 Matwork course
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Matwork is the foundation of the Pilates exercise repertoire, and the Matwork Instructor course includes all the theory and practical skills you'll need to successfully launch your Pilates career from the ground up. This self-contained course also includes all the foundational skills in anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, cueing, correction and movement analysis that you'll need if you choose to build your Pilates skills further with the Clinical Pilates module, or the Studio Equipment course.
You'll learn in-depth postural analysis and correction, muscle balance and exercise prescription skills. Utilising the basic biomechanical principles of Pilates, you'll become skilled at analysing a client's posture to determine their current muscle length/strength balance. You'll learn how to design and implement an individualised Pilates Matwork exercise program to achieve specific postural improvement and optimal biomechanical efficiency, motor control, strength and flexibility. You will also gain skills and confidence programming and delivering group Matwork classes.
The Breathe Matwork course includes everything you'll need to start from scratch and become a certified Pilates Matwork instructor. The course is accredited and certified through STOTT PILATES®.
Course Outline:
The Matwork Instructor Course is broken down into two main sections:
1) Classroom hours:
Your time in the classroom will provide you with an understanding of the biomechanical principles of Pilates exercise and their application through the full Matwork repertoire. Including comprehensive, in-depth training in anatomy and functional biomechanics (in the anatomy course module), postural assessment, exercise programming, cueing, correction, and modification. The Matwork course will equip you with the full range of skills you'll need to begin or progress your professional career as a Pilates instructor.
Like all Breathe Pilates instructor courses, the Matwork course includes plenty of hands-on, practical application, feedback and support throughout, and beyond the course. You will have the opportunity to work with multiple different bodies in both group and individual training scenarios.
You will learn effective use of small props including arc barrel, flex-band, foam roller and fitness circle to increase, decrease or change the challenge of any given exercise. You will learn 92 Pilates Matwork exercises, with multiple modifications for most exercises to accomodate different client needs and abilities.
2) Supervised Practice teaching days:
The course includes weekly supervised practice teaching days, that have been designed to help you achieve many, or all of your required observation and practice teaching hours. These days are here to help you practice the content you covered on the course, ask about issues you have thought about between course dates and to make sure you are on track to passing your exam and becoming a professional certified instructor. You can bring in friends, family or your fellow Pilates instructor students to practice teach with, or simply come in and do your own personal Pilates practice under supervision from a fully certified Pilates Instructor or Instructor Trainer.
Learning Outcomes:
 Learn to apply biomechanical principles of core stability, peripheral mobility, breathing and alignment using relevant exercises
Conduct a detailed postural analaysis and use your findings to determine muscle length/strength balance at all major joints
Specific exercise programming for individual postural needs, based on principles of biomechanics and findings of postural assessment
Understand the use and application of each exercise in the full Matwork repertoire.
Appropriate implementation of exercise modifications for specific body types, postural issues and conditions
Effective individual, and group cueing and teaching skills
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Further study options on completion:
Upon successful completion of the Breathe Matwork course you will be eligable to enrol in the following courses:
Clinical Pilates module
Studio Equipment module
A variety of Breathe Pilates education workshops
Prerequisites:
A informal telephone interview to assess your dedication to the course and your Pilates exposure and experience. It is not expected that you will have knowledge of anatomy prior to the course, and you are not required to have prior teaching experience, however any prior anatomy, Pilates or movement coaching skills you do have will enhance your learning experience.
Course Duration:
61 hours of classroom instruction (includes anatomy) and 20 hours of Supervised Practice Teaching.
Payment Options
You can pay in full, or by installments.
Paying in Full
If you're paying in full, a minimum deposit of 20% will secure your place, with the balance due 14 days before the course.
Paying by Installments
If you prefer pay by installments, your first monthly installment will be deducted from your bank or credit card account 3 days prior to the first day of your first course, and monthly thereafter.
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Fitness Australia CEC points
15
Cost
Course cost is all-inclusive, and includes all tuition, all required materials, all anatomy and physiology texts 20 supervised practice teaching hours, and exam fee.
$2697 OR 6x monthly payments of $449
Required Course materials (specific to matwork):
STOTT PILATES Comprehensive Matwork manual
STOTT PILATES Support Materials manual
STOTT PILATES DVDs: Essential Matwork, Intermediate Matwork, Advanced Matwork, Sculpt and Tone (Flex band workout), Fitness Circle Challenge
Required Texts:
These texts are required for all Breathe Pilates instructor courses, and need to be purchased only once. They will then be used for all your courses up to Full Certification level.
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
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