Functional Pilates through a Gait Focus

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Description

Walking is a necessary functional movement for any age but especially for the aging population. It is practical and impacts quality of life. Maintaining functional gait patterning also improves other daily life activities.

Madeline Black is known for her gait focused work and functional Pilates. This online Pilates workshop will look at simple gait patterning, specifically the spinal-pelvic and limb rhythms, identifying the imbalance areas, and learning specialized movements to bring gait into better balance.

Objectives

To learn more about gait patterning through lecture and observations
To understand how to assess and individualize a movement series from a gait perspective
To learn how to build a strategy for movement progressions
To practice using Pilates and non-Pilates exercises progression with a gait focus

Concepts & Techniques

Gait focus assessment skills
Observation and practical movement analysis
Rebalancing techniques both movement and manual
Gait focused Pilates exercises using the apparatus and mat

Props & Equipment Used

Balls
Chair
Mat
Rotator Discs
Small Props
Trap/Cad
Proprio Half Balls

Workshop Level

Advanced
Intermediate

Duration & Access

This workshop is approximately 2 hours long and you have 30 days of access.
(No expiration for Forever Access Members)

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About Madeline Black

Madeline Black has distinguished herself as an international leader in movement and exercise education. She is known as the “teacher’s teacher” for over 25 years. Madeline draws from her vas... Find Out More Other Workshops by Madeline Black

Feedback on Functional Pilates through a Gait Focus by Madeline Black

" I really found this workshop fascinating. I hope that I can start to incorporate more of these principles into my private sessions with clients. I especially appreciated Ms. Black's emphasis on lateral flexion and how it affects gait. "

Heather S

" Excellent workshop - really brought together the key elements of gait and was incredibly well formulated and articulated throughout. Would certainly recommend this to others. "

Jessie L

" So wonderful for you to have this workshop available. Having good gait mechanics makes such a profound change is one's life. I like how the workshop addressed the body from the feet up through the thorax and manubrium, it felt complete. "

Cassidy M

" Like always with MBM: precise, clear, easy to understand what to look for and how to proceed to reach to goal.Very useful "

Claude Chantal B

" While this workshop is a little "over my head" in regards to assessment and treatment of a particular gait, I found it very fascinating and interesting. I will have to see it several more times for me to feel comfortable to actually use some of this in my work with clients. Thank you! "

Alexandra W

Featured Student Feedback

LINDA R--- QuizpageId 31108 This was so helpful for me personally, seeing how I could become more aware of some work on the wunda chair that would further align my hip, knee, ankles well the work on the cadillac.Thank you, Linda

SOYEON P--- QuizpageId 31108 Very good. Her cueing is clear and concise.

Heather S--- QuizpageId 31108 I really found this workshop fascinating. I hope that I can start to incorporate more of these principles into my private sessions with clients. I especially appreciated Ms. Black's emphasis on lateral flexion and how it affects gait.

Lisa C I--- QuizpageId 31108 I always enjoy M's clear cueing to the 'model' as well as the concise information for us - the students.

Melissa S--- QuizpageId 31108 Great class. Gives applicable exercises to add into programs and testing to assess and monitor progress.

Megan M--- QuizpageId 31108 Great content! Well done and very thorough! Thank you

Liz R--- QuizpageId 31108 I was a bit confused on the pelvic clock diagonal reference points of 10:30 and 4:30. I like to put the sacrum on a togu ball to feel the diagonal tilting instead of the yoga block.

Kelly I--- QuizpageId 31108 Very helpful in understanding mechanics of the gait cycle. Thank you Madeline!

Stephanie W--- QuizpageId 31108 Very helpful!

Kate L--- QuizpageId 31108 Interesting and not something I've seen before. It was helpful to see Madeline correct the client in real time based on what she saw in front of her. Thank you!

Melanie B--- QuizpageId 31108 Thank you for a good course. It was well presented- clear and well prepared.

Jamie S--- QuizpageId 31108 Great course

Kris K--- QuizpageId 31108 The logic of each progression was very clear and relatable. I really like that way that the session ended with the same gait assessment!

Lara G--- QuizpageId 31108 Very informative workshop; lots of details and great insight for improving clients gait. I think given the volume of information this would be wonderful taught as a live workshop so you can really see what is happening with the client but I did appreciate the little pop-ups which identified what we are looking for with the movements. Thank you!

Roxane J--- QuizpageId 31108 Thank you Madeleine, it was really clear and helpful. New variations interesting and good cues.

Zeina G--- QuizpageId 31108 Great practical clear and applicable. Thank you Madeline for sharing these gems.

Lisa J--- QuizpageId 31108 Very good

Jessie L--- QuizpageId 31108 Excellent workshop, relevant information. Clear and concise cueing and execution

Jessie L--- QuizpageId 31108 Excellent workshop - really brought together the key elements of gait and was incredibly well formulated and articulated throughout. Would certainly recommend this to others.

Tracey M--- QuizpageId 31108 This workshop has made me observe client movement patterns in a different way. Not only analysing a gait pattern but using some of the variations of exercises to assist in several rehabilitation settings. Definitely a workshop to watch more than once.

MICHELE C--- QuizpageId 31108 Overall I found the presentation and teaching excellent. The entire program would have been enhanced significantly were the client NOT a dancer, but a middle-aged woman (reflecting the primary target client for most instructors). I found the unique version of the "pelvic clock diagonals" impossible to follow. The camera angle should have been directly over the client's pelvis or Madeline should have depicted the sequence/movement trajectories facing the camera with her fingers first.

Cassidy M--- QuizpageId 31108 So wonderful for you to have this workshop available. Having good gait mechanics makes such a profound change is one's life. I like how the workshop addressed the body from the feet up through the thorax and manubrium, it felt complete.

Claude Chantal B--- QuizpageId 31108 Like always with MBM: precise, clear, easy to understand what to look for and how to proceed to reach to goal.Very useful

Alexandra W--- QuizpageId 31108 While this workshop is a little "over my head" in regards to assessment and treatment of a particular gait, I found it very fascinating and interesting. I will have to see it several more times for me to feel comfortable to actually use some of this in my work with clients. Thank you!