FFI

Pilates Qualification Course - This double weekend course is designed to show Fitness Professionals how to teach modified Pilates to the general public in a safe and effective manner. FFI's methods also focus on corrective exercise and quality of movement. This course will focus on the fundamentals of Pilates and rehabilitative exercise.

Module 2 will involve recapping and practise of techniques with tutor feedback. Module 2 will also involve students practising their instructional skills on their fellow students in preparation for the exam day.

This course will give the student an introduction and history of Pilates. Over the 2 modules the student will learn the fundamental FFI™ Pilates movements.

This course will also study warm up for Pilates matwork classes, postural assessment of your client(s), statically and through movement, (dynamically).

The goal of the FFI™ Pilates method is to lead the student through the fundamental FFI™ Pilates movements safely and then to progress to the FFI™ advanced Pilates matwork instructor course.

This FFI™ advanced advanced Pilates instructor course is a continutation from the fundamental mat course and is set over two modules or 4 days. This course will study and teach the 34 original advanced Pilates matwork movements with modifications and progressions.

In addition to learning the original Pilates matwork movements, you will also study Pilates & myofascial chains. You will learn how our bodies are connected from head to toe, through the myofascial network. 

You will realise how tension or weakness in one part of a myofascial chain, may lead to pain and dysfunction in another part of your body. You will recognise the brilliance of Joseph Pilates methods and how he was years ahead of many, in terms of movement and physical therapy.

Both modules will also study warm up for Pilates matwork classes, postural assessment of your client(s), statically and through movement, (dynamically).

The style of FFI™ Pilates, leans towards rehabilitative and corrective exercise from a physical therapy view point. The goal of the FFI™ Pilates method is to lead the student through the FFI™ Pilates movements safely and effectively

If you currently hold our pre 2016 FFI™ Level 1 Pilates matwork qualification or another recognised Pilates qualification and you would like to gain our advanced FFI™ Pilates matwork qualification, you may register for this course. Contact us to register your interest.

Become a fully qualified FFI™ Pilates matwork instructor, with the FFI™ matwork course. This course is open to anybody who is passionate about teaching the Pilates matwork methods. The course will cover our fundamental to advanced matwork movements, along with studio props.

This 240 hour (Class time and external hours) matwork course will give you the skills to teach the full Pilates mat repertoire to the public in a safe and effective manner.

This course will be run over 1 day or 2 evenings per week over 10 weeks. This course will be open to all, no experience needed. This course will combine the FFI™ level 1 fundamental and FFI™ advanced Pilates matwork movements. Functional nutrition, anatomy and physiology will also be taught during the course.

There will be classroom study and practical sessions. The classroom sessions will help you study functional anatomy and physiology in a simple and fun environment. You will study kinesiology and human movement from a FFI™ Pilates student viewpoint.

This FFI™ qualification will also help you work alongside physiotherapists in helping their patients rehabilitate from musculoskeletal injuries and dysfunction.

After you have successfully completed your exams and case studies, you will be certified to teach FFI™ level 1 and advanced Pilates matwork classes to groups or private clients.

Our head Pilates tutor Shane Nicoletti NMT and Strength & Conditioning coach, trained with Michael King (3rd generation Pilates teacher) in the late 90's in London and has been the leading tutor in Ireland since then.

Shane is currently working alongside Louise O' Rourke Physiotherapist and her team, in a Pilates and Physiotherapy studio in Dublin. Many of the clients that they work with have osteopenia /osteoporosis or some kind of back injury. Alongside the Physiotherapists, they all work as a team in helping their clients rehabilitate from injuries.

On the FFI Pilates exam day, which can be separate from your course modules, all participants must complete a written exam and partake in practical exams. The written exam can cover Anatomy, Physiology, Principles of health related fitness, ethics in health / fitness and your Pilates course theory.

All participants on our fundamental and combined FFI matwork courses must complete a programme design task, that can include 4 separate case studies, designed over 6 weeks, that would include over 20 hours of teaching. Students must also partake in 20 hours of personal Pilates practice and write a 500 word Pilates essay.

All students will receive the manuals, as part of their course. If you are interested in purchase of the manuals without attending any of our courses, please visit our books section, by clicking here.