FAQs

Pilates Teacher Training

Through the Balanced Body Pilates certification program. You will learn the classical Pilates work and how to program Q, give hands-on corrections, and adapt the classical exercises to the person in front of you.

You will be taught how to modify exercises for people who are not quite ready for the full version of the exercise and given variation options to make the work more challenging for those who are ready for that.

If you are certified through another Pilates certification program, you can apply for the bridge program program to become Balanced Body Pilates certified. Balanced Body will review the certification program you went through and determine which modules you will need to take Balanced Body to test out and then become a Balanced Body Pilates certified instructor.

Movement Principles

Movement principles are the foundation of everything that we teach in Pilates. In this module, you will learn pre-Pilates exercises essential to understanding the Pilates exercises. You will also gain a basic understanding of anatomy, why we do what we do, and why these pre-Pilates exercises and movement principles are essential to everything you teach in every session.

In addition to movement principles, you are required to take an anatomy course. Balanced Body offers anatomy for movement professionals and in 3-D as options for the anatomy module. If you have taken anatomy in college or through another certification such as yoga, etc., these count towards your anatomy requirement. You must submit your transcript or course description to Balanced Body to be approved to skip the Balanced Body Anatomy module.

Balanced Body

If you are certified through another Pilates certification program, you can apply for the bridge program program to become Balanced Body Pilates certified. Balanced Body will review the certification program you went through and determine which modules you will need to take Balanced Body to test out and then become a Balanced Body Pilates certified instructor.