Pilates Teacher Training Course 2026

Elite Pilates Teacher Training Services will soon be putting up more dates for their Mat based pilates courses in 2026. This will be a YMCA Level 3 Diploma Mat-Based Pilates qualification, Practitioner Course.

Pilates Teacher Training Course 2026 YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Mat Based Pilates

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Elite Pilates Small Equipment Course UK

Elite Pilates Teacher Training now offer their small equipment for mat work Pilates Course.. If you are a Pilates instructor then enrich and expand your knowledge, and get a better understanding of how by using small equipment – such as : bands, stability balls, hand weights , the roller and the magic circle cam make your classes so much more fun, challenging or more accessible for your clients.

Whilst the course is aimed at those already qualified as Pilates Teachers, anyone with an interest in Pilates would benefit from the small equipment course

Pilates small equipment course.

What You Will Learn on a Small Equipment Course

• The Range of small equipment available for use in your mat classes
• benefits of using certain equipment
• pros and cons of small equipment use
• precautions, considerations of using small equipment
• modirfications, addaptations and variations.

How Will I Be Assessed on the Pilates Small Equipment Course

There is no formal exam or assessment per se. We will ensure you understand  and continuously assess you as we progress through the course.

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Pilates Small Equipment Certification Course

Elite Pilates studio offers Pilates small equipment course here in Devon UK. At present we offer on-line course but will soon be offering face to face small equipment courses. The small equipment will include pilates bands, rollers, stability balls, hand weights, weighted balls, magic circles and blocks. All the small equipment you may have used in your own pilates mat classes. Ypu will learn how to safely incude theses small pieces of pilates equipment into your classes to make them more fun and exciting The use of small pilates equipment can add to the fun of pilates mat classes.

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Pilates Reformer Machine For Sale UK

Set Pilates Equipment

If you are interested in purchasing a reformer & tower, we HIGHLY RECOMMEND Set Pilates.   The service is amazing and machines are made to a very high standard.   We are exceptionally pleased with our equipment and this all comes at a very reasonable and affordable price!!!!  If you’re interested you can check out SET PILATES here >>> https://www.setpilates.com

*** Please note we have no connection to Set Pilates other than as a very satisfied customer – we are ‘that’ impressed with their machines AND their after-sales service is second to none***

Set Pilates are all about creating the best Pilates experience – painless, efficient, robust, and they will not break the bank!

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Reformers, and other Pilates studio equipment for sale – affordable, reliable, and high quality!

Buy a Set-Pilates Reformer Machine UK

If you are interested to buy a Reformer Pilates Machine and wish to discover more, just visit their site here

Set-Pilates are UK based  their after sales service and spare parts team will give you ease of mind!

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Reformer Pilates

Joseph Pilates invented the reformer which he originally called the Universal reformer, due to the fact that it could be used for numerous movements (Joseph Pilates didn’t regard his system as exercises – but movements and movement patterns).

Apparently, whilst held captive during the First World War and often confined to their ‘bunks’, it was designed around a bed and bunk bed. His original versions were made mainly of wood, where very heavy and sturdy. The more modern designed can be very light weight, and run very smoothly on rollers.

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The resistance is controlled via springs and differing resistance. This means that for certain movements a heavy resistance may make that particular movements very challenging. Yet the same resistance used on another movement may mean it is made easier. Conversely a light resistance does not mean that the movement is going to be easy, quite the reverse. And with other movements a light resistance may make one part of the movement hard and another part easier ( I am loathe to use the term ‘easier’ or ‘hard’ but for simplicity sake I have chosen to . Either way you will improve on your fitness.

Reformer Pilates

The carriage of the reformer moves on the reformer ‘bed’ via rollers that help it cast along. When springs are attached it is possible, if you use incorrect technique, for the carriage to ‘slam’ against the reformer bad, making aloud noise. Apparently Joseph Pilates would come rushing out of his office to berate the poor soul who was clashing the reformer about. Not sure if it as because of their incorrect technique, style or lack of control, or because of the damage this could cause to the reformer!

Ropes have handles attached and can be used with the hands or feet. On the other side of the carriage a foot bay again may be used for the feet or the hands. This adds to the repertoire of movements that may be performed on the Universal reformer.

Most people wrongly consider the reformer to be advanced level stuff. Nothing could be further from the truth. His intention was to use the reformer to perfect his movements, and this was translated over to the mat work.

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Apparently Joseph was trained in martial arts, one concept from martial arts training that Pilates certainly adopted was the concept that ‘less is more’. He believed that it was more beneficial to perform a few correct movements with strict style – with focus and concentration, than to mindlessly perform numerous repetitions.

The reformer is considered more dynamic and stricter / harder than mat based work. For this reason again he preferred few repetitions on the reformer. Similar to his mat based work of 34 exercises, Pilates had a set ‘routine’ on the reformer. Grouped into series of movements that were linked. Each movement built of the previous and flowed together, complimenting the last series of movements.

Reformer Pilates

Similar to the mat work, his movements have changed and been added to and adjusted over the years. The order likewise has and can be adopted and changed around to suit the needs of the client.

The reformer is a marvelous addition to your Pilates mat based work – but it is not meant to replace the mat work its aim is to go hand in hand and compliment the mat based movements. It is tempting to view the reformer as ‘superior’ to mat work – but it truly is not, they genuinely complement each other. Your mat work will be enhanced due to using the Joseph Pilates Universal reformer.

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Newton Abbot Devon

Elite Pilates Reformer Teacher Training offers the best reformer training  face2face. We much prefer face-to-face contact – it is the best way to learn! Elite are based in Newton Abbot near Torquay South Devon UK

This post is about just one particular Joseph Pilates classic reformer movement – the Down Stretch on the reformer machine.

Here is a quick demonstration of just one way this exercise may be performed. Remember “there is no right, or wrong – just different”.

Reformer Pilates Down Stretch

Here we see the foot bar set low for this machine. This alters the challenge on the body when performing the movement. It tends to be a bit ‘tamer’ on the lower back and the glutes and hamstrings, than when the footbar is set higher.

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‘Here is Sebastian teaching an advancement of the Down stretch, the Long Stretch, video taken on one of Elite Reformer Training Courses

Find Me Tanja FOY (Elite Reformer Pilates Teacher Training) Here for  Reformer Classes in the Newton Abbot area of South Devon

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Reformer Teacher Training

Reformer Teacher Training relates to Pilates teacher training on the Reformer machine it also includes the Reformer Tower machine. try Elite Reformer Training course for the best reformer training in the UK. Not all reformer teacher training courses in the UK are the same. Elite Reformer Studio training offers the best reformer training better than the gym. England UK South West Devon Reformer training qualification cettificate certification instrructor teacher course cornwall devon Bodmin Exeterreformer machine reformer training course qualification ymca

Reformer Classes for Beginners Newton Abbot Torquay

Elite Reformer Studio is a reformer and Tower studio based in Newton Abbot near to Torquay (Torbay). Elite Reformer Studio has 8 reformer machines and eight Towers.

Elite hold reformer classes 7 days a week. All of our reformer classes are suitable for those new to the reformer – Beginners. We just have one evening class that would not be suitable for beginners and is targeted at intermediate to advanced level.

Elite reformer studio are also an educational training provider – Training Pilates Teachers to become proficient on the Reformer. We Teach the Teachers!

Can a beginner do reformer Pilates?

Can a beginner do reformer pilates? – Yes. In an ideal world both a mixture of mat based pilates and reformer classes would be best for everyone. The reformer is suited for beginner and advanced athlete alike. 

Can I do reformer Pilates with no experience?

Can I do reformer with no experience>

Yes, we do however encourage students to attend a beginners course or a specific Beginners Class – however all are Teachers are trained to the highest level and know their stuff – a beginner to the reformer machine need not have any prior experience.

How many times a week should I do reformer Pilates as a beginner?

 

Reformer Classes for Beginners

 

 

How many times a week can I do reformer? At Elite Reformer we try to avoid the use of ‘must’ and ‘should’. We suggest at least once per week and if possible include a mat based pilates class. But how long is a piece of string? We have one rule of thumb – As much Pain free movement as possible – and that does not have to be formal exercise, reformer or mat, we have evolved for movement – just move!

 

Do you wear trainers for reformer Pilates?

Bare feet or prefirrably anti-slip socks

What type of Pilates class is best Reformer Class or Mat based Class?

Reformer for Beginners Newton Abbot

 

What type of Pilates class is best Reformer Class or Mat based Class? Both, reformer class and mat-based pilates especially if the teacher uses small pilates equipment.

Do I need to attend an induction before my first class?

Do I need to attend an induction before my first class? No! Whilst we run beginner courses as well as Reformer Teacher Training Courses – there is no imperative that you must first attend an induction HOWEVER you would get more out of your reformer / tower session if you either attend our short beginners course and or attend one of our specially designed beginner classes.

Is Reformer Pilates included in my Elite Pilates membership?  No  Reformer Pilates classes are above and beyond our other Elite memberships, however we do have offers on reformer classes + mat-based classes so you get the BEST of both worlds – a First class premier service Reformer + Tower + mat-based class with Pilates small equipment often used in our mat-based pilates classes.

 

Where Can I Find The BEST reformer Studio in Newton Abbot / Torquay for Beginners?

Reformer Classes for Beginners

ELITE PILATES REFORMER COURSES

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Address: St Marychurch Road (next to Plant World) Newton Abbot TQ12 4SE 

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Student on Reformer Tower now runs her own business

Nel, like many of our students went on to run her own business   Nel took our Level 3 Diploma in Mat-Based Pilates and then attended our two day intensive Reformer Course and one day Tower (Half Trapeze / half Cadillac ) course

COMING SOON TO BODMIN…

Reformer Teacher Training Bodmin

The reformer course is an entry-level introduction to the Pilates Reformer, aimed at those already qualified in Pilates, but does not fully qualify you to teach, if you do not already hold a teaching qualification.

Reformer students Instructing on the Reformer Course

We our experts in Reformer Pilates and run numerous classes at our reformer + Tower studio in Devon we will be doing the same in Bodmin Cornwall. 

Understand how the refprmer can make exercises easier or more challenging OR even change the exercise to suit the person in front of you.

A better understanding that exercises will look different on different people and knowing why this is and how to look after your clients will make you a better teacher and this will also build your clients confidence – knowing that “there’s nothing wrong with them” just because they can’t do something

Be confident with having different levels of clients within a reformer pilates class and be able to ensure they each get the most out of their exercises and keep them coming back for more!

Be able to know how to plan and create beautiful themed classes, to keep your clients moving forward and enjoying all your classes.