APPI Pilates for Menopause

$200.00 inc. GST

APPI Pilates for Menopause - Online is designed to equip students with the tools needed to ensure they can provide the very best Pilates sessions for women from peri through to post menopause.

This course offers education on the anatomy and physiology of menopause, an understanding of current treatment options and a selection of Pilates exercises aimed to increase strength, bone health and balance through resistance training and weight bearing exercises. The course also discusses the benefits of mindfulness and how to include this within your sessions.

Enhance your skills with this one day course which will cover:

Anatomy and physiology during menopause
How these changes affect the female body
Understanding of current treatment options available
The benefits of Pilates for this population group
A selection of Pilates exercises aimed to increase strength, bone health and balance through resistance and weight bearing exercises
The benefits of mindfulness for menopause and how to incorporate this into practice
Practical taught class, demonstrations, mindfulness workshop, class structure and sequencing workshop with feedback throughout

Course inclusions: 6 hour online course and downloadable course manual.

Equipment: You will need a head cushion, theraband and light hand weights

Course duration: 6 - 8 hours to complete

CPD hours: You will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the course stating 8 hours CPD which can be used towards your annual requirements.

Once enrolled you have unlimited access to this online course.

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APPI Course Educator

Pippa Carter is a musculoskeletal and pelvic health physiotherapist. She has gained experience and knowledge from a wide variety of settings from the public to the private sector.

She has been presenting for the APPI since 2015 and currently runs a successful physiotherapy and Pilates clinic in South Wales. Alongside this she works at Spire Cardiff Hospital as a Highly Specialist Physiotherapist. As part of this role, she works closely with specialist gynaecologists to provide physiotherapy services to women experiencing pelvic health symptoms, a large proportion of which are related to menopause.

This course has been developed from her passion for Pilates and the benefits she has found it has had for women from peri through to post menopause. She wanted to develop a course to increase peoples understanding and knowledge of menopause and how specific considerations in relation to Pilates exercises can ensure we provide the very best for this population group.