Well try telling this to the New Zealand All Blacks, Premier league footballers,The England Cricket team or the many more athletes who intergrate Pilates into their training programmes.
Even though Joseph Pilates created his practice for men, it is perceived as an exercise method for women and therefore is not widely populated by men.
Most men are strong, but usually tighter and less flexible than women. Pilates doesn't have to replace weights or the gym, however after a good Pilates session one can feel many more muscles than in an average gym session. Pilates works towards functional fitness. This allows the individual to become more aware of their body, helping to correct posture, muscle imbalances and prevent injuries!! I can say I am welcoming more and more men into my Pilates classes and hopefully soon the divide will become less and less.
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Please feel welcome to view my relevent National Qualifications to date. I have many certificates for workshops and seminas to which I attend, however I have only listed below national qualifications & the most relevent to my practice. I like to also honour the fact that I teach members from the medical industry including GP's & Physiotherapists. Which goes to show we all need Pilates in our life!!
Level 3 industry award in Mat based Pilates.
Advanced nutrition & weight management
Advanced Anatomy & Physiology
Level 3 Diploma in sports massage therapy VTCT
Level 3 Diploma in health,safety,security & employment standards
Advanced level Pilates progressions (matwork)
OCR level 2 Mat based Pilates
Pilates plus (future fit training) Mat based
Next step Pilates (with small equipment, mat based)
International Certificate BodyPump FISAF
RSA, NVQ L2 Circuits instructor
RSA, NVQ L2 Gym instructor
Exercise to music ETM (coaching adults)
Back pain specialist level 1 with Austin Lawrence 2011
