How to Be a Certified Pilates Instructor: A Step-by-Step Guide

Pilates has now gained popularity and has surged its demand especially during the pandemic period with the help of online platforms. Little did you know that pilates dated way back and has become known to the world around the 1980s. With celebrities taking the plunge of doing pilates, more and more people are included to do it too.

As a form of exercise, Pilates improves strength, flexibility and your posture. But there are those that also would prefer to be an instructor and this could be rewarding.  This guide will help you start your pilates journey.

What is a Pilates Instructor?

If you are an avid pilates person, you already know about this. But in your journey to become an instructor, it is important that you have a deep understanding of what pilates instructor toes. Basically, instructors are the persons who guide a person or a group through the exercising. The instruction should be able to bring its “students” to focus on their movements, breathing, and alignment. Thus, you should have a good knowledge of the human body focusing on the muscles, joints but even more so in the mental capacity. With that, you should be patient and calm to create a safe space, and even effective work out.

Experience Pilates

To become a successful Pilates instructor, you need to experience doing the pilates yourself. But not only that – but you also need to take regular classes so you know how it feels to be in that space. Try out different kinds of Pilates like mat work or the equipment-based ones. By doing this, you’ll be able to understand the varieties that Pilates have.

You also want to experience beginner-friendly classes which is a good place to start. Establishing classes with those who are new to pilates would be a great opportunity for you to start building your own Pilates program.

Train Yourself

It will take months for you to become confident in your area of expertise. It will require you to do more research, read things online, even observe experienced instructors too. Best of all, you need to attend a Pilates workshop so you are able to integrate hands-on experience.

Take and Pass the Exam

In the end, you will need to take an exam. Thus,  you need to prepare before taking it. That’s why it is important that you read, watch videos, and attend classes for experienced instructors. Being able to step onto the shoes of becoming a pilates instructor is by far the most effective strategy. This way – you have the firsthand experience in Pilates and ease your way through the exam.

And Finally: Plan Things Out

If you think that you are comfortable with Pilates and you are well-equipped with the knowledge, training and experience at this point, then you are ready to plan out your very own training program. You can vary your training program such as beginner, intermediate, and advance – all that mirrors your set of Pilates; matwork until using an apparatus. All of what you read, trained, and experienced will come down to planning things and everything will follow through!