Learn a variety of ways to make your workouts more challenging. The Magic Circle can be used to improve both strength and flexibility. Take your workout to a new level as you learn different ways to incorporate use of the circle with the basic & intermediate mat exercises that you already know. These fun & challenging options will give you new ways to motivate & progress students, keeping them coming back to class. Pre-requisites: Strong beginner, preferably intermediate level Pilates students.

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide experienced students & teachers with options for ways to utilize the Magic Circle with Pilates Matwork Classes to provide additional challenge for improving strength & flexibility.  Learn how to make the Basic & Intermediate Matwork exercises more advanced.  Add some fun and an extra challenge to your Pilates workouts.

Course Outline Course will include the following:

• Guidelines for using the Magic Circle.
• Magic Circle Safety
• Magic Circle ~ Upper Body Exercises
• Magic Circle ~ Lower Body Exercises
• Magic Circle ~ Standing Exercises
• Magic Circle with Matwork
• Magic Circle for Stretching
• Guidelines for teaching, cueing, and spotting clients to assist them in understanding proper posture & correct muscle firing patterns for safe & effective movement

Learning Objective: At the completion of this course, you'll have:

• Knowledge of correct technique for incorporating the use of the Magic Circle to the Matwork exercises. This includes proper execution, correct breathing patterns, & recommended repetitions.
• Awareness of cueing and spotting techniques to effectively explain how to do the exercises.
• General guidelines for identifying which exercises can best benefit a specific client's needs.
• An understanding of how to incorporate the exercises learned into an exercise program, and safely progress clients into more challenging work.

With additional practice and preparation, participants have the knowledge to safely & effectively incorporate Magic Circle exercises into client or class programs to facilitate functional strength, flexibility and establish safe & effective movement habits.

Course Materials: Magic Circle-$30

Please contact us if you are interested in attending or hosting this workshop.