If this is your first time attending a course with us, we welcome you, if you are seasoned Pilates Course attendee, we welcome you back.
This is your education learner profile where you will find all the information regarding your course, schedule, supporting documentation and learning materials required for your course participant.
We now have the new feature where you can receive your certificate of attendance instantly once you have completed all the steps and lessons in this course.
How your Education Learner Profile Works?
Once you have secured your date and place on this course you will see below under “Course Content” all the lessons associated with your course.
Please ensure you read lesson 1-4 prior to coming onto your course and then lesson 5 is your course content that has restricted 7 day access, lesson 6 is your revision module that will stay accessible forever, you must mark this lesson complete even if you have watched the content to receive your certificate, then lessons 7 & 8 need to be completed on the last day of your 7 day access.
If you have any questions leading up to your course, please don’t hesitate to contact us on info@appiamerica.com.
Course Overview
Learn a select series of APPI modified Pilates movements incorporating the Arc Barrel. The Arc barrel is a highly versatile, space saving and cost effective piece of small Pilates equipment which compliments any matwork program. These light weight and easily portable barrels can be used to increase or decrease the challenge to the body and are ideally used for rehab to assist matwork exercises. Learn how to use these gently curved arches in a variety of ways including how to help support the back, shoulders and neck, to elongate the spine and therefore prevent lumbar hyper extension in prone exercises, to open up the upper quadrant as well how to increase the range of movement of selective exercises. Discover how the arc barrel is a great rehabilitative tool for those recovering from stress, tension or injury and how they make a safe, supportive surface for deep muscle stretching the joint mobilizing.
- Prepare for Your Course
- Supporting Materials
- Pilates Equipment
- Pilates Pro Live
- Arc Barrel Course Content
- Arc Barrel Revision Module
- Feedback Form
Thank you for joining our world renowned APPI Pilates Training Program!
To prepare for the course we firstly recommend that if you have attended APPI Matwork Level One that you review your manual to familiarise yourself with the Pilates principles of teaching.
Secondly, we recommend that you view our APPI Pilates TV for some of our Arc Barrel Online Classes to become familiar with the APPI teaching style prior to the course.
- Beginner Arc Barrel Class with Gemma Griffies
- Express Arc Barrel Class with Maria Moreno Perez
- Arc Barrel Pilates Super Express Class with Melanie Bryant
You sign up for a 10 day no obligation free trial to watch these classes.
To help prepare for the course, please note the checklist of suggestions:
- Read the course schedule
- Bring loose, suitable clothing to exercise in
- If you have attended our Matwork Level One please review matwork level one manual
Click here to download the Arc Barrel Manual
All of our courses are heavily practical based, and we ask that if possible that you have a Pilates Mat and Pilates Head Cushion or a towel that that you can roll up for both days, this is not essential for you to complete the course and gain your certificate of attendance.
Please ensure that you have a space that is clear of items so you can follow along with the practical elements of the class.
If you do have any other Pilates equipment please make this available for your course e.g. Pilates soft ball, Pilates band, Pilates magic circle.
The presenter will be demonstrating the modifications of the exercises and it is useful if you are able to experience all parts of the practical content, the full list of equipment that will be used in the course is below:
1 x 3” Head Pad
1 x 1” Head Pad
1 x Pilates Arc Barrel
1 x Magic Circle
1 x Foam Roller
** it is not essential for you to have this equipment to partake and complete the course.
Pilates Pro Live gives you the ability to deliver personalised online Pilates programmes from anywhere, at any time. This unique program provides complete access to APPI’s exercise library of over 200 different movements, plus the option to access thousands more. In just a few simple clicks you can build a bespoke programme for your clients or classes including the number of Reps, Sets, and any other information you need.
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Search, browse and filter over 330 Pilates Classes, with over 10 different categories including over 20 rehab specific classes.
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Take the opportunity to follow along with one of the world’s most sort after APPI Master Trainers and Pilates Instructors, including our APPI Co-Founders Glenn and Elisa Withers.
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Discover the benefits of each of our carefully designed Pilates classes whereby each exercises selected has a specific aim and focus just for you.
To access this course content, you will receive an access code on the Monday of your chosen week at approx 8:30am UK Time, please make sure you check your junk folder.
Need an extension?
If you would like to purchase a further weeks extension for this course please contact the office to pay the$32 administration fee for us to extend your access by a further 7 days, as we understand that sometimes things do a rise that are out of our control, or you would simply like to consolodate your learning a bit more.
How to use the access codes?
Once you have received your email with the access code, you then inputted this code below, and you can start to watch your video content. Your video will remain available and you can watch this as many times as you would like to over your 7 day access, which expires on the Sunday at 11:59pm
Need extra support?
The APPI Team and teaching faculty are always on hand to help clarify any information that you may need regarding the course content just email the team on info@appiamerica.com and we can forward any course enquiry onto our relevant presenters.
If you want further advice or want to share ideas regarding client specific questions we would advise that you share your questions on our Facebook Support Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/appihealthgroupsupport/ which is a dedicated community of like minded Pilates Instructors who share advice.
Welcome, History and introduction
How the Arc Barrel Course Will Work
Arc Barrel Class
Scapular Thoracic Control
Scapula Isolations, Arm Scissors, Double Leg Stretch
Breast Stroke Prep
Side Press
Core Abdominals
Abdominal and Oblique Preperation
One Leg Stretch and Criss Cross
Roll Up and Port Du Bras
Lateral Flexion Mobility
Mermaid, Mermaid with Twist, Bow and Arrow and Lateral Flexion with Roation
Rotation
Rotation with Port Du Bras
Posterior sling in Prone
Swimming 1-3
Lift & Lower, Leg Circles and Beats in Prone
Shoulder Bridge sequence with flexion articulation
Lateral Sling
UL Strengthening in UL weight bearing position
Inverted position
Balance and Control with Upturned Barrel Workshop
Stretches Workshop
Arc at home with the Foam Roller Workshop
Programme Planning (Case Study 1 & 2)
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