Workshop
Creative Functional Fitness Applications for Mat & Reformer
with Alyson Mattoon
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About This Workshop
Incorporating functional fitness into your Pilates classes will help your clients gain strength and will challenge the brain and body in new ways while also preparing them for the movements they perform in everyday life.
In this online Pilates workshop, Alyson Mattoon teaches creative ways to integrate functional movements like squatting, lunging, pushing, pulling, and reaching into Pilates classes on the mat and reformer. Each exercise is a building block for the next, preparing the body for balanced and efficient functional movement.
This workshop will add a variety of functional exercises to your repertoire while inspiring and challenging you to think differently about more traditional Pilates exercises.
Concepts & Techniques
- Finding 3-dimensional core engagement
- Incorporating functional movements into traditional Pilates exercises
- Using small props on the mat to simulate reformer work
- Sequencing exercises to build up to full-body functional movements
Objectives
- Learn what functional fitness is and why it is important
- Discover the building blocks of functional movement
- Strengthen and prepare the body for everyday tasks
- Integrate functional movements into private or group Pilates classes
- Begin to think differently about traditional Pilates exercises
Props & Equipment
- Mat
- Reformer
- Small Props
- Yoga Block
- Theraband
- Circular Band
- Foam Roller
- 2lb Weights (optional)
- Overball or squishy ball (optional)
Workshop Level
- Advanced
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Ready to Enroll?
| Workshop | Free Member | Forever Member |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Functional Fitness Applications for Mat & Reformer | $59 USD Register Now | $39 USD Get Access |
About Alyson Mattoon
Alyson Mattoon is a multi-disciplined Pilates Instructor, Fitness expert, dancer and movement educator in Los Angeles. She is also the creator of the dance fitness workout BodyBPM™ and Pilates FIT. Movement ha…
Feedback on Creative Functional Fitness Applications for Mat & Reformer
A lot of great new exercises to implement for my clients and classes!Stephanie W
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I felt it was too basic
A lot of great new exercises to implement for my clients and classes!
Lots of great idea, thanks!