Antenatal & Postnatal Pilates Teacher Training
Gain the knowledge and skills to be confident when instructing pregnant and postnatal clients. The days of confusion and overwhelm are over.
Now is the time to upskill your teaching.
Offering the latest up to date knowledge in Women's Health combined with practical skills and exercises you will improve your teaching abilities enabling you to deliver safe, effective, and beneficial classes to all women through their pregnancy and postnatal journey.
Women's Health Collaborative brings you an Antenatal and Postnatal specific Pilates Teacher Training Course. The gap in your pilates training has now been filled.
With both online and face-to-face training options available you can assess education in a way that suits you.
Become confident with your pregnant and postnatal clients today!
This Course Is The Perfect Fit For
New Instructors
Become a great pilates instructor from the get go. Fill the gap in your initial pilates training by getting confident with antenatal and postnatal clients. This will make you highly desired among studio owners setting yourself up for a successful career in the pilates industry.
Studio Owners
There is always more to learn. Perfect for highly experienced instructors wanting to upskill and take their teaching to the next level. Become a source of knowledge and broaden the opportunities in your pilates career.
Experienced Instructors
Provide your instructors the opportunity to be experts in antenatal and postnatal pilates. Market this specialist training and watch your studio flourish! Perfect for studios offering any form of reformer and/or matwork pilates in group classes, private classes, or clinical classes.
Clinical Pilates Teachers / Physiotherapists / Exercise Physiologists
Gain a comprehensive understanding into pelvic floor anatomy, physiology, pelvic floor dysfunction, and musculoskeletal pain conditions. Elevate your exercise repertoire to cater any clients experiencing women's health issues, especially the pregnant and postnatal populations. Expand your client base to include more pregnant and postnatal populations.
Discover The Course Curriculum
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This module builds your foundational Women’s Health knowledge by covering all you need to know about the pelvic floor. From anatomy, physiology, cueing, and how to incorporate this into your teaching. This module explains pelvic floor dysfunctions such as prolapse and incontinence & how to modify your pilates for these clients. This module enables you to have wealth of women’s health knowledge to set you up for success teaching all female clients.
Pelvic Floor Anatomy
Exercising the Pelvic Floor
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Prolapse
Stress Urinary Incontinence
Pilates Programming for pelvic floor issues
Pelvic Floor Screening
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This module allows you to become an expert teaching your pregnant clients. Watch your confidence grow as you gain a comprehensive insight into the safety aspects of exercise in pregnancy. Understand what abdominal exercise to do vs. avoid in pregnancy and why. Learn which general repertoire needs to be modified and learn practical ways to organise your modifications to maintain your class flow.
Pregnancy Education and physiology
Exercise in Pregnancy - Guidelines
How these Guidelines relate to Pilates
Abdominal Exercise in Pregnancy
Exercises needing modifications in pregnancy
Exercises to continue in pregnancy
How to effectively modify programming
Antenatal Class Programs
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Facilitate your clients in returning to pilates safely and effectively after having their baby. Understand birth factors and how this impacts your programming. Learn how to assess for abdominal rectus diastasis, what this means, and how to rehabilitate this through pilates. Be able to easily modify classes for postnatal clients and become expert teaching a 'Mums & Bubs' style class.
Understanding birth factors
Postnatal Abdominal Recovery (Rectus Diastasis, RD)
Pilates for clients with RD
Postnatal Abdominal Programming
Considerations for the postnatal client
Designing effective mums and bubs classes
How to set up mums and bubs classes
Postnatal class templates
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Gain comprehensive understanding of why particular pain conditions can occur in the pregnancy and how pilates can benefit these. Become confident modifying and programming for clients that have issues. Completing this module will improve the quality of your group, private, and/ or clinical pilates classes.
Pelvic pain conditions
Pilates for pelvic conditions
Spinal pain conditions
Pilates for spinal Pain
Sciatic pain and exercises
Abdominal conditions
Wrist conditions
Different Course Options
Online Learning
Approximately 8 hours of self paced modules via an online learning platform.Work your way through a combination of theory content, video footage, exercise libraries, screening forms and class programs at your own pace.
Gain access to downloadable 65 page manual of content for ongoing reference. Test your knowledge with a quiz and practical assessment to gain your certificate.
Investment $450
Own a studio and want your team of instructors to complete the course? Not a problem. Touch base to organise studio team access and rates.
Face-To-Face Learning
Prefer to learn in a face to face environment? The face to face workshop is perfect for you. This option involves a 1 day workshop in a small group or private learning environment. Work your way through theory and practical elements in the 65 page course manual.
Practice exercises and class programming with real time feedback and support. Test your knowledge with a quiz and practical assessment to gain your certificate.
Enquire for Investment
Want to host the Antenatal & Postnatal Course at your studio with your team? This can be arranged too.
Contact to register your details for face to face learning.
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What Others Are Saying
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Lauren Pilates Instructor Gold Coast, AUS
I have always felt worried when pregnant clients are in my class. I tend to make the programming easy to take extra caution. This course has cleared up all my concerns. Now I know how to push people and still be safe.
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Steph Pilates Instructor Brisbane, AUS
This course was so informative and practical. I now feel confident with knowing how to modify programming when client have pain issues which is something I ha always struggled with. And the pelvic floor info was so helpful!
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Eliza Pilates Instructor , Brisbane, AUS
Finally I have some clarity on abdominal exercises in pregnancy! It's been so hard to know what is safe or not safe but this course went all through this and made it so practical. I would definitely recommend to any instructor.
FAQs
How long does the online course take?
The online course is self placed so it depends what speed you work at. From feedback you can expect to spend approximately 6-8 hours working through the modules.
Is there an assessment element?
Yes, in both the online & face to face workshop there is an assessment element to receive your qualification. You will be prompted to complete a 20 question multiple choice quiz. You will also be asked to complete a practical element in which you will submit a short video of you teaching 5 exercises appropriate for either an antenatal or postnatal client. If completing the face to face workshop this will completed on the day.
How long do I have to complete the online course?
Once you enrol you should aim to complete the course in 6 months however you will access to the content ongoing.
Can I get personal support throughout the online course?
Yes, the training provided by Women’s Health Collaborative gives you support at any stage of the course by direct access to the course writer.
Is the course designed for reformer or matwork pilates?
The course currently has a larger focus on reformer pilates however the majority of the content can be applied to matwork pilates.
Do I already need to be qualified in pilates to complete the course?
Yes, to get the most out of the course you need to have either completed your matwork and/or reformer qualification with any institution. This will ensure you get the most out of the course. The course is designed for both new and experienced instructors or health professionals teaching pilates.
Can I do a payment plan?
Currently this is not an option. You will need to pay a once of investment of $450 to enrol in the course. Please note, at Women’s Health Collaborative we are passionate about making our education accessible to all so if you are motivated to completed the course however finances are a barrier please email.
Can I organise a face to face course to be held at my studio?
Yes. This course can be travelled and delivered as a day workshop for a group of instructors. Please reach out to organise this.
Can I do a face to face workshop with a friend?
Yes, if you want to complete the course with another instructor or with a small group please reach and and organise a date and location.
