Images of some body parts that can be improved with pilates or rehabilitated with physiotherapy, such as feet and arches for dancers, butt or gluteal muscle definition, hand strength and body alignment, as well as abdominal strength for postural alignment and back strengthening.

Pilates Courses for Fitness Instructors

Accredited Fitness Instructor Courses

Pre-entry requirement

Fitness professional
Equivalent course with anatomy and physiology

These courses are designed for the Clinical Physiotherapist, Pilates instructors and Exercises physiologists. Instructors will need Matwork qualifications in levels 1 and 2 Matwork as a prerequisite to Equipment courses.

Balls, Bands and Roller attendees must BYO Swiss Balls and pay an additional $75 for bands and rollers (or BYO bands and rollers at no additional cost)

All courses start at 9am and finish at 5pm on each scheduled day.

* Accredited with Fitness Australia.

Module	Early Bird	Price	Location	2008/09 Course Dates
* Pilates Matwork Intensive Core Module, Level 1, Level 2.	$990 (15 Nov)	$1090	Brisbane	15 - 19 December 08
Balls, Bands & Rollers	$515 (17 Dec)	$615	Brisbane	17-18 January 09
* Core Module	$450 (31st Dec)	$550	Brisbane	31st Jan & 1st Feb 09
* Matwork Level 1	$450 (14th Jan)	$550	Brisbane	14th & 15th February 09
* Matwork Level 2	$450 (14th Feb)	$550	Brisbane	14th & 15th March 09
* Core Module	$450 (11th June)	$550	Brisbane	11th & 12th July 09
* Matwork Level 1	$450 (25th June)	$550	Brisbane	25th & 26th July 09
* Matwork Level 2	$450 (22nd July)	$550	Brisbane	22nd & 23rd August 09
* Matwork Level 3	$450 (3rd Sept)	$550	Brisbane	3rd & 4th October 09
If only 1 or 2 levels are going to be done, then the cost is $450 per level Balls, Bands & Roller attendees must BYO Swiss Balls + pay an additional $75 for Bands & Rollers (or BYO bands and rollers @ no additional cost* * Accredited with AAESS.**

Module	Early Bird	Price	Location	2008/09 Course Dates
*** Core Module AAESS	$450 (1 Oct)	$550	Brisbane	1-2 November 08
*** Level 1 Matwork AAESS	$450 (15 Oct)	$550	Brisbane	15-16 November 08
*** Core Module AAESS	$450 (31st Jan)	$550	Melbourne	31st Jan & 1st Feb 09
*** Level 1 Matwork AAESS	$450 (14th Jan)	$550	Melbourne	14th & 15th February 09
*** Core Module AAESS	$450 (14th Feb)	$550	Sydney	14th & 15th March 09
*** Core Module AAESS	$450 (28th Feb)	$550	Brisbane	28th & 29th March 09
*** Level 1 Matwork AAESS	$450 (25th Mar)	$550	Sydney	25th & 26th April 09
*** Level 1 Matwork AAESS	$450 (9th Apr)	$550	Brisbane	9th & 10th May 09
*** Level 2 Matwork AAESS	$450 (30th Apr)	$550	Brisbane	30th & 31st May 09
All AAESS accredited courses carry 13 CEP

Brisbane Venue:

Pilates and Physio on Collingwood
33 Collingwood Street
Albion QLD 4010

Sydney Venue:

Lewisham Physiotherapist & Sports Medicine

1-7 West Street Lewisham NSW 2049

Course attendees must bring own mat.