Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the Reformer course!

    • Course introduction

    • Course requirements
  • 2

    Mandatory Pilates Principles webinar

    • Intro to matwork zoom March 2025
  • 3

    Warm-up

    • Warm-up 1

    • Warm-up 2

    • Warm-up 3

    • Warm-up 4

    • Warm-up 5
  • 4

    Footwork series

    • Parallel Set

    • First position

    • Second position

    • Calf raises

    • Tibialis raises

    • Single leg footwork

    • Develope
  • 5

    Shoulder bridge series

    • Shoulder bridge

    • Shoulder bridge (first position)

    • Shoulder bridge (single leg)
  • 6

    Hip lift series

    • Parallel

    • First position

    • Single leg

  • 7

    Hands in straps series

    • I,V,T pulls

    • Arm circles

    • Triceps

    • Coordination

    • Alternate arms

    • The 100

    • The Overhead

  • 8

    Feet in straps series

    • Lift & lower

    • Baby frog

    • Bend, stretch up and lower

    • Beats

    • V-stretch

    • Hip circles

    • Slices

    • Short spinal

    • Single leg

    • Long spinal
  • 9

    Back rowing series

    • Chest expansion

    • Rear delt

    • Open elbows

    • Bicep ab curl

    • C-curve bicep curl

    • C-curve obliques

    • Classical back rowing

    • Chest expansion kneeling

    • Proposal
  • 10

    Front rowing series

    • Reach seated

    • Hug a tree

    • Offering

    • Reach kneeling

    • Arm circles kneeling

    • Flowing arms

    • Overhead tricep extension

    • Classical front rowing
  • 11

    Rail series

    • Lat pulls

    • Knee pulls

    • Plank knee stretches

    • Plank pike pulls

    • Oblique pike pulls & knee stretches
  • 12

    Scooter series

    • Lunges

    • Scooter

    • Cardio lunges

    • Side leg push

    • Side scooter
  • 13

    Long Box series

    • Back extension arms pulling straps

    • Tricep kickback

    • Pull-up

    • Hip extension

    • Quadruped leg pull

    • Rollup

    • Teaser

    • Back stroke

    • Swan

    • Shoulder press

    • Breast stroke

    • Hamstring curls
  • 14

    Short box series

    • Half roll back

    • Neutral hinge

    • The lean

    • Around the world

    • Climb a tree

    • Spine twist

    • Side bend stretch

    • Bow & arrow (Side sit ups)

    • Hawk rotations

    • Back extensions

    • Side lying glute hip extension

    • Plank knee stretches and pike pulls

    • Side plank knee stretches and pike pulls

    • Lunges & splits

    • Nordic curl

    • Knee tucks and L-sits
  • 15

    Floor box series

    • Lunges

    • Scooters

    • Side scooters and lunges

    • Pike lifts

    • Single arm shoulder press
  • 16

    Side kneeling arm series

    • External rotation

    • Abduction

    • Horizontal abduction

    • Nudge and stretch

    • Tricep extension

    • Hug a moon

  • 17

    Footbar series

    • Long stretch

    • Knee stretch

    • Up-stretch

    • Down-stretch

    • Reverse Long stretch (Control Balance)

    • Reverse knee stretch

    • Snake

    • Snake twist

    • Side bend

    • Tendon stretch

    • Stomach massage

    • Semi-circle

    • Rollover to jack-knife to dragonfly
  • 18

    Standing series

    • Side splits

    • Side scooter & lunge

    • Forward scooter & lunge
  • 19

    No springs series

    • Pushup

    • Pike lifts

    • Elephant
  • 20

    Stretch series

    • Leg push

    • Adductor stretch

    • Thigh stretch

    • Front splits

    • Back splits

    • Mermaid

    • Monkey stretch

    • Downward dog stretch

  • 21

    Reformer class structure

    • Without box

    • With box
  • 22

    Posture Assessment

    • Posture Assessment

  • 23

    Programming for Posture types

    • Lordosis

    • Kyphosis

    • Scoliosis

    • Swayback

    • Flat back
  • 24

    Gait & movement assessment

    • Gait assessment

    • Movement assessment
  • 25

    Pre and post natal guidelines

    • Pre-natal guidelines

    • Post-natal guidelines
  • 26

    Sample classes

    • Beginner

    • Beginner Box

    • Intermediate

    • Intermediate box

    • Classical intermediate flow (group)

    • Classical intermediate flow (private)

    • Post-natal Reformer class

    • Pre-natal Reformer class
  • 27

    Course Manual

    • Reformer manual

  • 28

    Cueing practice webinar

    • Jan 2025

    • June 2025

    • August 2025

    • September 2025

    • October 2025
  • 29

    Certificate Claim Form

    • Claim your certificate! Please fill in this form once you have finished all the required assignments, cleared all exams and the fee is paid up. We will get back to you with feedback as soon as we've finished your submissions.