Help clients to target their hips and shoulders in this Pilates for Hips & Shoulders course. If you’re a personal trainer and/or group exercise instructor who wants to incorporate Pilates exercises that specifically target strength, mobility and function of the hip and shoulder joints into your current training, this course is the one for you. You’ll gain Pilates-based exercises, including regressions and progressions, that specifically focus on the hips or shoulders, or a combination of both hips and shoulders, that you can use with your clients.
Suggested Pre-requisite:
- CIMSPA: L3 Mat Pilates
Course outcomes
- Understand the basic anatomy of the hip, shoulder and surrounding joints.
- Be familiar with basic anatomy and biomechanics of the hip and shoulder joints.
- Gain 39 Pilates-based exercises and variations (progressions and regressions) related to the hips and/or shoulders.
- Understand common pathologies of hips and shoulders and how to programme accordingly.
- Understand the principles of Pilates breathing.
- Be able to modify the exercises for various demographics and conditions.
To attain the CIMSPA accredited CPD points for this course you will need to have already completed a Level 3 Pilates qualification
Author Bio
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Stephanie Glickman
Stephanie Glickman has been teaching fitness for 20 years and Pilates since 2003. In 2006 she established Armature (Melbourne, Australia), a studio dedicated to both Pilates and strength training. She is certified through Stott Pilates, Breathe Education, Pilates ITC, Polestar and the APMA. A former Stott Pilates and Breathe Education instructor trainer, she regularly presents nationally across fitness and Pilates platforms, spreading the joys of cross training Pilates and strength. She is also a Les Mills Body Step instructor, recreational Olympic weightlifter and the dance critic of the Herald Sun.
