Best Pilates Teacher Training UK Tips with Elite Tanja FOY St Marychurch Road Newton Abbot TQ12 4SE Devon

𝟏. 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭

Only teach what you’ve been taught on your teacher training course. This also means your own practice. The more you know you’re subject the easier it is to come up with the cues.

𝟐. 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐭

Your mat is not glued to the floor. Get everyone’s eyes on you if you’re going to demonstrate something. If you can’t see their faces, guess what they probably can’t see you so MOVE YOUR MAT. If you do need to demonstrate then move your mat
to the newest/slowest person.

𝟑. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐅𝐅 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 Pilates 𝐌𝐚𝐭

Walk around the class. You can’t see everything if you stay in one spot and this also goes for your private client. Walk around the front, back, and sides so you can see what their body is doing and the imbalances they may have.

𝟒. 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 “𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤”

Find the person that is the slowest or newest or that needs the most help. If you cater to them, it’s easier to build onto those exercises for the others, but this will ensure that everyone in your class is looked after and the weakest link won’t leave feeling neglected or worse about themselves.

𝟓. 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞

You don’t need to demonstrate everything. Even if you have complete beginners you shouldn’t need to demonstrate everything. This will serve you well should you ever injure yourself or fall ill and you can’t demonstrate something. OR even if there’s an exercise that you can’t do – you still need to know HOW to teach it.

𝟔. 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐰𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞

Recording your own practice is a great way to check your own technique. Sometimes we think we’re doing something correct and it’s not until we watch the video that we see some areas that need improvement. Remember if you demonstrate your clients will more likely do exactly what you DO, even if you’re cueing something else. So you want to make sure your technique is spot on – or don’t demonstrate (refer back to no. 5).

𝟕. 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟

Especially as preparation for your assessment. This is a great tool to hear what you’re cueing sounds like. Are your instructions clear and direct? Or is there too much woffle and fluff? You don’t need to talk to the whole class. Silence is okay.

𝟖. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐥

Don’t expect every person in your class to do the same thing. If someone is struggling or can’t do something, then give them something else to do. Don’t expect them to just sit and wait for the next exercise.

𝟗. 𝐄𝐲𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭

Have eye contact with people. Don’t keep looking down at your lesson plan or the wall while you race ahead with your class. Look at people. SEE them. See their bodies. Be in that space with them throughout your whole class.

𝟏𝟎. 𝐁𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞

Your clients will know when you’re not passionate and your business will suffer. All
teacher goes through phases so if you find you’re in a slump take a break. Go on a
holiday, have a month off, and pay another teacher to cover. Remember why you started teaching and the impact you have on other people’s lives is so much more than the 60 minutes you spend in a class with them.

𝑩𝑶𝑵𝑼𝑺 𝑻𝑰𝑷𝑺

𝐾𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡’𝑠 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒 – and be the best

You will not believe how using people’s names makes them feel. Especially brand-new clients! It will go a long way in helping you build your pilates business.

𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐸𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐴𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

At some point during the class be near every single person in your class. It doesn’t
matter if you’re not teaching directly to them, but spend some time in the vicinity of
them. Maybe they do need some correction or maybe they’re doing really well and you can complement them.

𝐷𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡

Nothing is more irritating than hearing “lovely” or “good job” every two minutes and people will not actually hear you giving a compliment when you do genuinely mean it. Also, if you use compliments as fillers (words to fill silent gaps) then someone who may be just about breaking their neck thinks they’re doing a great job when in fact they’re not. Best advice – offer genuine compliments. Your clients will appreciate it much more!