Workshop

The Male Pelvis

with Nikki Chrysostomou

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About This Workshop

Nikki Chrysostomou teaches her presentation on the Male pelvis, including working with male clients, looking at the male pelvic floor and male pelvic dysfunction along with 3 common injuries: inguinal hernia, groin strains, and unstable pubic symphysis.

In each section, you will review/learn anatomy, common causes, and exercises in preventing these dysfunctions and/or injuries

Nikki demonstrates her teaching skills on a male client giving teaching and coaching cues as well as contraindications and progressions

 

Concepts & Techniques

  • Verbal direction and how to be clear, short and precise in your teaching practice 
  • Realizing less can be more and the benefits of starting from the inside 
  • Correcting alignment to maximize the benefit of the exercise 
  • How you can use tactile cueing to improve your clients performance

Objectives

  • To better understand the difference between the male and female pelvis 
  • To better understand the structure of the male pelvic floor 
  • To better understand inguinal hernias and causes in a male client 
  • To learn exercises that help prevention of an inguinal hernia
  • To better understand the instability of the pubic symphysis in the male client 
  • To learn exercises to help prevent instability of the pubic symphysis for a male client 
  • To better understand groin injuries and learn exercises that prevent groin injuries  
  • To learn teaching tools to use in the Pilates work space

Props & Equipment

  • Balls
  • Chair
  • Mat
  • Reformer
  • Rotator Discs
  • Trap/Cad
  • Hand towel 
  • Band 
  • Pillow 
  • Roller 
  • Ring

Workshop Level

  • Advanced
  • Intermediate

Duration & Access

This workshop is  approximately 2.1 hours  long and you have 30 days of access — No expiration for Forever Access Members

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Nikki Chrysostomou

About Nikki Chrysostomou

NIKKI CHRYSOSTOMOU, started teaching dance and movement while assisting her dance teachers at the age of 13, which gave her the fundamental base of knowledge about the body and alignment. She is a Master Instructor for B…

Feedback on The Male Pelvis

Really helpful! I have quite a few male clients, one in particular with what seems to be a groin strain. Am always looking for inspiration to help with this.
Caitlin H
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Featured Student Feedback

Deborah A

well done!

Caitlin H

Really helpful! I have quite a few male clients, one in particular with what seems to be a groin strain. Am always looking for inspiration to help with this.

Jean W

really enjoyed this workshop, I have learned so much. thank you

Wanda G

Great workshop and helpful ideas for groin, pubic symphysis and prevention of inguinal hernias!

Amanda S

Thank you for the wide variety of exercises and modifications for this population.

Ivy P

Thank you~ I enjoy the workshop.

Jeremy B

Very nice workshop, thank you.

Liza A

I enjoyed the wide variety of exercises and the various issues addressed.

Eve S

I enjoyed this course--particularly the amount of exercises offered for each issue was very helpful. There was a nice variety of exercises and equipment.

Thomas L

Good course

Linda von WErnitz V

Great preventative exercises. Excited to incorporate these into persoanl and group training

Gail H

Excellent workshop!! Great info for working with male clients...

Gina S

Very informative and detailed. Thanks for the great lesson.

Frances C

Thank you Nikki, I enjoyed your workshop, it was very informative.

Alida E

Great workshop! Was a bit too much focused on reformer exercices. Would have liked some more mat variations.

Megan M

Wonderful course!! Great way to look at the male anatomy and exercises to help. Highly recommend!

Kris K

I found the progressions that you offered to be helpful.

Jennifer S

I enjoyed the great anatomy models and demonstration.

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