CCREF-Learning Outcomes
Pilates Matwork provides the foundation of the Pilates system: it teaches the essential principles of Pilates exercise and enables teachers to master observation, demonstration and effective teaching cues.
Building on this foundation, the Reformer is the mainstay of Pilates apparatus training, offering adjustable resistance, support and movement variety for clients with different abilities and goals.
On successful completion of the Pilates on Reformer Teacher Program, participants will be able to:
Apply their knowledge of anatomy, physiology, kinesiology and biomechanics to understand movement patterns and teach Reformer exercises safely.
Set up and operate the Reformer confidently, including correct use and adjustment of the carriage, springs, footbar, straps, ropes and accessories.
Demonstrate and teach foundational, intermediate and advanced Reformer exercises with correct alignment, control, breathing and movement precision.
Provide clear, concise and effective verbal, visual and tactile cues that help clients understand and perform each exercise correctly.
Analyse movement, identify faulty technique or muscular compensation, and provide appropriate corrections and progressions.
Design safe, balanced and goal-oriented Reformer programs for clients with varying levels of fitness, experience and functional ability.
Modify exercises for older adults, special populations and clients with injuries, limitations or specific needs, while remaining within the teacher’s professional scope of practice.
Apply appropriate resistance, assistance, exercise sequencing and progression to improve strength, stability, mobility, flexibility, coordination and muscular endurance.
Maintain professional standards of client screening, equipment safety, hygiene, record-keeping and session management.
Develop the basic business skills required to market Pilates services and manage a sustainable teaching practice or studio.
Teachers must understand that the Reformer should not be used as the sole form of Pilates exercise. Effective programming should use an appropriate permutation and combination of Matwork, Ball, Reformer and other apparatus. This integrated approach creates balanced training and helps satisfy the seven fundamental principles of exercise.
Graduates will gain the knowledge, practical competence and professional confidence to teach Pilates Reformer safely and effectively in accordance with globally accepted standards.