Vancouver Pilates Centre

TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM

Registration for Theory Modules is open to all advanced students and Pilates teachers who have been accepted into a DMTEP Certificate Program and who meet the pre-requisites. Participants are expected to arrive for Theory Module 1:

• able to execute all of the prerequisite exercises listed below, or a personal modification
• with a working knowledge of basic anatomy (see list enclosed)

Theory Modules 1&2 - Pre-requisites: Pilates Exercises

MAT WORK Hundred Roll Up Roll Over: forward; reverse Leg Circles Rolling like a Ball Single Leg Stretch Double Leg Stretch Spine Stretch Open Leg Rocker Corkscrew Saw Swan Dive Single Leg Kick Double Leg Kick Neck Pull Spine Twist Swimming Leg Pull Front Leg Pull Back Seal Crab

REFORMER Leg Work:      Prehensile; heels; toes; stretch-rise; V position; heels apart Hundred Rowing Front 1 & 2 Short Spine Stretch:      1st version; full version (rolling up) Stomach Massage:      Round back; erect with low contraction; erect; twist Short Box:      Round back; round back with twist;      Flat back; Tilt; Twist/Flat back Pelvic Press Narcissus Pulling Straps 1 & 2 Coordination Rowing Back 1 & 2 Knee Stretch;      Round back; Flat back;      Down Stretch Elephant Long Stretch Swimming Backstroke Chest Expansion Salute Standing Leg Optional Hug-a-tree

Theory Modules 1 & 2 - Prerequisites: Basic Anatomy

A) Knowledge of the location of the following bones:

Spine	7 cervical vertebrae 12 thoracic vertebrae 5 lumbar vertebrae sacrum coccyx
Upper Body	scapula clavicle sternum ribs	Arms	humerus ulna radius
Lower Body	pelvis ASIS/PSIS pubic bones acetabulum	Legs	femur tibia fibula

B) Knowledge of the location and function of the following muscles: Note: While attachments need to be known, origin and insertion do not.

longus colli sternocleidomastoid scalenes: anterior, medius, posterior trapezius: upper, middle, lower levator scapulae erector spinae (as a group, not individually) multifidus rotatores biceps brachii triceps brachii deltoid serratus anterior rotator cuff muscles:(4) supraspinatus, infraspinatus,   teres minor, subscapularis pectoralis major pectoralis minor latissimus dorsi teres major diaphragm intercostals: internal, external abdominal muscles: (4) transversus abdominus internal oblique external oblique rectus abdominus quadratus lumborum psoas iliacus

sartorius adductors:(5) pectineus adductor brevis adductor longus gracilis adductor magnus tensor fasciae latae gluteus maximus, medius, minimus gastrocnemius soleus popliteus tibialis anterior flexor digitorum longus peroneus longus quadriceps: (4) rectus femoris vastus lateralis vastus intermedius vastus medialis hamstrings:(3) semimembranosus semitendonosis biceps femoris

Pre-requisites for Modules 3-6 are available upon request.