Following the launch of its new, pioneering Pilates Group Reformer program designed specifically to upskill practicing instructors to teach Pilates Reformer, Balanced Body® has teamed up with Ten Health and Fitness as a UK delivery partner.

“The collaboration is a no-brainer” says Joy Puleo, Director of Education at Balanced Body. “Ten Health & Fitness is a brand associated with Pilates excellence. With 11 beautiful studios located in and around the capital, showcasing our Allegro® and Allegro® 2 Reformers plus a long-standing and respected own-brand education program, the company is perfectly positioned to deliver our new education offering. As the surge in popularity of Group Reformer Pilates continues, this partnership will help to plug the current gap between the demand and supply of educated instructors.”

The Group Reformer program focuses on teaching all the fundamental Pilates techniques to fitness instructors, skills and progressions to deliver engaging and results-driven Group Reformer classes, whilst also allowing for and encouraging instructor creativity.

Joy Adds: “Every setting is unique and every brand wants to offer a degree of differentiation. Our Group Reformer for Fitness Professionals training is built within a framework that enables fitness instructors to adapt sessions to reflect the needs and preferences of their bespoke community without compromising the quality of the instruction or the principles on which Pilates is built.

“This course is an accessible route into Reformer Pilates instruction that fully aligns to our established incumbent Pilates Reformer Instructor education offering and delivers certification equivalent to the completion of Levels 1 and 2 (of the 3 Levels in our comprehensive training.) If instructors want to then extend their education beyond the Group Reformer for Fitness Professionals program they can then apply to join our comprehensive training program at level 3.”

The first Balanced Body Reformer Pilates course took place at Ten Health & Fitness, Notting Hill this month.

Brett Starkowitz, Head of Education, Ten Health & Fitness, comments: “Being the first provider to run this prestigious course marks the beginning of an exciting collaboration with Balanced Body®, and we’re truly excited for what this means for the Reformer Pilates industry. At Ten, we pride ourselves on being deeply expert in everything that we deliver and having the opportunity to align with Balanced Body® has offered us natural progression in this area.

“The group of instructors that we’ve had on the first course have been seasoned professionals in other fitness disciplines. They are experts in what they currently teach, and they were looking for a Group Reformer qualification to match. It’s also been great to see a mix of both freelance instructors and studio employees on this course, both looking to expand their Group Reformer repertoire.”

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