A Look Into ITT Pilates: Part 2
We have asked ITT Student Leah S. to blog about her experience so far with ITT Pilates. Follow her along as she documents her journey:
I was the first volunteer to demonstrate the mat exercise…Hundreds. My core is getting stronger! My ability to concentrate and focus is getting sharper, and I was having fun! By the end of the weekend, I could visualize and incorporate teaching some Essential Exercises and Mat exercises in my yoga practice this week!
Throughout the week, I felt more confident using the assessment tools that ITT Pilates training incorporates and teaches in all class levels. The trainers demonstrate what to look for in the musculoskeletal system from sagittal, coronal, and transverse planes. What are the most common imbalances? Some examples are hip hiking, one shoulder higher than another, challenged hamstrings, and iliopsoas. The trainers recommend actions on improving imbalances that present in their client's sessions and what props to use for those imbalances. As a bonus, the ITT Pilates students get to work on the other students' bodies where we learn a lot about our own bodies!
The ITT Pilates trainers are expert biomechanics!
I can now see why personal sessions in mat and reformer and observation hours are recommended. I have booked private lessons from A Body of Work trainer Margaret Tappan. She did a full body assessment and program design. It was cost-effective to buy a five-pack. I took a group reformer lesson with Diane Mateo. My arms told me I needed more arm strengthening! I'll be visiting Sue Aslin's studio this week for group mat and group reformer lessons. I plan to work with and do my observation hours at ABOW in San Francisco and Studio M in Sonoma.
My volunteers for teaching hours are lined up. This program is a lot of work but so worth it!
~ Leah