series. The examination must be taken within six months from completion of your last course.

Certificati

  • STOTT Pilates Certification

Note: students can teach before the exam. They would be known as a Stott Trained Pilates Teacher. Once they have passed, students would be known as a Stott Certified Pilates Teacher.
 

Course Price

Price: £615

Deposit: Fees includes a non-refundable deposit of £250

You will need to purchase student resources prior to course. Please contact Perry Mussington (020 7343 1881) for more information.

Payment methods

You can pay for YMCAfit courses in the following ways:

  • Credit/debit card by telephone 020 7343 1850 (option 1)
  • In person at our offices during the hours (9am – 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am – 3pm on Friday)
  • Cheques or postal orders by post. Please make these payable to ‘YMCA Fitness Industry Training’
  • Purchase order/invoice
  • By fax on 0843 221 1548

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