It’s been a busy year for our PAA Education Bodies; new courses accredited and lots of new workshops offered across the country, expanding options for members and students entering our profession while maintaining high standards, government accredited outcomes and acknowledging the diversity of the industry. Polestar Cert IV Matwork Instruction Method (10520 NAT) and Diploma […]
TIME TO UPDATE YOUR STUDIO?
It’s a wonderful feeling to update your Pilates studio and make it fresh and alive again. I recently went through this exercise and have taken a sigh of relief that the end is almost in sight! I say almost because despite having installed my final piece of Pilates equipment, I went that extra mile to […]
President’s Report
MUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE AND PROLOTHERAPY
This is the first in a series of articles aimed at creating awareness of a variety of ‘alternative’ allied health and medical practices. As a Pilates teacher, I have constantly struggled to find more information and guidance when working with clients who have chronic pain or musculoskeletal dysfunction. A recent study by the Royal Australian […]
WORKSHOPS FOR ALL SCHOOLS OF PILATES
Dear members, You’d have to have been living under a rock not to know that the PAA conference is being held in October 2015. But If you haven’t had time to browse through the conference website yet or register for your early bird discount (which ends on the 30th of April) , I’d like to […]
Calf muscle tears from a pilates perspective
Now that winter is approaching many people return to playing soccer or head outdoors to enjoy activities such as running, cycling and tennis to name a few. Spring and early summer are also times of year that we start to see injuries like torn muscles in the leg e.g. a torn calf muscle, ruptured Achilles […]
Announcing the distribution of PAA Health Brochures
In 2014 the Media & Marketing sub-committee outlined a strategy to promote Pilates to the medical and allied health community. As part of this strategy, the PAA has finalised the production and distribution of the ‘Pilates for health and wellbeing brochure’. We are very proud to announce that during February, the Info-Med company has distributed […]
Joseph Pilates: ACT LIKE AN ANIMAL!
Hi all, I stumbled across this article written by Robert Wernick in 1962 while sourcing more material about Joseph Pilates. This is the unedited version of an article published in Sports Illustrated on the 12th Feb 1962. Some of you may have seen it but for those who haven’t had the pleasure, enjoy! It certainly […]
Reflections on owning and managing a Pilates studio during a time of unexpected stress
Stress is a normal part of life. It comes in many forms and affects people of all ages and all walks of life. Even so, the experience of stress is highly personal. What constitutes overwhelming stress for one person may not be perceived as stress by another. Likewise, the symptoms and signs of poorly managed […]