Rise Pilates Instructor Training

Designed to meet the National Pilates Certification Program standards, each training module of our Comprehensive Pilates Instructor Training prepares you to teach as soon as you leave the classroom. Study all of the Comprehensive equipment or choose the module that interests you the most.

Mat 1 is the first step to begin your Pilates Instructor Training. Unless prerequisites are noted, modules can be taken in any order. Read on for details about each training module, then check out the Training Dates to sign up.

Mat 1

Mat 1 Instructor Training lays the foundation for all Pilates training to come. Students will learn Pilates fundamentals, mat exercises, and how to develop and deliver a class.
Mat 2 + Magic Circle

Mat 2 builds on the foundations laid in Mat 1 and begins to incorporate props like the Magic Circle. This training also satisfies the requirement of Magic Circle as part of Comprehensive Training.
Pre-requisites: Pilates Instructor Training: Mat 1.
Mat 3 + Spine Corrector

Mat 3 + Spine Corrector rounds out Mat education with Advanced Mat movements. Participants will also be trained on the Spine Corrector, learning how to create class flows and private lesson flows for this Comprehensive Training apparatus.
Pre-requisites: Pilates Instructor Training: Mat 2.
Reformer 1

Students in Reformer 1 Instructor Training will learn foundational Reformer exercises, how to modify and progress those exercises to meet client needs and abilities, and how to develop a Reformer class flow.
Pre-requisites: Pilates Instructor Training: Mat 1.
Reformer 2

Reformer 2 Instructor Training will introduce the Box and the Jump board, allowing Instructor Trainees to deepen their existing Reformer knowledge.
Prerequisites: Pilates Instructor Training: Mat 2, Reformer 1
Reformer 3

Reformer 3 Instructor Training will expand upon the knowledge gained in the prior Reformer Instructor Trainings, with participants learning more advanced Reformer exercises and how to progress clients to these advanced movements.
Prerequisites: Pilates Instructor Training: Mat 3, Reformer 2
Trapeze/ Tower 1

Trapeze Table 1 introduces the Tower portion of the Trapeze Table, also know as the Cadillac. Students will learn how to incorporate springs and the push-thru bar into a mat flow.
Prerequisites: Pilates Instructor Training: Mat 1
Trapeze/ Tower 2

Trapeze Table 2 focuses on the advanced exercises performed on the Cadillac, including inversions.
Prerequisites: Pilates Instructor Training: Mat 2, Trapeze/ Tower 1
Chair

Participants in Chair Training will learn how to create class flows and private lesson flows this Comprehensive Training apparatus.
Prerequisites: Pilates Instructor Training: Mat 3
Ladder Barrel

Participants in Ladder Barrel Training will learn how to create class flows and private lesson flows this Comprehensive Training apparatus.
Prerequisites: Pilates Instructor Training: Mat 3