Who should do the course:

The Breathe Functional Anatomy course is ideal for students, teachers or coaches of any movement discipline including Yoga, martial arts and sports, and is the perfect preparation for the STOTT PILATES® Comprehensive Matwork and Comprehensive Reformer courses. It is also ideal for fitness professionals wishing to sharpen, or deepen their applied anatomy and physiology knowledge, with more detail than the cert IV Fitness training. It's also great if you want to understand your own body better, and improve your own Pilates or Yoga practice through greater awareness and a solid theoretical grounding.

Fitness Australia CEC Accreditation:

All currently registered Fitness professionals who undertake the Breathe Functional Anatomy course will receive 15 CEC points from Fitness Australia, The Health & Fitness Industry Association.

What you'll learn:

Day 1: Foundations of Anatomy
Overview of the systems of the body and their relevance in an exercise context. Learn to communicate and understand the precise language of anatomy – including terminology for position, direction of movement, planes of motion, joint actions and names, origin and insertion of muscles, and their function

• Systems of the body
• Planes of motion
• Positional and directional terms
• Major joints and the actions available to them
• Basic muscle physiology
• Chemistry
• Muscle fibre types
• Muscle levels
• Types of muscle contraction
• Practical differences and implications for training
• Anatomy of the spine and pelvis
• Bones
• Bony Landmarks
• Movements and the muscles that make these movements
• Static and dynamic assessment

Day 2:  The Lower Extremity – Muscle Physiology
Application of Muscle Physiology and practical implications for training

• Active and passive insufficiency in muscles
• Anatomy of the Hip and Knee
• Bones
• Bony landmarks
• Movements available and the muscles that make these movements
• Practical Application of Basic Postural Theory
• Static Assessment
• Dynamic Assessment
• Deep stabiliser function, importance, difference from Global muscles
• Optimal conditions for training

Day 3: The Upper Extremity – Muscle Physiology
Application of Muscle Physiology and practical implications for training

• Active and passive insufficiency in muscles
• Anatomy of the Shoulder Girdle
• Bones
• Bony Landmarks
• Movements available and the muscles that make these movements
• Practical application of Basic Postural Theory
• Static Assessment
• Dynamic Assessment
• Deep stabiliser function, importance, difference from Global muscles
• Optimal conditions for training

 

Course Format:

The course is a combination of visual/lecture style presentation, with practical exercises (individual and partner) and observation.

How to Book:

Simply click on the link below, or email education@breathewellbeing.com.au or call us on +613 9662 1630. Note that bookings are required to be finalised, with full payment 14 days prior to the start of the course.

If you'd like more information, or to make a booking for the Functional Anatomy Course, call our Education coordinator Kylie Mones on 9662 1630 or email education@breathewellbeing.com.au ,or click on the link below to email us your enquiry.

Fitness Australia CEC points
15

Cost
Includes tuition, 10 supervised practice hours and comprehensive course notes.

$205

Recommended texts:
These recommended anatomy texts are optional for the Anatomy course, and required reading for all Breathe STOTT PILATES instructor courses.

The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook ~ Clare Davies
Muscles, Testing & Function 5th Edition ~ Kendall et. al.
Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics ~ Raphael Bender
Bone Flash Cards ~ Bryan Edwards
Muscle Flash Cards ~ Bryan Edwards

Recommended texts can be purchased through Breathe

Anatomy Self-Test

STOTT PILATES courses require you to have a strong understanding of human anatomy and movement. To test whether your current knowledge of anatomy is adequate to ensure that you get the most from your STOTT PILATES course, you can try the self-test below. The test relates to the knowledge you will need to successfully complete your STOTT PILATES instructor training.

We recommend that if you achieve 25 or more correct answers from this test, your knowledge of anatomy and physiology is sufficient for you to enjoy the full benefits of any Breathe STOTT PILATES instructor training course. If you acheive 24 or less correct answers, you should consider some serious self-education, or taking our Functional Anatomy course, which is designed specifically to equip you with all the skills and knowledge you'll need in your STOTT PILATES instructor training.

Section1: Foundations of Anatomy

(Answers are below)

1. What are the 2 actions of the Rectus Femoris muscle?

2. Name the six deep lateral rotators of the hip joint

3. Name the 3 major muscles that flex the shoulder joint

4. What is the action of the infraspinatus muscle?

5. In which direction do the fibres of Transversus Abdominis run?

6. What does the term "distal" mean?

7. In an eccentric contraction, what are the muscle fibres doing?

8. In the anatomical reference position, which way are the palms facing?

9. The head of the humerus articulates with which structure (that is part of the scapula)?

10. Name the 4 major muscles that extend the hip joint.

11. Name the 3 major muscles that laterally rotate the knee joint.

12. Name the 2 ball and socket joints in the human body.

13. Which muscle orinates on the inferior lip of the scapular spine and inserts into the deltoid tubercle of the humerus?

14. Name the 2 actions of the Gluteus Medius Muscle

15. Name the 5 major muscles that adduct the Femur

Section 2: Advanced Anatomy and movement analysis

16. Hip flexion takes place in which plane of movement?

17. Which of the 3 major medial rotators of the hip joint is also a flexor of the hip joint?

18. In the picture of Anmarie, what postion are her ankles in?

19. Starting from a neutral anatomical position; moving into the position pictured, involved which actions at the following joints:
a) hip
b) knee
c) shoulder

20. In the previous question, which muscles will be contracting eccentrically at the hip joint during the downward phase of the squat?

21. In the previous 2 questions, assuming neutral spine is maintained, how will the Lumbar erector spinae be working on:
a) the downward phase of the squat
b) the upward phase of the squat

22. What is the position of Anmarie's scapulae?

23. When moving with control, from the position pictured to the anatomical position, what action will occur at the shoulders, and will it be concentric, eccentric or isometric?

24. In moving from the position pictured to the anatomical position (whilst maintaining neutral spine), what will be the action of the Internal Obliques?

25. In the position pictured, the rhomboids and middle fibres of trapezius will be working to prevent which action at the shoulder girdle?

26. In the position pictured, which muscles are holding the head and neck in place against gravity?

27. In the image, what is the position of Anmarie's pelvis?

28. Which muscles are working isometrically to maintain the position of Anmaries pelvis against posterior tilt?

29. Which muscles are contracting isometrically to maintain Anmarie's knees in flexion?

30. Specify whether each of the following is a first, second or third class lever
a) Pair of scissors
b) Wheelbarrow
c) Brachialis flexing the elbow joint
d) A pair of tweezers

31. Do you agree with Anmarie's choice of outfit for her workout session?

Answers
1. Hip flexion 7 Knee extension
2. Piriformis, Gemellus inferior & superior, Obturator inernus & externus, Quadratus femoris
3. Biceps brachii, Pectoralis major (clavicular fibres), Deltoid (anterior fibres)
4. Lateral rotation of the humerus
5. Horizontally
6. In a direction away from the axial skeleton
7. Lengthening as they contract
8. Forwards
9. Glenoid Fossa
10. Gluteus maximus, semimembranosus, semitendinosus, biceps femoris
11. Biceps femoris, Tensor fascia lattae, Gluteus maximus
12. Hip and Shoulder
13. Deltoid (posterior fibres)
14. Hip abduction and medial rotation
15. Adductor longus, adductor magnus, adductor brevis, pectineus, gracilis
16. Sagittal plane
17. Tensor Fascia Lattae
18. Dorsiflexion
19. a) Flexion b) Flexion c) Flexion
20. Gluteus maximus, semimembranosus, semitendinosus, biceps femoris
21. a) Isometrically b) Isometrically
22. Upwardly rotated
23. Eccentric shoulder extension
24. Isometric
25. Protraction
26. Cervical Erector Spinae, Trapezius (upper fibres), Levator Scapulae
27. Neutral
28. Lumbar extensors (multifidus, iliocostalis, longissimus, spinalis), Hip flexors (psoas, iliacus, rectus femoris, tensor fascia lattae, sartorius, pectineus, adductor longus)
29. Quadriceps (Vasus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis, rectus femoris)
30. a) First class lever b) Second class lever c) Third class lever d) Third class lever
31. Her shorts are too short, and her top does not flatter her complexion

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