FitCore™ Mat Ball Blaster

Get inspired with this fast-paced fusion class that uses a sponge ball in innovative, fun and effective ways to challenge you to the core. Discover how to use the ball in every body position imaginable and feel how it helps provide assistance and resistance to help you align and challenge your center. Enjoy the fusion of Pilates, barre, and traditional fitness as you move through larger ranges of motion as you swing, swirl, and soar into FitCore™ fun.

Why should I take this session?

Ball Blaster is the first prop workout to be offered in the FitCore™ programming lineup. Get on trend and get on the ball with a whole new workout concept!

Presenter: Courtney Weis

Credits: 1 CEC

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

Energize your Body and Mind

Sign up for an invigorating master class inspired by the Franklin Method®, designed to elevate your conference experience! In this session, you’ll sharpen your mental focus, align your body with dynamic, mindful movement, and release tension - leaving you refreshed and ready for the day ahead! Whether you want to boost your energy or prime your muscles and joints for optimal performance, this class is perfect for setting a positive tone for the day of learning ahead. No matter your Pilates experience, this session is open to everyone and offers benefits you’ll feel immediately.

Equipment Needed: : Bath size towel, long elastic band and mat

Why should I take this session?

Enhance the benefits of Pilates by adding tools from Franklin Method® and discover new cues to unlock more powerful teaching!

Presenter: Zuzana Gemmel

Credits: 1 CEC

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

Reformer on the Mat with Props

Want to freshen up your mat classes- try something new and take the reformer exercises to the mat with the assistance of props! Reformer on the mat will provide you with creative and fun ideas to help you create a fabulous class or one on one session that challenges the 4 Ss of” Strength, Stability, Stretch and Stamina”.

Equipment Needed: Mat, Light weights, Long TheraBand and a sponge ball that can easily fit under your lumbar

Why take this session?

This session has been especially designed to help you broaden your mat repertoire by using the reformer exercises and order. These exercises can be incredibly challenging without the reformer springs and apparatus- but the use of props make them much more accessible. Learn how!

Presenter: Cherry Herzog

Credits: 2 CECs

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

Teaching Semi-Private Sessions Joe's Way!

Teaching mixed level semi-independent small group training is an unexplored skill that can open whole new doors in your teaching & studio offerings. Leaning into our shared history of how Mr. Pilates & his students ran their studios, while updating the teaching to serve our current culture of small group training will diversify your studio offerings & revenue potential. This style of teaching is both extremely rewarding for the teacher & clients, and promises to allow your business to thrive with a brand new offering in your group training portfolio.

Equipment Needed: Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Wunda Chair. No equipment, no worry- observe and learn!

Why should I take this session?

Joseph Pilates believed in empowering students to own the work. Today this element has been somewhat lost. Refocus the Pilates lens and captivate new students and learn new ways to retain students with independent semi- private sessions and add a new revenue stream to your studio!

Presenter: Trey Fry

Credits: 2 CECs

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

Myofascial Release

If you work with athletes, or anyone with muscular pain or tightness, myofascial release can be a game changing recovery and relief tool. In this session you will explore and learn a variety of simple, yet effective, myofascial trigger point release techniques using 2 tennis balls, your body weight, and a few deep breaths. This session will not only reveal amazing athletic recovery techniques and pain relieving techniques, but will leave you feeling blissed out.

Equipment Needed: Mat and 2 x tennis balls

Why should I take this workout?

Adding new skills to your toolbox helps you to help more students. When students need specific help with pain, myofascial release can be the ticket to help them in the studio and to help them help themselves at home.

Presenter: Jamie Isaac

Credits: 2 CECs

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

Scapula and Arm Positioning on the Reformer

The human body functions as an interconnected system, with certain areas sharing particularly strong relationships. There is a special relationship between the movement of the rib cage, scapula, and the arm. This interconnection is crucial for proper movement, as correct gait cannot be accomplished without these body parts working in harmony. In this workshop, we will discuss the rib cage, scapula, and arm. We will then perform exercises on the reformer to integrate this knowledge and put it into action.

Equipment Needed: Reformer and Long/short Box & Pole
You are welcome to observe if you do not have apparatus and to use the recording to practice when you do!

Why should I take this session?

The shoulder complex is just that – complex! Instructors often struggle with how to aid a student in connecting to this area and hence stabilizing the body and moving it correctly. This workshop will help you gain insight into the biomechanics of this region and how it reverberates through the system.

Presenter: Michael and Ton

Credits: 2 CECs

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

Reformer Redefined

This workshop invites you to explore classical Pilates exercises from a fresh perspective, using anatomical principles and concepts to redefine your focus. We'll challenge you to view familiar movements in new ways, uncovering hidden benefits and deepening your understanding of each exercise. Through this process, you'll discover the crucial role that precision plays in achieving the full range of goals within each movement.

Equipment Needed: Reformer, Long/short box, Triadball or similar small ball, Small ball, like a tennis ball, Easy grip ball or smaller, and Pole

You are welcome to observe if you do not have apparatus and to use the recording to practice when you do!

Why should I take this session?

By the end of the session, you'll have gained valuable insights that will enhance your Pilates practice, allowing you to approach these time-tested exercises

with renewed appreciation and effectiveness.

Presenters: Michael and Ton

Credits: 3 CECs

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

Pilates for Arthritis

Did you know that arthritis is the leading cause of disability in America? And that more than 50 million adults and 300,000 children in America have some type of arthritis? Arthritis is common, but not well understood as it is not a single disease but is an informal way of referring to joint pain or joint disease. With over 100 different types of arthritis related conditions, where does an instructor begin?

Multiple studies show that moderate exercise is beneficial for people with arthritis. Learn an approach to help your clients workout, reduce pain, and increase function.

Equipment Needed: Mat, towels, balls, flexcushion or 4” barrel if you have them! We will discuss equipment adaptations for working with arthritis however, no equipment will be needed.

Why should I take this course?

Understand the Theory- What is arthritis, what are the main types of arthritis, what are the do’s and don’ts for working with people who have arthritis, how to match client goals with an intelligent approach that factors in their arthritis.

Explore the Practical teaching side- Understand how to start with a client with arthritis, what to expect, and how to help a client preserve movement and reduce pain in a full session. Discover powerful new tools – mobilizations- that will help you teach students with arthritis and help you help them to a more pain free life. Mobilizations can be added into mat classes or full sessions workouts to provide joint ease or given as homework to improve quality of life.

Get student handouts and use the recording to practice the mobilizations and gain confidence in the month following the session.

Presenter: Zoey Trap, MS

Credits: 3 CECs

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

Athletic Workout

Be ready to sweat, smile and awaken your inner athlete in this strong and athletic workout.

Play with the rhythm and dynamics of each exercise and make them relative and functional for athletes. Focus on the reformer and mat to build elements of strength, power, range of movement and importantly recovery for sports. Each element will include insights and details of the ‘what and the why’, throughout the workout. This is a perfect opportunity for anyone who likes to work out like an athlete!

Equipment Needed: Mat, Reformer, Magic Circle and/or yoga strap

Why should I take this workout?

You will gain new ideas to support and challenge the recreational or serious athlete.

Presenter: Jamie Isaac

Credits: 1 CEC

Cancellation Policy: 

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

Reformer on Tower

Learn how to offer ways of exploring the Reformer work by adapting it to the Tower. Changing apparatus and angle of pull helps students find new connections while having fun.

Equipment Needed: Tower or Cadillac. If you do not have access- no worries, you can observe and practice later with the recording.

Why should I take this workout? Pilates students like variety and new challenges and inspirations- and this workout will provide both!

Presenter: Pam Garcia

Credits: 1 CEC

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

Sense the Springs

Join in an energizing chair workout that will mobilize and strengthen your entire body! In this transformative session, you'll experience how springs can promote your body’s natural rhythm and flow, enhancing your mobility and dynamic stability. This workout not only builds strength but also refines control and precision using springs as tactile feedback. Designed with Pilates principles in mind, this session offers practical techniques you can incorporate into your own practice, empowering you to move with greater efficiency and awareness.

Equipment Needed: Pilates Chair

Why should I take this session?

Connecting to the springs is essential in developing great movement quality- so feel how to connect and help your students to do the same!

Presenter: Zuzana Gemmel

Credits: 1 CEC

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

Creative Chair

Chair is a fun way to challenge strength and agility. Join Jolie for a dynamic chair workout that will provide you with exciting new choreography and sequencing that will challenge all four S’s!

Equipment Needed: Low Chair or MVe Chair, free weights 1-5lbs

Why should I attend this workshop?

Chair is a challenge- and sequencing is an art. Doing a thoughtfully sequenced chair workout fused with inspiration from other modalities will freshen up your private and group sessions!

Presenter: Jolie Becker

Credits: 1 CEC

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

Expand your Ped-o-Pull

The Ped-O-Pull is such a wonderful enhancement to any workout as it challenges core stability in functional standing positions and it’s great for aligning the body. Join Nancy Hurd as she shares a variety of Ped-O-Pull exercises learned from Peak Pilates® , Kathy Corey, Lolita San Miguel and others.

Equipment: A Ped-o-Pul If you do not have access to a Ped-o-Pul some exercises can be adapted to the tower arm springs- you are welcome to observe and practice with the recording later!

Why should I take this course?

The Ped-o-Pul is a great option for developing alignment, upper body strength and connecting the arms to the back and students love it! So go beyond the basics with this workshop’s new exercises.

Presenter: Nancy Hurd

Credits: 2 CECs

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

The Competitive Edge: Training Professional and Elite Athletes

Training an athlete is fun and challenging. Each sport has a repetitive movement. Pilates is a great way to cross train as it will build strength, mobility, endurance, and will help prevent injury. It is our job as instructors to find out the athlete’s goal for doing Pilates, identify their 4S’s (Strength, Stretch, Stamina, Stability) and work to create balance in their bodies.
This course will also take a look at the difference in training depending on which part of the season the athlete is in, and help guide a training program to help achieve maximum performance.

Equipment Needed: We will use the full studio. If you do not have access to everything- no worries, you can just observe and try exercises at a later date with the recording.

Why should I take this workout?

Most athletes follow a training plan, this course helps create and guide you to a deliver a dynamic Pilates training plan for the professional or competitive athlete that will give them a performance edge.

Presenter: Jolie Becker

Credits: 2 CEC

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

The 3-Dimensional Hip

In this workshop we will examine how to assess the common misalignments that present to teachers when the client arrives for a session. Usually, a class for a new client will begin with Reformer Footwork or the Mat class. It is important to discern if the problems that we see are biomechanical, habitual, or due to lack of embodiment. The ability to choose exercises that will bring client awareness is a big step in helping them to understand and to make the corrections that lead to success. If we start at the pelvis and hip joint, we are on the way to the organization of uniform muscle development that is a Pilates principle.

Equipment Needed: A mat, reformer, Cadillac or Tower Unit.

Do not worry if you do not have all the equipment- you are welcome to observe and practice later with the recording!

Why should I take this workout?

The more you understand the center of the body – the stronger teacher you will be with more ability to think through what is presenting in the client’s body and to have tools at your disposal to help.

Presenter: Pat Guyton

Credits: 3 CECs

Cancellation Policy: Due to recordings being available there will be no refunds for cancellations!

Osteoporosis Protocols Across the Classical System

We hold powerful tools within both the Classical System & Classical Studio to work with clients across the range & spectrum of bone density considerations. Spend time and dive into the newer research on what exactly we can & cannot do with these populations within the context of the Pilates system, and most importantly, distill any fear you might have. Leave empowered to better help your clients.

Equipment Needed: Reformer, Mat, Cadillac, Electric Chair, Wunda Chair, Ped-O-Pul, Magic Circle. If you do not have all of the equipment or access to equipment, please observe and take notes!

Why should I take this session?

Working with bone density issues can challenge the best of instructors. Get the information you need to be confident in working with students who have osteopenia or osteoporosis. Trey will be joined by Garret, a Physical Therapist, who will be available to answer more clinical questions on protocols and the most current approaches.

Presenter: Trey Fry

Credits: 3 CECs

Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

Advanced Reformer

Advanced Reformer – Focus on Flow presented by Courtney Weis

Flow is evidenced when you watch a body move quietly and seamlessly through the order with efficiency, control, grace. When we work with the transitions as “a part” of the exercises and not “apart “from the exercises, the power of the work is witnessed, movement quality is enhanced, and all the Pilates principles flow one into the other. As we move through our Pilates journey, we can get a little muddy, and we can start adding in or forgetting how to be crisp and clean and why it matters. Join Senior MI and Mentor Courtney Weis to infuse your reformer practice and teaching with clarity as she revisits the advanced reformer order and flowing transitions.

Equipment Needed: Reformer

Why should I take this session?

The advanced reformer level is achieved by far fewer students than is the beginner or intermediate levels and as a result we can get a little muddy in the technique. This is a great chance to gain clarity on the advanced work and understanding of why the details matter!

Presenter: Courtney Weis

Credits: 1 CEC

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.

Spinal Mobility on the Wunda Chair

Joseph Pilates famously said, "You are only as young as your spine is flexible" – a statement that remains relevant decades after it was first uttered. Going by this measure, we can safely say that many people's bodies are older than they should be. In this workshop, we will explore how to harness the unique characteristics of the Wunda Chair to maximize spinal mobility and, in essence, reclaim our youthfulness.

Equipment Needed: Wunda chair or MVe, Moon box or Yoga block or something similar and Pad

You are welcome to observe if you do not have apparatus and to use the recording to practice when you do!

Why should I take this session?

As an instructor you work with a variety of client needs- most clients can benefit from mobilizing the spine more efficiently and safely. You will gain clarity on why spinal mobility is essential for health and how to help clients improve mobility!

Presenters: Micheal Fritzke & Ton Voogt

Credits: 1 CEC

Cancellation Policy:

No refunds will be issued. If you are not able to attend, you will have access to the recording for 30 days after the virtual session.