Pilates Education Australia

To be good at anything you need to practice.

Elite athletes don't stop training because they are great at their sport. They got that good because they kept showing up.

And Pilates shouldn't be any different.

If you want to be a brilliant (or even just better than average) instructor, you should practice what you preach.

And I dont just mean smashing out a few reps so you have content to post. I mean learning from a senior instructor or mentor who is going to continue to challenge you to grow at your craft.

That's all.

Rant over.

Most people think Jackknife is an ab exercise... but that's not what makes it so valuable.

Jackknife isn't about momentum.

And it isn't about flexibility.

It's about whole-body integration.

Every repetition challenges you to coordinate breath, trunk control, shoulder stability, hip extension and spinal articulation into one controlled movement.

When each piece works together, the exercise becomes effortless.

When one piece is missing, the movement compensates.

That's why we don't just teach the exercises at Pilates Education, we build your Pilates "eye". Giving our students the knowledge to interpret what they see and know how to tweak it.

Ready to take your teaching to the next level?

Our Trapeze Table & Tower Teacher Training is designed for experienced Pilates instructors who want to deepen their knowledge, expand their repertoire and teach with even greater confidence.

Over two immersive days, you'll develop the skills to use the Trapeze Table and Tower with purpose—building on your existing teaching experience with practical, evidence-informed education that you can apply immediately.

As part of the training, we'll also take a deep dive into lower limb anatomy, common injuries and current rehabilitation guidelines, giving you the confidence to adapt your teaching for a wide range of clients and clinical presentations.

📍 Surry Hills, Sydney
📅 19th & 20th September

If you're ready to challenge yourself, refine your clinical reasoning and elevate your teaching, we'd love to welcome you.

"You can do scary things!"

Will Pilates teaching be that scary thing you conquer?

Sometimes the simplest of exercises are the ones that tell us the most.

Like the unassuming Hamstring Curl.

That innocent little knee bend that can tell you so much about:
Leg alignment
Strength imbalances
Compensation patterns

If we see it and correct it here, it sets our clients up to succeed with more challenging repertoire.

What do you use the Hamstring Curl as prep for?

This or That?

Short Spine on the Reformer... or Tower on the Trapeze Table?

At first glance, they look similar.

But are they?

Every exercise creates a different experience for the client.

Different support.
Different feedback.
Different spring resistance.
Different movement demands.

The question isn't which exercise is better.

It's why you would choose one over the other.

The best Pilates teachers don't just know the repertoire.

They understand the intention behind every exercise and select the variation that best serves the client in front of them.

👇 Which would you choose, and what would influence your decision?

Same movement.

Different exercises.

Different outcomes.

One of the biggest shifts in your Pilates teacher training is learning that it's not about having more repertoire—it's about knowing why you choose one exercise variation over another.

Do you know the difference?

👇 Tell us which variation you'd prescribe and why.