Speakers and Workshops:Read the full workshop discriptions and presenter bio's here Glenn Withers - Co-founder of APPI Elite Athletes LectureSunday 13th November, 9.30am-1pm (Morning Lecture Series) An in depth view of the challenges in using Pilates based Rehabilitation, Pre-habilitation and Pre-Activation sessions in the Elite Sports world. Glenn will use real life examples of his work with British Bobsleigh, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Chelsea, The English Ballet and Australian Football.
Elite Athletes Interactive Patient Session Sunday 13th November, 2pm-5.30pm (Interactive Workshop) An interactive session on the techniques, cues, explanations and exercises used in managing elite athletes. A large part of this will be guided by your questions. This is your chance to test the knowledge of the APPI?s founder.
Elisa Withers – Co-founder of APPIAdvanced Pilates – Taking you to the Next Level (Sold Out!) Sunday 13th November, 2pm-5.30pm Mel Bryant– APPI International Trainer Shoulder Stability Lecture Saturday 12th November, 9.30am-1pm (Morning Lecture Series) What is the 'core' of the shoulder? What are we treating? This session will explore the role of the shoulder and the challenge that it presents in rehabilitation.
Interactive Patient Workshop Saturday 12th November, 2pm-5.30pm (Interactive Patient Workshop) This workshop will be guided by your questions to identify the areas of shoulder management to which the APPI method is applicable.
Leslie Abrahams - APPI Master Trainer Theory and Practical: Therapeutic Stretching in Pilates Practice (Sold Out!)Saturday 12th November, 2pm-5.30pm Mr Simon Moyes - Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon MBBS, FRCS(Ortho)
Shoulder Instability Should be Gleno Humeral and ACJ Instability, Saturday 12th November, 9.30am-1pm (Morning Lecture Series) A fascinating insight into the role of Orthopaedic surgery in the man-agement of a range of shoulder pathologies. Learn indications, techniques and expected outcomes from one of London's leading Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr Philip Bell - Consultant Sports Physician Elite Athletes Lecture, The spine in Sport...demystifying it!! Sunday 13th November, 9.30am-1pm (Morning Lecture Series) The disc is beautifully designed to deal with the compression, torsion and shear forces applied to it during sport, yet without the support of it's muscular corset, or scaffold, it will buckle at 2 degrees of spinal flexion. Imaging backs is easy....managing backs so much more complex. Some of the core management principles that simplify this process will be expanded upon in this talk.
Trevor Schoonraad - Peak Pilates Educator Traditional Pilates Matwork WorkshopSunday 13th November, 9.30am-1pm During the course of this workshop we will take an in-depth look at the traditional classical mat work, learning about the origin, history and technique of the original method and how it has evolved into the classical movement system that it is today.
Nathan Gardener - Body Control Senior PresenterKinetic Flow, Saturday 12th November, 9.30am-1pm This practical mat workshop will focus on flow, rhythm and movement efficiency, exploring variations of breath and movement sequencing. You will be introduced to the concept of kinetic and recruitment chains to show how to build movement sequences that flow naturally and we will also look at why many exercises and sequences simply fail to flow in the same way.
Joanne Cobbe - Pilates Principle (formally Pilates Institute) Principle Tutor Small Equipment - The EssentialsSaturday 12th November, 2pm-5.30pmBased around the Small equipment, this workshop will delve deeper, exploring when, how and what pieces to use to provide your clients with training adaptations based on posture type and contraindications such as pregnancy and injury. Recognising that not every instructor has access to large equipment, this workshop will help you to produce comparable results with the small pieces, in turn enhancing your matwork.
Gordon Thomson - Founder of Pilates Body EuropeGordon Thomson's Dynamic Reformer Programme (Sold Out!)
Sunday 13th November, 9.30am-1pmGordon Thomson’s Football WorkshopSunday 13th November, 2pm-5.30pmAn introduction to a Pilates Football Training Workout including preventive injuries. Gordon has been one of the main contenders to promote Pilates into the Sports Industry who include Mike Atherton, Pat Cash, David Beckham and British Olympic Rowing Team.
Michael King - Founder of MK PilatesStudio Circuit- The Secrets Uncovered (90 minutes)Saturday 12th November, 9.30am– 11.00am (Sold Out!)
Soft Foam Roller Workout (90 minutes),Saturday 12th November, 11.30am– 1pm (Sold Out!)
Alastair Greetham - Polestar Pilates Key Educator Gait Analysis and Functional Patterning Saturday 12th November, 9.30am-1pm Our habitual movements that we constantly use have a huge effect on how our body is structured. One of the most important patterns is how we move through space either walking or running. Understanding what comprises efficient, well organised movement can help us to ensure that our teaching is in line with how the body actually moves when it moves optimally. This workshop will also help with your observational and analytic skills and will comprise of lecture and experimental
exercises.
Stefania Della Pia - STOTT PILATES Master Instructor Trainer STOTT PILATES Intermediate Matwork: Functional Anatomy, Cueing & Correcting, Saturday 12th November, 2pm-5.30pm Focus on the details of cueing and correcting many of the more difficult Matwork moves in this Intermediate Matwork workshop. Select exercises will be broken down to identify the specific joint movement and muscular action. Learn cueing tips and modifications to help your clients progress into this more challenging work while maintaining good form. Review observation skills and verbal cues and see real changes in the way your clients move.
Darren Higgins - Practice Principal Vanbrugh Clinic MET-Rx Lumbar/Pelvis and Rib Techniques (Sold Out!)Sunday 13th November, 2pm-5.30pm Liz Chandler - Pilates Foundation Progressing Function and Essentials in Pilates (Sold Out!) Sunday 13th November, 9.30am-1pm Cherry Baker - Modern Pilates Bridging the Gap!Saturday 12th November, 9.30am-1pm (Morning Lecture Series) How can we as Pilates teachers work with physiotherapists in shoulder rehab with our clients? When should we refer out and where should we draw the line between teacher and therapist? Which sort of Pilates is suitable for shoulder rehab? We look at Joseph Pilates repertoire against more modern approach.
Topless! Shoulder Analysis Movement Patterns and Diagnostic Tests Saturday 12th November, 2-5.30pm (Interactive Patient Workshop)Look at the correct movement pattern of the shoulder joint complex. Is it the Pec Minor or Pec Major that’s short? Are the inner range stabilisers long? Let us take you through a quick method of shoulder analysis to use with your clients or simply come and see how your shoulder complex works …. Or doesn't.
Dan Fivey - VibroGymVibroGym Vibrational Therapy LectureSunday 13th November, 9.30am-1pm (Morning Lecture Series)VibroGym Vibrational Therapy Workshop
Sunday 13th November, 2pm-5.30pm (Interactive Patient Workshop)
With continued support from scientific research, Vibration training is now widely accepted in the fitness industry and the public sector. New published research shows that using the Vibrogym can benefit people with Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia, ACL rehab, poor circulation and people with replacement knees. Learn more about the published research and training protocols in the VibroGym lecture and workshop.
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