Mat with Small Props
This course incorporates a unique blend of Pilates mat exercises with small props (foam roller, rotating discs, balance board, gym ball, Flex Ring Toner®, and springs) to enhance and challenge your Pilates mat repertoire. Focus will also continue on exercise modification for populations with special needs. In this course, practical sessions will incorporate exercise transitions and choreography to enhance the quality of your Pilates mat programming. These small props add a unique proprioceptive challenge to the original exercises as well as providing support and assistance to the more challenging Pilates repertoire. Principles of exercise modification are discussed. Emphasis is placed on increasing and decreasing the challenge of the Pilates mat exercises.
Course Duration: 2 days, 16 hours
Participants: 20 maximum
Prerequisites : Any Polestar Pilates Qualification
CECs
Polestar 16
American Council on Exercise CEC's: 1.6
NATABOC CEU's: 13.5 hours
Studio/Rehab Update Course
The 2007 Polestar Studio and Rehab Series have been redesigned from the ground up. The curriculum has been expanded to include more repertoire, additional apparatus, and the introduction of advanced teaching and cueing skills.
The new curriculum has been designed with input from the Curriculum committee, consisting of numerous members, with over 150 years combined Pilates experience, including experts in orthopedic and neurological physiotherapy, pathophysiology, dance medicine, Feldenkrais, Gyrotonic, sports performance enhancement, athletic training, personal training, communications, and energy medicine.
The new curriculum includes the addition of 18 pre-Pilates mat exercise as well as over 30 basic through advanced apparatus exercises. Many traditional Pilates exercises have been added with our unique Polestar flair, creativity and modification. The curriculum is designed with an understanding of motor learning theory to best facilitate the students’ learning and assimilation of the material over time. Polestar Program design and sequencing will be introduced to teach a structured, yet individualized method of designing your Pilates sessions.
Experiential labs and lectures take place on each course covering the following topics:
· Basic Postural Assessment
· Polestar Program Design and Sequencing
· Imagery Cueing
· Tactile Cueing
· Communication
· Energy Medicine
The update is course is designed to bring you up to date with the latest Polestar has to offer for Studio and Rehab. The course is divided into two 2-day units, each covering three of the experiential labs and lectures and as well as 25 exercises on all apparatus and mat.
Course Duration: 4 days, 32 hours (2, 2 day units)
Participants: 20 maximum
Prerequisites : Studio / Rehabilitation Qualification prior to 2007.
CECs