Instructor Training

 

Hanson Pilates is proud to be Scotland’s sole training centre for the delivery of industry acknowledged CYQ Level 3 training in Pilates Matwork. This qualification is approved through the government via Ofqual and the Sector Skills Council - Skills Active.

Hanson Pilates has been working with CYQ since February 2009 to deliver quality training in the Pilates technique. This training is accredited on the new national Qualifications & Credit Framework (QCF). It is also recognised and endorsed by the Register of Exercise Professionals, and the UK fitness industry as a whole.

Prior to working with CYQ, Hanson Pilates delivered instructor training on behalf of the Pilates Institute and Michael King, again as the Scottish flagship in the industry.

Existing teachers: click here to find out about Level 3 upgrade paths and One Day Technical Workshops.

If you are new to Pilates and interested in becoming a Pilates teacher but unsure where to start? Click here to go to info on Level 3 and Level 2. If you are considering this qualification from out with the fitness industry, you are in the majority!

Many of our students embark on a career change with no experience in the fitness industry, but with a love of Pilates and acknowledgement of the benefit they personally have accrued from it.

In these circumstances we advise attendance at our 6 day Foundation course – Level 2 Anatomy & Physiology.

 

Level 3 - Matwork Pilates

October 2011 update - we are delighted to announce our new training venue. All future Level 3 courses and Technical Workshops will be held in the Patey Suite at the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena. Please click here to see more:

 

 

Module	Date	Syllabus	Duration
1	November 26/27	Anatomy and Physiology Foundation	2 days
2	December 11/12	Principles of Pilates, Principles of Fitness and introduction to base moves	2 days
3	January 14/15	Teaching beginner moves and progressions	2 days
4	February 4/5	Anatomy & Physiology review, teaching review and lesson planning	2 days
5	February 25/26	Intermediate and Advanced moves	2 days
6	March 17/18	Practical Assessment. Anatomy final review. Mock Theory Assessment(s)	2 days
7	April 21/22	Posture: assessment, observation and application to moves	2 days
TUTORIAL DAYS - DATES T.B.C.
8	May 19/20	One to One/Pilates personal training	2 days
9	June 16/17	Final Assessment Weekend	2 days

               

Notes

1. Fees - Payments can be made by cheque or credit/debit card. Full Level 3 fees are £1, 750 plus registration for CYQ level 3 exam of £50.
2. Existing instructors - please contact us directly regarding upgrade paths from level 2 CYQ or OCR to level 3. Accreditation for prior achievement will be considered and specific weekends mapped out for you to attend.
3. If you need CPD points for REPS or insurance purposes, please contact us for information on taking a day's or weekend's training in isolation.
4. Refresher courses - those who have already have a Pilates qualification may wish to attend refresher days - special prices are available for these.
5. A Hanson Pilates Diploma is provided, in addition to the CYQ level 3 certification, on successful completion of the course.

 

Level 3 Pilates Matwork Upgrade

Hanson Pilates offers both the full Level 3 Industry Award via CYQ, (recognised by REPS for insurance and CPDs), and an upgrade path from your original qualifications (e.g. Mat 1 or Mat 2). The number of modules you would be required to attend for upgrade depends on how we can map exactly the elements you have completed with the current syllabus.

Upgrade to Level 3 for £1250.00. Please see below for more information or contact us on 01506 891908.

 

Module	Date	Syllabus	Duration
1	November 26/27	Anatomy and Physiology Foundation (Optional)	2 days
2	December 11/12	Principles of Pilates, Principles of Fitness and introduction to base moves (Optional)	2 days
3	January 14/15	Teaching beginner moves and progressions	2 days
4	February 4/5	Anatomy & Physiology review (Optional) Teaching review and lesson planning	2 days
5	February 25/26	Intermediate and Advanced moves	2 days
6	March 17/18	Practical Assessment. Anatomy final review. Mock Theory Assessment(s)	2 days
7	April 21/22	Posture: assessment, observation and application to moves	2 days
TUTORIAL DAYS - DATES T.B.C.
8	May 19/20	One to One/Pilates personal training	2 days
9	June 16/17	Final Assessment Weekend	2 days

 

To download a Level 3 Booking form click here

 

Level 2 - Anatomy & Physiology

Module	Date	Syllabus	Duration
1	Sat 28th April 2012 9.30-12.30 Sun 29th April 2012 9.30-4.30	Components of Fitness Musculo-skeletal systems	1 1/2 days
2	Sat 12th May 2012 9.30-4.30 Sun 13th May 2012 9.30-4.30	Energy system, Cardio-Respiratory system, and Muscular Systems	2 days
3	Sat 26th May 2012 9.30-12.30 Sun 27th May 2012 9.30-4.30	Nervous system and mock paper Review of all units	1 1/2 days
TUTORIAL – DATES TO BE CONFIRMED
ASSESSMENT – DATE TO BE CONFIRMED

 

Notes

1. Fees – Payments can be made by cheque or credit/debit card. Cost for three modules is £550.00.

2. Existing instructors – please contact us directly regarding upgrade paths from level 2 CYQ or OCR to level 3. Accreditation for prior achievement will be considered and specific weekends mapped out for you to attend.

3. For delegates wishing to progress to Level 3 and Pilates Matwork qualification, a personalised training plan can be discussed, and a 5% discount on the course will be applied.

 

To download a Level 2 Booking form click here

 

 

  Technical Days

 

Saturday January 21st	Mini Balls & Bands	£120.00	Or both days for £199.00
Sunday January 22nd	Stability Ball	£120.00

 

One Day Technical Workshop

MINI BALLS AND BANDS

Saturday January 29th 2012

This comprehensive, exercise packed workshop has been approved as Endorsed Training for REPS with 8 CPD points.

This one day training course is aimed at those with a solid knowledge and practice of Pilates technique, typically instructors with a Level 3 qualification.

Mini balls and bands are portable aids which can be used to enhance and vary your Pilates sessions, whether group or one-to-one.

They can be used to alter the intensity of a Pilates move and to assist in the focus on posture.

Topics covered will include:

• Applying the use of bands to the first 15 moves

• Bands as an aid to postural improvement

• Use of mini balls and targeting appropriate class experience

• Warm ups and functional exercises.

Course duration: - 9.30am-5.30pm

Cost: £120.00

For more information, please contact: Hanson Pilates, One Acre, Faucheldean, EH2 6PS.
Tel/Fax 01506 891908 Mobile 07889 716005 email: hansonpilates@btinternet.com

 

“A very professionally presented workshop. The tutor has an extremely good knowledge of the subject and displays excellent presentation skills. Delegates on this workshop will be able to enhance their personal development as the course is designed to challenge and develop current practicing instructors within a very structured approach to learning”.

Quality Assurance Report from Sector Skills Council, September 2010

 

 

Stability Ball

Sunday 22nd January 2012

This comprehensive, exercise packed workshop has been approved as Endorsed Training for REPS with 8 CPD points.

This one day training course is designed for teachers of Pilates who already hold a Matwork qualification at Level 2 or above.

Stability balls are effective aids for increasing the challenge of Pilates base moves, changing the focus of an exercise, or providing additional support for certain special populations.

All of these uses will be explored in the course. We will address the use of stability balls in both a class and a one-to-one environment.

Course duration: - 9.30am-5.30pm

Cost: £120.00

Special offer: book both Stability Ball and Mini Ball and Bands, and pay only £199 for both!

 

Technical Workshops

 

Excellence Through Communication

“Connecting to your class through language”

A half day course designed to enhance your Pilates Instruction technique.

The role of the teacher is to inform, entertain and inspire.

During the course you will learn about:

Part 1 – Effective Coaching Language

• Use of language, tonality and tempo and positive framing
• Enhancing body awareness with verbal instruction
• Using kinaesthetic clues

Our guest presenter, Kevin Slaney, has coached karate for 25 years and is a qualified Hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitoner.

Part 2 – Practical

• Jean will lead a Pilates class, utilising the language elements covered in Part 1.
• Using words to paint images, creating visualisations that work for your class.
• Layering communication styles to maximise the learning outcome

Our guest presenter for the practical session is Jean Shanks. Jean is a Level 3 Pilates Instructor with Hanson Pilates and holds Level 4 specialist qualification in management of lower back pain.

Both presenters are experienced trainers in the business world, delivering behavioral and technical skills courses for their organisation.

Assessment for the course will be by observed practical, a pass in which will confirm your certification and 4 REPs points.

Date: 28th January 2012

Cost: £80.00 OR £70.00 if you book before 1st January 2012.

For booking and venue details please contact Hanson Pilates:

Email: hansonpilates@btinternet.com or telephone 01506 891908 / 07889 716005

 

 

The Great Transition or the Great Divide?

Modified Moves to Original Moves: Creating a Flow

We should never underestimate the power of Joseph Pilates’ original moves, designed for the able and the athletic. However, at the heart of our Level 3 training is the need to modify these moves for the less able or the uninitiated, in order to provide exercise which is safe, effective and appropriate.

Sometimes an instructor’s comfort zone (and own physical ability) may be in the modified moves and there may be a reluctance to introduce original moves to an appropriate audience.

This one day course looks at lesson planning and class progression to achieve a seamless interface between the two.

Topics covered:

• Review of what constitutes an intermediate or advanced move
• Analysis of which of the original 34 moves will be appropriate for our clients
• Creation of progressions of intensity for these moves in a logical and safe manner
• Making guidelines for the creation of an effective lesson plan, both in terms of move sequencing and class progression over time

There will be one pre-course activity which will be given to you on course booking, and which you should be prepared to discuss on the day.

The day will conclude with a short written paper, a pass in which will confirm your certification and 8 REPs points.

Date: 28th April 2012

Cost: £95.00

For booking and venue details please contact Hanson Pilates:

Email: hansonpilates@btinternet.com or telephone 01506 891908 / 07889 716005

 

BRIDGING THE GAP

A 5 day advanced course for Pilates Instructors

Aims
• To equip candidates with the skills necessary to recognise dysfunctions associated with low back pain.
• To develop, deliver and review programs used in the rehabilitation of these clients.

Objectives
• To give the knowledge and understanding of pathologies associated with low back pain, and to recognise the patterns these conditions produce.
• To give the skills required to:
• Confidently discuss clients’ conditions with relevant medical practitioners.
• To work in conjunction with physiotherapists and GPs in developing an exercise program as part of the clients overall rehabilitation.
• To assess a client as a whole with a view to developing a Pilates exercise program specific to their needs.
• To review and adapt a Pilates exercise program as required.

Assessment
This will consist of:
• Theory exam
• Practical exam
• Real case study

Venue : Edinburgh

Cost : £875.00

Entry requirement: Certificate in Level 3 Pilates

Enquiries to: edsportsinjuryclinic@gmail.com

 

February 2012 (date to be confirmed)

Pilates Soft Roller & Pilates Ring with Michael King & Malcolm Muirhead - 1 day course

 

February 2012 (date to be confirmed)

Pilates Choreography & Gymstick with Michael King & Malcolm Muirhead - 1 day course

 

To download a Technical Workshop Booking Form, click here

 

 

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Testimonials

Thank you so much for all your help and encouragement. At my age it was
quite an undertaking but your insistence that I would be able to do it egged
me on. Thanks again for giving me this new chance in life.

Liz, Lanarkshire

Thank you so much Debbie. Yourself and your team have been fantastic,
professional and a great support throughout."

Sandy, Aberdeenshire

 

Thank you for a great training course at the weekend. I was able to take what I had learned immediately to my Monday class (for which I felt a new found enthusiasm), and I feel confident my teaching is improving with courses like this. Also many thanks for bringing the guest physiotherapist to the meeting. It is good to feel I can more confidently spot the people who should not come to my classes! She also reinforced the conviction in the basic 15 moves, particularly important for people with "issues that can be handled in a class". The simple but inspired modifications to the basic 15 moves taught to us by the course tutor will be forever useful.
Jane, Edinburgh
P.S Great manuals too.

 

The training was fantastic - I still have so much to learn. Having a lecture from a guest physiotherapist was truly fantastic, very inspirational. The course tutor’s depth of knowledge was awesome, I can only aspire to be at most one tenth as knowledgeable as she is!!
Allison, Fife

 

Just wanted to thank you for the fantastic day yesterday. I really, really enjoyed it.
It was particularly nice to meet Malcolm and Michael...their enthusiasm is infectious.
Sarah, West Lothian

 

I just wanted to say thank you for a brilliant day yesterday.
Keeley, Peebles

 

Just a note to thank you again for organising the visit of Michael and Malcolm on Saturday. I got so much out of it - not only the great instruction but also the feeling that we are not 'working in isolation' - it was great to see so many of us in one place.
Lesley, Edinburgh

 

Really enjoyed the day, participating in the classes was great - not done Pilates for a few weeks and I can feel the effect on my ribs, which is good.
Shona, Castle Douglas

 

I was really impressed with Malcolm and Michael. I can see why they're in the position that they are. They had time for everyone. Saturday was a good day.
Heather, Edinburgh

 

Small group and enthusiasm on all sides! Thank you Debbie for another great course
Emma, Aberdeenshire

Thoroughly enjoyed the course as well as learning lots
Jane, Edinburgh

 

Thank you again for a very enjoyable course - interactive and rewarding, supportive and helpful
Eaman - Edinburgh

 

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