Continuing Education for Fitness and Health Professionals

Carolyne Anthony's Advanced Pelvic Floor

May 9, 2008
12 - 6 p.m.

Learn the anatomy of the pelvis and pelvic floor muscles and apply this knowledge to Pilates exercises. Learn imagery and cueing techniques to aid in teaching your client how to activate this area.

Carolyne Anthony's Pregnancy Fitness Program

May 10, 2008
12-8pm

Carolyne Anthony's Pregnancy Fitness Program is specifically designed to teach instructors how to help clients, prepare the body for labor and delivery. Exercises incorporate work on the stability ball, reformer and the mat. Movements concentrate on helping the body to open and release, while at the same time strengthening and toning key areas like the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles. The program will help address the needs of a rapidly changing body. The benefits include gaining flexibility, strengthening the body for labor and delivery with resistance work, relieving stress through breathing, relaxation and visualization techniques, and helping eliminate common pregnancy complaints, like backache.

Outline

  • Goals and objectives of the prenatal program
  • Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy
  • Trimesters
  • Breathing
  • Pilates: mat applications for pregnancy program on the ball
  • Pilates: reformer applications for pregnancy program
  • Pilates: Cadillac applications for pregnancy program
  • Assessing the prenatal client
  • Childbirth education

Carolyne Anthony's Postpartum Rehabilitation

May 11, 2008
12-8pm

Carolyne Anthony's Postpartum Rehabilitation Program specifically teaches how to design a workout, to repair the body after labor and delivery. The program teaches how to strengthen the body safely and with no impact, which is crucial in protecting the pelvic floor. The abdominal exercises are intended to realign and strengthen the spine. Rebuild endurance and stamina lost during the months of pregnancy, gain flexibility, suppleness, and strengthen the body with resistance work.

Outline

  • Goals and objectives of the postpartum program
  • Anatomy and physiology of postpartum
  • Healing exercises for diastasis recti
  • Healing exercises for cesarean section
  • Early postpartum rehab exercises
  • Assessing the postpartum client
  • Pilates: mat applications for postpartum on the ball
  • Pilates: reformer applications for postpartum
  • Pilates: Cadillac applications for postpartum

Doreen Puglisi Pink Ribbon Program

Dates TBA

This professional workshop will focus on rehabilitation for individuals who have had breast cancer. Valuable information will help you design a workout program to address the needs of this special population heal and recover after major surgery and reconstructive surgery. The Pink Ribbon Program will help stretch and strengthen the shoulder, chest, back, and abdominal muscles, allowing women to regain full range of motion to those areas affected by breast cancer surgery. This program is suitable whether the surgery was recent or several years ago, and it accommodates all fitness levels.

Benefits of the Pink Ribbon Program:

  • Improves self-confidence and control
  • Helps regain strength and mobility in affected shoulder and arm
  • Enhances energy levels and helps to control weight
  • Improves sleep and alleviates fatigue
  • Decreases stress and tension
  • Enhances physical and mental well-being

If you are a Pilates instructor, personal trainer, physical therapist, or chiropractor looking to further your education, call or email us for more information.

Please contact Chandler Moore, at Core Pilates on 17th, 415-553-7722, or info@corepilateson17th.com