Fitness Pilates certification – no need to be certified in Pilates to teach it though

Need to share this now.

The latest little sales bulletin to cross my desk refers to a new short program run by fitness industry types to certify fitness dudes in matwork, reformer, Pilates principles and the use of props. Continue reading…

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Do rehab and classical repertoire have to be polestar apart?

Historically, the Pilates industry in Australia has been somewhat divided between those instructors who focus on ‘rehab’ and those who like to ‘go for it’ with classical Pilates repertoire. Continue reading…

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Green Abs and hams

Something we have known for a while, at a gut level if nothing else, is that with abdominal support and the segmental stabilisation it provides, many movements can be made safer for our clients. Continue reading…

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This week, it’s all about the studio owners

Three posts here for those of you that currently own studios, dream of doing same, or for those of you that have owned and ran!

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Come join our online Pilates chat

If you are into sharing, engaging dialogue and want to make contact with other studio owners, or find Instructors across our wide brown land, try our LinkedIn community. Started just a week or so ago, a new forum for Aust Instructors to share, chat and chastise.

You first need to register with Linkedin, but that’s easy and free, then come join us
‘Pilates Instructors of the Southern Hemisphere Unite’. Truly daggy name I know, any better ideas appreciated.

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Little help marketing your studio?

Business Wellbeing founder, Kylie Saunders is an active member of the Pilates Pro Linkedin community, and I wanted to share a link to her most recent post. Continue reading…

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Health, business, profits – three words that don’t go together often

A Physio, with a teaching degree then went on to do a business marketing diploma. He now owns a chain of Physio practices and get this, doesn’t even need to work in them much anymore, preferring to spend time with his family. Well, show me a Pilates practitioner that has hit those heights, go on. Continue reading…

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More on Brent Anderson, Polestar

If you want to learn more about the man behind Polestar Pilates you can read his blog and get an idea of what is important to him. Continue reading…

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New toys, fads or useful props that we must have?

OOV
Similar saddle-esque principle to the Gyrotonics ‘Elvis’, looks a lot smaller and definitely cheaper at $130. Continue reading…

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