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Would you have liked to have taken a class from Joseph Pilates himself?

It would have been pretty awesome, don’t you think?

Unfortunately, most of the instructors and Pilates devotees today didn’t have the privilege of working with the Genius of the Method but first generation teachers still possess the knowledge and spark that they learned from Joe himself.

The more time passes by the less likely we are to take Pilates just the way it was created by Joseph Pilates. But one instructor and her supportive husband set out on a journey to preserve the Pilates Method as close to the original Work as possible.

Alisa Wyatt has created a Pilates video website where anyone can take classes and workshops taught by Jay Grimes (first generation teacher), Bob Liekens, Alycea Ungaro (author of the Pilates bestsellers Pilates: Body in Motion, The Pilates Promise and The Pilates Practice Companion) as well as other wonderful second generation teachers.

View Alisa Wyatt’s profile on Pilates Bridge

Here is what you can learn from our conversation (NEW: you can watch a video or read a complete transcript):

• Practical ways to transition from a regular job to teaching Pilates.
• Most important teaching lessons learned from Pilates elders: Romana Kryzanowska, Kathy Grant and Jay Grimes.
• Creative ways to teach the most challenging Pilates movement (and Kathy Grant’s way to cue this movement.)
• How to build the first session with a new client.
• Best Pilates resources for any Pilates instructor.
• The #1 piece of advice for any Pilates instructor.

The number of hip and knee replacements has increased by 84% in the past decade making these surgeries the 12th most common inpatient procedures in 2010. Due to the nature of a Pilates workout, it is the perfect program to facilitate recovery after hip/knee surgery.

Osteoarthritis is the most common reason for a total or partial hip and knee replacement. Just in the United States alone osteoarthritis affects 13.9% of adults ages 25 and up and 33.6% of those 65 and up (according to CDC statistics.)

This Ultimate Pilates Guide will look at the following questions:

1. What unique benefits does Pilates offer after a knee/hip replacement?
2. Why is it ideal to do Pilates before surgery?
3. What muscle imbalances are most common after hip/knee surgery?
4. What are the main areas of focus of a Pilates workout?
5. When is it safe to start a Pilates-based rehabilitation program?
6. General precautions after hip/knee surgery
7. How does Pilates therapy compare/differ from PT?
8. What are some of your clients saying about the results of their Pilates program?
9. Best Apparatus/Reformer exercises for this population
10. What is the best Pilates homework after surgery?
11. Best Pilates mat exercises after hip/knee replacement