IN a move to plug the growing gap between consumer demand for group Reformer Pilates and qualified instructors, Balanced Body Education has launched a new professional education programme designed to up-skill instructors already teaching in a fitness setting. The new Balanced Body Education offering was created in response to global market demand. As consumer interest in Pilates continues to rise, due largely to its exposure in the media and across social media channels, the availability of qualified instructors has lagged.

The programme aligns to Balanced Body’s incumbent Pilates Reformer Instructor programme and delivers certification equivalent to the completion of Levels 1 and 2 of 3. If instructors complete the new Group Reformer education and feel they want to extend their knowledge and learning, they can join the Reformer Pilates Instructor Level 3 to explore more creativity and put their own stamp on signature moves. ‘Our new Group Reformer programme teaches all the fundamental Pilates techniques, skills and progressions needed to deliver engaging and results-driven Group Reformer classes, whilst also encouraging a degree of instructor creativity,’

explained Joy Puleo, director of Education for Balanced Body. ‘Created with fitness professionals in mind, our aim was to develop an accessible and flexible education programme, without sacrificing the quality of movement that is relevant to the instructor’s wider work with clients. Some Pilates education has a reputation of being long, expensive, rigid and esoteric. We are breaking down those barriers whilst maintaining our exceptional education standards.’ www.pilates.com/education/pilates-instructor-training