Pilates Beginners Technique Course

"The mind, when housed within a healthful body, possesses a glorious sense of power." Joseph Pilates

Our highly instructive Beginners Pilates Courses will introduce you to the Pilates technique in an intimate, safe and enjoyable group setting. During your lessons you will gradually build your strength and flexibility to the level where you can join our ongoing timetable classes, the improvement you will feel in such a short amount of time is truly amazing!

The class environment at PFIWA during your Beginner Technique Course is always non-intimidating and very interactive. Your instructor greets you personally, takes into account your individual background and will teach you how the Pilates method can be tailored to meet your specific needs.

In any pilates class it is important to remember that perfect technique is the key to quick results. Perfect technique is far more important than taking a harder variation on an exercise. In fact you will get better results by taking a lower variation and executing it perfectly.

PFIWA instructors are always focused on your results, and in order to achieve these, it is important we know how your body is feeling. You will develop a new mind-body connection, learning to wholly concentrate on the purpose of each exercise and the muscles being challenged.

To see our upcoming Beginners Course timetables for all studios, please click here.

This course will teach you:

• The essential Pilates breathing technique
• Your perfect posture
• The correct activation of your core abdominal muscles
• The basic flexibility and strength exercises you will build upon in ongoing classes
• The correct way to ensure you are exercising at your own level

“With body, mind and spirit functioning perfectly as a coordinated whole, what else could reasonably be expected other than an active, alert, disciplined person?”Joseph Pilates

Our Pilates classes are suitable for all ages - the exercises are intentionally designed with several variations to allow for higher and lower levels of current fitness. Our different class styles cater well for our male and female clients, some classes being more powerful than others, ensuring all clients can progress forward as they build strength and flexibility. 

We certainly don’t expect everyone to have perfect technique at first. Even the elite athletes who take our classes must practice to maintain correct form. This perfect posture and balanced body view offered by Pilates, is essential to developing your muscles uniformly, while guarding against any injuries. At PFIWA, we will assist you in varying your workout to ensure you are training at your maximum capacity within your current limitations, therefore delivering your personal goals, faster.

Would you like to learn more about the Pilates method? Click here for more information

Benefits of our Beginners Technique Course

• Long, lean, sculpted muscles
• Overall flexibility improvement by 60-80% in all muscle groups
• Strong core abdominal activation which produces a flatter stomach
• Pelvic floor strengthening
• Postural correction & improved stability and balance
• Back, neck and joint care
• Allows an increased range of motion in joint movement
• Increases neuromuscular coordination
• Greatly improved circulation fights varicose veins & cellulite
• Compliments other sports training regimes by correcting the over use of muscle groups
• Promotes more energy & vitality for an overall sense of wellbeing
• Facilitates a healthy mind, body & spirit connection
• Enhances body awareness

Pilates breathing techniques are essential for:

• Lean, toned muscle formation
• Increased cardio stamina
• Increased muscle endurance
• Avoidance of lactic acid burn
• Release of toxins and purification of the blood stream
• Increased circulation to all areas of the body
• Stress relief & tension release
• Stimulation of all muscles into greater activity
• Avoidance of daily fatigue
• (… we could go on and on about the benefits of breathing!!)

What do I need to know?

Bookings are essential as the courses are extremely popular and we have limited places in each course.

The entire course consists of eight hours of tuition :

One-hour lessons, twice per week, for four weeks (weekday classes)
OR
One-and-a-half hour lessons, once per week, for six weeks (Saturday classes)

The Beginners Technique Course is the pre-requisite for the following classes:

• Basic Sculpt
• Full Body Sculpt
• Lower Body Sculpt
• Pilates Fitball
• Stretch & Core Balance

All resistance equipment is provided for you in classes.

Pilates mats are provided for you at all studios.

All you need to bring is a towel and a bottle of water.

Please be aware that we do not instruct "clinical pilates" in our group classes. If you have an existing back injury, a history of bulging or ruptured vertebral discs, limited joint movement or if you have had recent surgery, then clinical pilates under physiotherapist supervision is for you. If you do not have serious injury, but require extra support for your core or joints, perhaps the Introductory Reformer Course will provide you with that support. Please contact our office on 9330 8900 for further information to determine your best option.

Why not share your course experience by booking in with a friend, partner or family member? 
Keep motivated and excited while enjoying a great time out with your loved ones!

Prices

Beginners Technique Course = $185.00

To make a reservation in one of the Beginners Technique Courses on offer, or simply to see the start dates, click here to go to our Book Online page.

Private Pilates at PFIWA is on offer to cater for those who find their schedule doesn’t allow for the group beginner or introductory courses. If you are unable to attend all of the set days in the group courses, you can choose to schedule your own sessions with a private instructor. All you need is four sessions of one on one instruction to learn the basics before you can join the ongoing class timetable.

If you have extensive Pilates knowledge and have previously trained at another studio, you can also choose to do private classes to gain your beginners equivalent. You may not need the full four hours of tuition, as a novice would, however it is required that a PFIWA instructor has at least one hour of instruction with you. The instructor will decide if you require the full four hours.

Private classes are also a great option for those who feel they would like more one on one attention.

If you don't have time in your busy schedule for a Beginners Technique Course, or you would prefer one on one instruction, click here to find out about our Private Pilates options.

"In 10 sessions, you will feel the difference. In 20, you will see the difference. And in 30, you'll be on your way to having a whole new body."Joseph Pilates