Pilates for the Overweight & Obese Part II

Description

Discover how to work with larger clients using a Pilates protocol that will support their bodies and let them rediscover the joy of movement. Explore how to select, adapt, and guide Pilates exercises on the mat and apparatus to provide a full session of movement that empowers your students and fuels their desire to do more. Unlock the door to your heart and open yourself to this rewarding work by taking the guess work out of your teaching. This session will build on the Part I theoretical session, however they are independent and you do not have to have attended Part I to attend Part II.

This workshop will be lead by Peak Pilates Executive Director, Zoey Trap, MS. Zoey is an authority in teaching Pilates to the overweight and obese who has been published and cited in many periodicals and journals.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session you will be understand and be able to adapt Plates for larger bodies with consideration to:

• The effects of body shape on posture and movement

• Body positioning for mat, reformer, cadillac, chair, and barrels

• Session Planning

• Strategies for Success