Clinical Matwork Certification Level 2 ONLINE Course

Matwork Level 2 ONLINE

The course content has been designed, filmed and is delivered to you by our Co-Founder Glenn Withers, each part of your course has been broken down into manageable chunks for you to watch, stop, start and refresh over the 7 days that you have access for.

You have purchased a specific 7 day access to the course content and you will be notified and provided with the passwords for your course when this is live on your account to start studying.

In the meantime while you wait for your course content to go live get practising, you will see below your pre-course information which we ask you to read and review in preparation for your course start date.

Course Outline

APPI’s Pilates for Rehabilitation – Matwork Level Two course is the second step of the APPI Pilates Matwork Certification Series. This course is designed to give you the skills to begin offering your own group Pilates mat classes.

Pilates classes are one of the fastest growing areas of healthcare today as more and more people are looking to group exercise as a way to manage their injuries and wellness in general. Classes enable clients to further develop their own body awareness and independence from one-to-one treatments. Pilates classes are excellent for clients once they become familiar with the Pilates principles and are a great way to retain clients once they have finished a one-on-one program.

What will be covered in this course?

During the course you will learn the vital aspects of assessment, screening, class planning, warm-ups and cool downs. This course begins to incorporate a large amount of standing Pilates exercises to further enhance the clients ability to progress the Matwork exercises from the Level 1 program. This leads to greater bone building capacity of the client and ads a large functional component to your classes.

On day 2 we progress onto class designs, population specific class programs, use of small equipment in Pilates classes and a specific workshop on stretching in Pilates classes. You will also learn and refine your cueing skills that are essential in running a seamless class and learn how to achieve flow in your Pilates mat classes.

Learning outcomes:

During the course you will:

Partake in two masterclasses by your APPI Presenter
Review your MW Level One movements for clarity and precision
Learn at least 21 different warm up and cool down movements
Focus on standing exercises and explore their benefits for clients bone health
Learn how to set up a class program from start to finish
Learn how to apply stretching in a Pilates Class
Learn sequencing of movements to engage more flow in your Pilates classes
Learn population specific classes

All information you need for your course is below:

Anything else we recommend before attendance?

We also have a range of online classes which you can also use as preparation for the course, these can be purchased through our Online Learning Portal, we would recommend the following classes:

Improver Mat Class with APPI Clinician & Presenter Ming George
Improver Mat with APPI Clinician & Presenter Claire Jacobs

Please click here to be taken to our Online Learning Portal

What to wear:

Please wear loose, comfortable clothing as there is a large practical component.

Matwork 2 Schedule

Day 1

Pilates Class

Lecture: APPI code of conduct, Pilates class planning, Outcome measures

Lecture: Pilates Class set up and structure, Teaching Script, Insurance

Warm-ups & cool downs, scapulo-thoracic series

Warm-ups & cool downs cont. upper and lower body series

Warm-ups & cool downs cont. mobility series and rolling series

Review Matwork Level 1 exercises

Day 2

Pilates Class

Lecture: Trademark, Other Pilates Institutes, Marketing

Introduction to Small Equipment Workshop

Class planning workshop

Discussion of 6 week programme

Pilates Class Structure

Group Pilates Practice session

Workshop: Stretching in Pilates Classes

Workshop: Pilates Class Sequencing

Pilates Class Teaching

What do you need to do first?

Please download all materials below prior to starting the course.

Click here to download your Matwork Level 2 Online Manual

The password to open your manual is 20MW220

If you would like to order a hard copy of the manual please click on the link below, make sure you select the Online Manual from the drop down and apply the relevant discount code at check out.

Click here to order the hard-copy of the manual

Below you will find the video content that makes up Day 1 of your Matwork Level Two Course, please click and watch each video in full in the order displayed below.

You are required to enter a password to view all of the below videos and this will be emailed to you on the first day of access. The password will be the same for all of the videos for both day 1 & 2 of this course.

Pilates Class

Low Back Pain Pilates Class

Lecture Content

Lecture: Matwork Level 2 Lecture 1 – Class Instruction

APPI code of conduct
Pilates class planning
Outcome measures

Lecture: Matwork Level 2 Lecture 2 – Class Set Up

Pilates Class set up and structure
Teaching Script
Insurance

Warm-ups & cool downs,

Scapulo- thoracic series

Scapulo-thoracic series Warm Ups Introduction

Scapulo-thoracic Series

Upper and lower body series

Upper body series

Lower body series warm ups

Mobility series and rolling series

Spinal Mobility Series

Rolling series cool downs

Review Matwork Level 1 exercises

Matwork Level 1 Exercise review

Below you will find the video content that makes up Day 2 of your Matwork Level Two Course, please click and watch each video in full in the order displayed below.

Pilates Class

Pilates flow with the Soft Ball

Lecture Content

Lecture: Matwork Level 2 Lecture 3 -Pilates Trademark