Your Path to Becoming a Pilates Teacher Starts Here!
Learning to teach pilates can be one of the most rewarding experiences you can have, as well as prepare you for a full time career, or a part time side hustle.
The Pilates industry is broken mainly into two groups: classical and contemporary. Both are based on the method that Joseph Pilates developed, but they tend to use slightly different equipment and focus on different ways of strengthening the body. There is a big difference though, and that is if you learn Classical Pilates you’ll be able to teach Contemporary, but if you learn Contemporary, you won’t be able to teach Classical. We suggest you take privates with both and decide which fit is best for you!
The Steps to Becoming a Teacher
Step 1
Take Pilates at our studio! We are a classical studio and our focus is on private training. We do offer group classes, but our emphasis is on the whole comprehensive system developed using all the apparatuses.
We also recommend you taking classes or privates at different classical, contemporary, and megaformer studios. The Pilates industry is a diverse group and it helps to understand the full lay of the land. Taking Pilates also helps the get the system more in your body, which in turn will make you a better teacher and learn all the movements faster!
Step 2
Once you’ve taken privates and classes, we recommend you researching all the different Pilates training studios. While we are most similar to Power Pilates (both of our Master Instructors Cary Regan and Lesly Levy, worked for Power), Real Pilates, LifeSpan Pilates, and Core Pilates NYC, we do suggest you research the contemporary programs such as Gramercy Pilates, Polestar Pilates, Stott Pilates, and Balanced Body.
Like most classical training programs, we require 600+ hours of training spread across seminars, workshops, privates, classes, in-studio observation, virtual video observation, and in-studio practice teaching! A good rule of thumb is if you can commit 30 hours a week, you can complete the full program in 6 months.
Step 3
Talk to us about your questions, and ask us about scheduling your seminars. Also keep taking Pilates! Pilates classes or privates taken at our studio once you commit to the program, will count towards your total hours.
Step 4
Start your program! Upon signing up for the beginner seminar, you will be sent videos to start your training and a companion manual for the videos. Keep up your weekly study goals, and within 3-6 months, you’ll be ready to complete your Intermediate test-out and start teaching real world clients in our Studio. Once you start teaching, you will then work with us to complete your advanced seminars, sessions, and observations after which you can take your Advanced Test Out and be fully certified.
Uptown Pilates Teacher Training Outline
Comprehensive 600+ Hour Classical Program
FIRST 12 WEEKS
Beginner Seminar - 16 hours
Intermediate Seminar I - 16 hours
Intermediate Seminar II - 16 hours
Special Cases + Session Building Seminar
(Total of 48 hours of seminars)
72 Privates and/or Classes : at least 24 privates, and 8 of those privates with Master Instructor Cary Regan.
130 hours of in-studio observation or watching approved videos. Can be fewer hours if more hours done in practice teaching or taking sessions.
Minimum 50 hours of practice teaching
Beginner 100+ Hour Test Out
Intermediate 300+ Hour Test Out
Talented apprentices will be able to start teaching in our studio, while completing their advanced training over following 1 year. Certification is granted after the advanced test out.
ADVANCED PROGRAM
Advanced + Special Cases Seminar
Teach real studio clients + Study for your advanced section.
25 hours of seminars
15 hours of Workshops or Continuing Education
100+ Privates and/or Classes
60+ hours of in-person + virtual observation.
100+ hours of teaching real studio clients.
at 600+ Hour - Test Out