About the program
The Pilates method is an exercise system developed by Joseph Pilates. Its other name is Contrology, because it is based on total control. Control is the basic building block of Pilates, and movements are performed on the basis of body control. For an exercise to be a Pilates exercise, we must first be able to speak of control. For this reason, body control is what is taught first in Pilates training. In the Pilates Matwork Instructor Certificate Program, we deal first with the 6 basic principles of Pilates. Then the process continues with anatomy training and ends with an intensive exercise program.
The Pilates Matwork Trainer Training Certificate Program is a 6-day training program. During the six days you complete the Pilates Matwork exercises and the anatomy information. Participants can join and succeed even if they have not had Pilates training before, if they feel ready for this intensive process. Participants who have already trained in Pilates can join in order to increase their knowledge and experience and take a step toward further progress in Pilates.
Six Basic Principles of Pilates
- Control: During Pilates exercises, the body must be fully controlled. We must be able to fully feel and observe the body while we are in control of the movement, the movement process and its outcome.
- Breath: In Pilates movements, breathing should be consistent and in harmony with the motion. The structure of your movement determines the shape of your breath.
- Centering: In Pilates movement, our center is usually the pelvic-abdominal region. Control and power are concentrated in this area, and the exercises are based on stabilization.
- Fluency: Pilates exercises have a system and fluency in themselves. The movements follow each other fluently with the breath. We ensure the fluency of movement and breath, and we try to protect it.
- Accuracy: When performing Pilates exercises, we must make sure that the movements are clear and precise. When control and precision in the body decrease, Pilates begins to move away from unity. With the right technique, we aim for good and ideal results.
- Concentration: When applying Pilates movements, we must first be fully aware of our body: its position, its structure, the center of the movement, its power, the regions it works. Physical and mental focus and concentration can greatly improve the outcome of Pilates exercises.
Course content
- The history and approach of Pilates
- 6 principles of Pilates
- What distinguishes the Pilates method from other applications
- Basic and functional anatomy
- Exercise science and correct use of the body
- Things to consider in Pilates exercises
- Structure and applications of Pilates exercises
- Pilates matwork movements
- Practice, practice, practice
- Animation method
- Fundamentals of teaching
Certification and Exam
After completing all the theoretical and practical training of Pilates, you take a two-stage exam: an oral exam and a practical exam. If you succeed in both exams, you are entitled to receive the Pilates Matwork Instructor Certificate. During the training you will have different homework and home practice assignments. To take the exam, you must have completed these assignments and practices and attended at least 90% of the training.
Etkin İnsan Gelişim Institute was established in 1999. The Pilates Matwork and Reformer Instructor Certificate Program, launched in cooperation with the Ege University Continuing Education Center, is described as the first and only training program in Turkey to receive academic support from a state university.
Our graduates tell their stories
Post-training experiences of our graduates who completed this program.
Gökçenur Şehirli
200-Hour Yoga Trainer Training · Children’s Yoga Trainer Training · Pilates Matwork Trainer Training · 2017
“My philosophy of life is to stay in the moment and try not to let life slip away. To get closer to the best version of myself, I live every moment fully.”
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She lives in Bursa. She graduated from the English Translation and Interpreting Department at Okan University. She took the Pilates Matwork Trainer Training, Children’s Yoga Trainer Training Module 1 and the Yoga Trainer Training at Etkin İnsan.
Thanks to the trainings she took, she teaches children’s yoga classes at various kindergartens and yoga classes for her own private groups. She also teaches children’s yoga, matwork Pilates and yoga classes at Yotes Yoga and Pilates Studio. She also set a first in Bursa as the first trainer to offer yoga and Pilates classes in English at a studio. She has students from many countries, from Argentina to Germany.
Asked about her philosophy of life, Şehirli says: “My philosophy of life is to stay in the moment and try not to let life slip away. To get closer to the best version of myself, I live every moment fully. To never stray from a lifestyle that is good for my body and soul as much as for my mind, and to discover as much as I possibly can.”
About what Etkin İnsan has given her, she says: “I can say it brought me closer to myself on my journey toward myself. By introducing me to wonderful trainers and wonderful fellow trainees, it opened my horizons enormously. It also contributed a great deal to my personal development and strengthened my sense of self-discipline. With eight years of athletic background, I can say that thanks to Etkin İnsan my hobbies became my profession.”
İpek Emine Aslangöz
Pilates Matwork Trainer Training · 2018
İpek, who says she loves sports very much, decided to turn her love of sports into a profession.
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She lives in Adıyaman. She is the president of the Adıyaman Branch of the Turkish Women’s Union Association.
İpek, who says she loves sports very much, decided to turn her love of sports into a profession. She joined the Pilates Matwork Trainer Training Certificate Program that Etkin İnsan held in Gaziantep in 2017 with Jale Aydın as the trainer, and as a Pilates matwork instructor she turned her love of sports into a profession.
İpek owns a beauty salon in Adıyaman and continues to teach at the salon as a Pilates matwork instructor. We congratulate İpek, who joined the Etkin İnsan family in 2017, and wish her many successful and enjoyable experiences in her new profession.
