Enhance your knowledge and expertise and increase your client base with a contemporary Pilates repertoire. You’ll be taught by an experienced Instructor Trainer who can mentor you on your education path. Our training has often been called the “Ivy League” of Pilates education. It’s a reputation that we are proud of and a philosophy and method you can build a career on.

The STOTT PILATES Intensive Matwork Plus Course includes the STOTT PILATES six biomechanical principles; effective communication and observation skills, verbal cueing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation; modifications for specific body types, postural issues and conditions; theory and practice of postural analysis; and exercise layering related to effective program design.

Specifically the course content includes:

• Workout composition for personal and group training

• Essential, Intermediate and power workouts

• Flex-Band, Fitness Circle and Arc Barrel workouts

• Effective communication and observational skills, verbal cueing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation

• Modifications for specific body types, postural issues and condition

• How to incorporate resistance equipment to support and intensify exercise

• Theory and practice of postural analysi

• Exercise layering related to effective program design

• 63 exercises plus 100’s of modifications for client’s needs

• 30 hours plus of attending any Pilates classes/workouts (please contact us to discuss your fitness & Pilates experience).

• Working knowledge of functional anatomy (please contact us to discuss training options if required). Need confidence in your anatomy knowledge? Enrol on the STOTT PILATES Intensive Matwork/Props or Reformer course & attend the ‘Be Pilates Functional Anatomy Relevant to Pilates Live Zoom 3hr Workshop’ for $150 (RRP $450). Next live online 3hr workshop running on Sunday 21 July, 2.00pm-5.00pm. Sunday 08 September 2.00pm-5.00pm. Monday 07 October, 5.00pm-8.00pm.

• RRP $450. Promo: $150 when registering on STOTT PILATES Intensive Courses.

• Energetic interactive live workshop to familiarise yourself with the necessary anatomy knowledge required for attendance on the Intensive Matwork Plus Course. Includes basic biomechanics, anatomical terminology, skeletal anatomy, joint actions, muscular contractions, postural types, origins/insertions/actions of major muscle groups. To compliment this workshop, the recommended textbooks to purchase are Trail Guide to the Body and Trail Guide to Movement by Andrew Biel - available in digital or hard copy.

• Communication strength – applicants with a strong history of Pilates participation and/or experience teaching/managing in another occupation will be considered.

• In the Intensive stream we’re looking for self-directed and highly motivated people who have strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ideal candidates include:

  • Current health and fitness professionals with prior teaching experience

  • Health professionals looking to expand their businesses (i.e. physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, massage therapists, boen therapists, etc)

  • Career changers who would like to begin their Pilates training whilst still working full time

  • Entrepreneurs looking to start up an online Matwork Pilates business

September 2024 – Live Online Via Zoom - filmed live from Be Pilates New Zealand

Part I
Day 1/10: Wednesday 11 September
Day 2/10: Thursday 12 September
Day 3/10: Friday 13 September

Part II
Day 4/10: Tuesday 17 September
Day 5/10: Wednesday 18 September
Day 6/10: Thursday 19 September
Day 7/10: Friday 20 September

Part III
Day 8/10: Wednesday 25 September
Day 9/10: Thursday 26 September
Day 10/10: Friday 27 September

Times per day: 10.30am-2.30pm (NZT)

Can’t attend all the group class time? Make up missed hours privately, i.e 5 hrs of missed group time = 2.5 hrs private one-on-one instructor training time. Conditions apply.

Private one-on-one courses available upon request. Email us to express your interest in upcoming dates & training options.

Intensive Matwork Plus Props Course, 2nd Edition:

RRP: NZ$3,200 (incl. GST) + course materials (manuals + digital video training links) + props if required (e.g. mat, fitness circle etc)

Early Bird Discount: Register prior to 11 August 2024 and pay in full to receive a 10% discount (save $320). Full course price (NZ$3,200) reduced to $2880 (incl GST) + course materials and props (if required, e.g. fitness circle, etc).

Terms: 20% deposit of course fee is required at time of registration to secure enrollment (non-refundable). Payments received after 11 August 2024 will incur the full fee.

Payment options: Direct Debit, Credit Card.

2 Course Manuals Required

• STOTT PILATES Comprehensive Matwork Manual & Digital Video Link ($425)

• STOTT PILATES Matwork & Reformer Support Materials Manual ($85) - not required to be purchased twice if already purchased from the Reformer Course.

In-person courses offer props that can be used whilst training on the course.

Virtual courses require props to be purchased if you don’t have access to these already. Please note that other branded props can be used.

The list of props that are required to be sourced for the STOTT PILATES Intensive Matwork Plus Course are:

• STOTT PILATES Pilates Express Mat $120

• STOTT PILATES Mini Stability Barrel Lite $175

• STOTT PILATES Fitness Circle Flex $55

• STOTT PILATES Non-Latex Flex-Band $35

• STOTT PILATES Mini Stability Small Ball $35

• STOTT PILATES Foam Cushion A $100

• STOTT PILATES Foam Cushion C $90

• STOTT PILATES Eco-Friendly Pilates Pad $40

• STOTT PILATES Mini Stability X-Small Ball $35

Essential Prop Package $265 (save $35) - 4 items

Merrithew: Mini Stability Arc Barrel, Fitness Circle Flex, Flexband, 7.5” Mini Stability Ball

Deluxe Prop Package $610 (save $75) - 9 items
Merrithew: Pilates Express Mat, Mini Stability Arc Barrel, Fitness Circle Flex, Flexband, XSmall + Small Mini Stability Ball, Foam Cushion A, C and Ecopad

If any of these props are required, we will courier these directly to you along with your course manuals.

STOTT PILATES 5.0 / REPS 20.0

• After the training course has been completed, Instructors can begin teaching clients as a ‘STOTT PILATES Trained Instructor’.  Upon certification instructors can advertise their ‘STOTT PILATES Certified Instructor’ status.

• If you choose to become certified in the STOTT PILATES® method, you have 6 months from the last day of your course to sit your exam. If this time expires, you are required to book at least 1 hour with an Instructor Trainer to reinstate your eligibility.

• A minimum number of 10 hours of observation, 15 hours of practice teaching and 30 hours of physical review are required for all courses and should be completed prior to your examination date. These post course requirement hours which are to be completed prior to sitting your exam do not cost any additional fee.

• Observation hours can be logged by observing a STOTT PILATES® Instructor Trainer or a certified STOTT PILATES® Instructor.  If access to either is not possible due to location challenges, these hours can be logged by observing your course material video links or DVDs supplied.  

• Physical review is logged by practicing the course content yourself (or being taught by a STOTT PILATES® Certified Instructor) and practice teaching hours are logged by teaching clients/friends/fellow students, etc.

These resources are not supplied within the course cost, however you may want to purchase these as additional excellent resources for your practice.

Trail Guide to the Body, Andrew Biel

Trail Guide to Movement, Andrew Biel

Anatomy Flash Cards, Anne Gilroy

Atlas of Anatomy, Gilroy, MacPherson, Ross

Anatomy of Movement, Blandine Germain

Muscular System Flash Pak, Bryan Edwards