Pilates for Menopause™ Mat and Equipment- Singapore

Day 1- 9-1pm and 2-6pm
Course description

This course is designed to look at the causes and symptoms of menopause and to gain a new vision of how to train a more mature woman as she adapts to yet another change in her female life. Rather than seeing these changes as negative, this course will show you physiologically, physically, emotionally and mentally, why life can only get better.

Continuing education credits

8 NPCP– National Pilates Certification Program
.8 ACE– American Council on Exercise
3.5 PAA– Pilates Alliance Australasia

Course Objectives

You will gain a deeper understanding of

• The female anatomy and physiology during menopause
• The anatomical and physiological changes that affect the physical body
• The adaptations needed for exercise during this time
• The benefits and strengths of the menopausal year.
• The concepts behind the program that support the process.

Course Outline

Lecture

• The causes, symptoms and effects of menopause.
• The physiological and anatomical changes of the maturing female body.
• Changing your perspective on the process of menopause.
• Exercise concepts that enhance program design.
• Dealing with Kyphosis, bone loss and joint pain.

Practical

• Implementing the exercise concepts into various environments.
• Designing programs that include brain teasers, weight bearing and balance exercises.
• Using language that is supportive and empowering while teaching this population.
• Using flow and breath to activate the parasympathetic nervous system.
• Enjoying innovative and creative choreography on the Mat.
• Adding Props to the program design to aid in the execution of the exercise.

Day 2- 9-1pm and 2-6 pm
Course description

This course contains innovative and progressive exercises on the Pilates Cadillac, Reformer and Chair that follow the Center’s concepts of MORE aimed at improving the health and wellness of the menopause years.

Continuing education credits

8 NPCP– National Pilates Certification Program
6 PAA– Pilates Alliance Australasia

Course objectives

You will gain a deep understanding of

• How to create Pilates based exercises on the Cadillac, Reformer and Chair to accommodate the changes in the menopausal body.
• The exercise concepts of MORE, adding more spring tension, more innovative exercises, and more endurance to the program.
• The need to challenge this population with movement that encourages strength, balance and brain power.

Course Outline

Practical only

• Implementing the menopause exercise concepts of MORE on the Pilates Cadillac, Reformer and Chair
• Designing programs that include brain teasers, weight bearing and balance exercises
• Enjoying innovative and creative choreography on the Cadillac, Reformer and Chair
• Includes Rocking and Rolling to Release elements on the Pilates Equipment to address the stiffness created by the decrease of female hormones.