Pilates Teacher Training

Interested in becoming a teacher? You have come to the right place!

After 24 years in the fitness industry I have experienced both amazing trainings for fitness professionals and unfortunately also some not-so-amazing trainings. There are so many choices concerning instructor training programs, from weekend certifications to a PhD in exercise science. This industry is in desperate need of highly qualified instructors and trainers. We have too many in this field who lack experience and proper training, consequently promoting wrong information and ineffective exercises.

I would like to help elevate the industry one instructor at a time.

Where to start? Pick an excellent foundational program. Don’t attend a weekend certification course nor an online program. Choose at minimum a 450hr comprehensive Pilates teacher training, 950hr is even better! “Comprehensive” means learning how to teach on the reformer, chair, barrels, and cadillac/trapeze. Eventually take more than one! I have achieved two contemporary 500hr teacher training certifications (Mindful Movement & Balanced Body), plus one classical 500hr advanced bridge certification (The Pilates Center). Always keep learning to continue your evolution as an instructor.

I thoroughly endorse picking a classical Pilates teacher training program over a contemporary program as I believe it’s important to know the roots of the method. Classical programs are often more rigorous, making sure each student is well prepared to teach.

I wholeheartedly recommend The Pacific Coast Pilates Academy. The studio is located in Surrey BC and founded by Veronica McClurg and Matilda Christensen. Veronica (owner of Surrey Pilates) has been teaching Pilates since 1998, first as a STOTT Pilates instructor and then Classically after graduating from The Pilates Center Teacher Training Program in Boulder Colorado in 2007 and graduating from their Masters Program in 2009. Matilda (owner of Pilates on the Coast ) has been teaching Pilates since 2002, first as a Balanced Body instructor and then Classically after graduating from The Pilates Center Teacher Training Program in Boulder Colorado in 2006 and graduating from their Masters Program in 2009. Matilda was a Licensed Teacher Trainer for The Pilates Center from 2009 - 2017, then in 2018 created her own Teacher Training program and alongside Veronica continued to educate, lecture and exam trainees for over 15 years. They both also bring to the education table their Level 1 and Level 2 Franklin Method Training, Ball Rolling Certificates, Anatomy Classes plus the experience of presenting many workshops. The Pacific Coast Pilates Academy is their next joint venture.