APPI Pilates for Menopause - Online

APPI Pilates for Menopause is designed to equip students with the tools needed to ensure they can provide the very best Pilates sessions for women from peri through to post menopause.

This course offers education on the anatomy and physiology of menopause, an understanding of current treatment options and a selection of Pilates exercises aimed to increase strength, bone health and balance through resistance training and weight bearing exercises. The course also discusses the benefits of mindfulness and how to include this within your sessions.

The course will cover: 

• Anatomy and physiology during menopause
• How these changes affect the female body
• Understanding of current treatment options available
• The benefits of Pilates for this population group
• A selection of Pilates exercises aimed to increase strength, bone health and balance through resistance and weight bearing exercises
• The benefits of mindfulness for menopause and how to incorporate this into practice
• Practical taught class, demonstrations, mindfulness workshop, class structure and sequencing workshops

To fully participate it will be beneficial to have access to a head cushion, theraband and light hand weights, however these are not essential to complete the course. 

To enrol, participants must have completed either APPI Pilates Instructor Certification, APPI Matwork Level 1 or formal matwork Pilates training through another recognised provider.