Pilates Reformer Instructor online

From mat Pilates to the apparatus: become a Pilates Reformer instructor

The Reformer is the heart of the Pilates studio: spring resistance, carriage, footbar and straps make every exercise more precise, more challenging and more versatile than on the mat. You already teach mat Pilates and want to take your classes onto the apparatus? That is exactly what this course is made for.

You learn the Pilates method on the Reformer from the ground up: components and spring settings, body mechanics and alignment, safety and contraindications – plus a repertoire of 94 exercises in three modules that build on each other. In the end you plan and teach a complete 60-minute class for beginners and advanced participants.

Your path to the certificate in 3 steps:

1️⃣ Theory & video study (online) You get immediate access to the learning platform. With the script and 32 learning videos you work through the fundamentals and the three modules at your own pace, clarify questions in the online consultations and pass the knowledge check.

2️⃣ Practical weekend (3 days on site) At CULT Pilates – The Reformer Room in Wädenswil you practise all exercises on the apparatus over three days (22 hours), get feedback on execution and cueing and learn how to build a Reformer class.

3️⃣ Exam video (submission) Within 90 days of the practical weekend you submit your exam video – no exam anxiety, with personal feedback. Passed? Congratulations on your update Akademie certificate as a Pilates Reformer instructor!

Your learning modules:

• 🧭 Fundamentals: Pilates method and core principles, the Reformer and its components, spring resistance and settings, body mechanics, safety and contraindications.
• 1️⃣ Module 1 – Fundamentals and basic exercises: 28 exercises in seven series – Footwork, Core Work, Spinal Work, Arm Work (Hands in Straps), Leg Work (Feet in Straps), Long Stretch Series and Mermaid Series.
• 2️⃣ Module 2 – Advanced fundamentals: 35 exercises from the Short Box Series through the inversions to the Back Extension on the Long Box.
• 3️⃣ Module 3 – Specialisation and integration: 31 exercises from Sitting on the Bar through the Up-Stretch Series to the Splits – plus two complete sample classes with teaching tips.
• 🎬 32 learning videos: every series demonstrated on the apparatus, with a reference to the matching chapter in the script.

Requirements:

• Completed mat Pilates qualification (e.g. Pilates Instructor at update Akademie)
• At least 10 attended Reformer Pilates classes (no Lagree) with at least two different instructors

Take the first step!

With the certificate as a Pilates Reformer instructor you teach Reformer classes at a studio or build your own offer. Click “Add to cart” now and start your course – access to the learning platform is immediate.