The APPI Pilates Cadillac Certification Course offers a comprehensive training experience designed to expand your Pilates teaching skills. Across the program, you’ll learn a wide variety of beginner, intermediate, and advanced original and APPI-evolved Pilates movements, with countless modifications and variations to suit every client.
Special focus is given to movement selection, muscle recruitment, alignment, cueing, progression, and effective feedback, ensuring you can deliver safe, targeted, and adaptable programs.
Through practical and theoretical workshops, you’ll refine your visual, tactile, and verbal cueing, and develop confidence in:
- 1:1 program planning
- Home exercise program design
- Small group and mixed studio session delivery
The cadillac’s unique versatility makes it especially valuable for upper limb rehabilitation, offering a wide range of shoulder-specific exercises, as well as superior mobilisation and articulation techniques. With exercises performed in lying, kneeling, and standing positions, you’ll gain the skills to adapt and evolve your repertoire, taking clients from rehabilitation through to full strength and conditioning.
To become a certified APPI Pilates Cadillac Instructor you will be required to complete your certification exams.
Certification Logbook
Your completed APPI Pilates Cadillac Certification logbook is to be submitted prior to submitting your practical exam.
Hours are:
- 10 hours of observation
- 30 hours of practice teaching
- 50 hours of self-practice
Practical exam
Design and film a 60 minute 1:1 session for a client of your choice using the APPI repertoire.
You will be marked on:
- Introduction – the meet and greet procedure and introduction to the cadillac
- Session planning – does the session flow in a structured way and allow the client to achieve the goals set out in the case study
- The teaching of the Pilates exercises – introducing the reasons behind the exercise to the client
- Demonstrations
- Cueing – verbal, tactile, visual imagery
- Energy and motivation of the voice
- Safety
A 70% minimum mark is required to pass your practical exam.
APPI Pilates Cadillac Certification is designed for allied health professionals/students and qualified Pilates instructors looking to upskill.
If you have NO healthcare background and have not completed prior Pilates training, then our APPI Pilates Instructor Certification is ideal for you. Learn more >>
Do I need a background in allied health to enrol in the APPI Pilates Cadillac Certification course?
To qualify to enrol into the APPI Pilates Cadillac Certification you are required to hold an allied health degree, are an allied health student, or a matwork and reformer qualified Pilates instructor looking to upskill on the cadillac.
If you don't meet these requirements, our APPI Pilates Instructor Certification is perfect for you. You can learn more here.
What certification will I receive after completing the course?
Upon successful completion of the course and final assessments, you will receive the APPI Pilates Cadillac Certification – an internationally recognised certification. This certification allows you to teach 1:1 or small group clinical Pilates classes.
How long does it take to complete the Clinical Pilates Cadillac training?
The APPI Pilates Cadillac Certification is a 100% online and self-paced course allowing you to study anytime, from anywhere, at your own pace. You will have 12 months from the date of enrolment to complete the trianing and sit certification exams.
What makes the APPI Pilates Cadillac Certification course different from other training programs?
The APPI Pilates Cadillac Certification course stands out for its clinical foundations, expert-led instruction, and global recognition. APPI training is developed by physiotherapists and allied health professionals, offering a deeper understanding of functional movement, injury prevention, and client-specific programming.
Why choose Unite Health for Pilates instructor training?
Unite Health offers more than 13 years of experience in Pilates education, training over 10,000 instructors in Australia. Our APPI Pilates Cadillac course is designed by allied health professionals, ensuring a high standard of teaching grounded in clinical expertise.
