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Before Day One
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These video lectures in Teachable must be viewed in-full prior to the course
1) The Reformer: anatomy & user safety video (30 min)

Students also need to be familiar with Pilates 34 Mat exercises. (30 min)
These can be found in the book by Joseph Pilates: Return to Life through Contrology
OR viewed on the Pilates website
OR viewed on YouTube: The 34 Classical Pilates Mat Exercises by Melissa Connolly

Viewing the Pilates mat exercises does not require students to DO the exercises, but to be familiar with the Joseph Pilates original 34 exercises.

NOTE: THESE EXERCISES CAN BE VERY HARD…especially for someone unfamiliar and/or not in tip top shape. Students are invited to experience the movement if desired, but it is not necessary in preparation for the course. The course will cover a selection of movements inspired by the original 34 exercises.

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Day One
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6:30 am PST - Zoom opens 30 mins before course for registration and setup
7:00 am PST - Course begins /Introductions & Course Orientation

7:15 - Concept Introductions:
1) Core Muscle and Stabilization Theory Review
2) Joseph Pilates & Contrology: “34 mat exercises”
3) Movement framework: organizing Pilates therapeutic goals

9:15 - Break

9:30 - Movement Labs:
1) Warm Up: Experience Instructor-led mat repertoire movements to warm up prior to Reformer apparatus lab
2) LAB #1: Guided Pilates Reformer Repertoire: exercises, points to consider, cueing

11:30 - Lunch

12:15 - LAB #2: Pelvic Health Treatment Paradigms & REFORMER Pilates Interventions
1) Core Muscle Imbalance and/or Incoordination
-- a. Do I have a DR? Noble criteria review
-- b. Hip Flexor dominance vs Core stabilizers
2) Intra-Abdominal Pressure Management
-- a. Reducing incidence of pelvic organ prolapse (POP)
-- b. Understanding Breath Control via Joseph Pilates
-- c. Stress Urinary Incontinence & Pelvic Muscle weakness
3) Pelvic Floor Muscles “short and spasmed”
-- a. Painful Levator Ani Syndrome
-- b. Urinary Urgency/Frequency

2:30 - Adjourn

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Day Two
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6:30 am PST - Zoom opens 30 mins before course for registration and setup
7:00 am PST - Course begins / Review of material from Day 1

7:30 - Movement Labs
1) Warm Up: Experience Instructor-led Reformer repertoire to warm up prior to Mat lab
2) Lab #3: Guided Pilates Mat repertoire: exercises, points to consider, cueing

9:30 - Break

9:45 - Lab #4: Pelvic Health Treatment Paradigms & MAT Pilates Interventions
1) Intra-Abdominal Pressure Management:
-- a. Reducing POP by creating awareness in your patient
2) Pelvic Ring Dysfunction:
-- a. Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction & Pubic Symphysis
-- b. Gluteus medius/minimus tendonitis
-- c. Lumbo/sacral/hip dissociation & awareness
3) Diastasis Recti:
-- a. Motor control: conscious to unconscious

11:45 - Lunch

12:30 - Pilates Exercise Orientation: Build the Habit with Home Program

1:00 - Problem solving movement with participants on and off the Equipment

2:30 - Adjourn