I can’t teach Pilates until I lose 20 pounds!

As a professional Pilates instructor I get the chance to work with some amazing, inspiring clients on a daily basis.  And on a daily basis I see how poor body image and limiting thoughts really keep people from being happy, reaching their goals and maybe pursuing bigger goals!  I am thankful in my own life that my Pilates practice has helped me to see past things like the weight on the scale and focus on things that are truly important.

Your weight has nothing to do with your ability to do or teach Pilates.  Pilates is a method of exercising, a movement practice that is truly designed to be accessible to anyone.  Everyone’s Pilates practices are different and they should be.  The exercises are not designed to be one size fits all.  The exercises and the Pilates method is designed to teach your body how to move better and more efficiently every time you do it.  The method allows the practicioner to learn about how their own body works and create a movement practice that makes sense in their body.

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If you’re contemplating wanting to teach and share Pilates with others please don’t skip it because you aren’t at your ideal weight or because you can’t do every exercise perfectly yet.  I have some exciting news for you!!  Your clients will all have different, unique bodies and your ability to teach them the Pilates method in their body isn’t dependent on your shape, size or even ability to do each exercise.

In instructor training, you will not only learn how to do exercises in your own body but you’ll learn how to look at other bodies and connect with these bodies so that you can help them discover how to incorporate the Pilates principles into their bodies. You are merely a guide.  Yes it’s important for you to have your own Pilates practice to draw from but teaching is much more than having a client just copy what you are doing.

Interested in learning to teach the Pilates method of exercise?  I would love to share more about our Pilates instructor training programs and mentoring opportunities.  Contact the studio today and set up a time to come in and learn more!!