Pilates Instructor Training
Balanced Body
Want to change careers, deepen your knowledge or simply improve your personal practice, become a certified Balanced Body Pilates instructor.
The trainings are led by Michael Lots, Balanced Body Master Trainer & Osteopath CO.
Bhealthy Pilates Studio is the only "Balanced Body Authorized Faculty Training Center" in Belgium and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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Mat Pilates Instructor Certificate
The Mat program includes: Complete pre-Pilates and Balanced Body Mat exercises. A detailed full-color manual with video support to enhance your learning. Successful class design and delivery based on the Movement Principles and Balanced Body Programming System.
Development of postural analysis, coaching and teaching skills. Safety information for teaching older adults, pre and post–natal women, and clients with back, knee, neck and shoulder conditions.
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To become a fully qualified Balanced Body Mat Instructor, students must complete the following:
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- Anatomy (strongly recommended)
- Balanced Body Movement Principles (16 hours)
- Balanced Body Mat 1 - Course and module test (16 hours)
- Balanced Body Mat 2 - Course and module test (16 hours)
- Balanced Body Mat 3 - Course and module test (16 hours)
20 Mat personal sessions, 15 observation hours and 35 student teaching hours.
Final written and practical test.
Total hours of completion of Mat program: 134 hours.
Upon completion of all requirements, a certificate of completion as a Balanced Body Mat instructor will be issued.
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Dates:
Anatomy 3D: 20th & 21st September 2025
Movement Principles: 4th & 5th October 2025
Mat 1: 15th & 16th November 2025
Mat 2: 13th & 14th December 2025
Mat 3: 24th & 25th January 2026
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Reformer Pilates Instructor Certificate
Reformer Program Includes: Exercise instruction in the complete Reformer repertoire. A detailed, full color manual with video support. Successful class design and delivery based on the Movement Principles and Balanced Body Programming System. Instruction in observing and analyzing posture and movement. Development of cueing, coaching and teaching skills. Guidelines for teaching older adults, pre and post–natal women, and clients with common orthopedic conditions. Equipment safety and maintenance.
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To become a fully qualified Balanced Body Reformer Instructor, student must complete the following:
- Anatomy 3D (16 hours)
- Movement Principles (16 hours)
- Balanced Body Reformer 1 - Course work and test (16 hours)
- Balanced Body Reformer 2 - Course work and test (16 hours)
- Balanced Body Reformer 3 - Course work and test (16 hours)
- 30 Reformer personal sessions, 30 observation hours and 90 student teaching hours.
- Final written and practical test
Total hours of completion of Reformer program: 240 hours.
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Dates:
Anatomy 3D: 20th & 21st September 2025
Movement Principles: 4th & 5th October 2025
Reformer 1: 29th & 30th November 2025
Reformer 2: 10th & 11th January 2026
Reformer 3: 7th & 8th February 2026
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Comprehensive Pilates Instructor Certificate
The "Comprehensive" program includes: Exercice instruction on the complete Balanced Body Trapeze. Table or Tower, Chair, Ladder Barrel, Step Barrel and small apparatus repertoire. Detailed, full color manuals with accompanying video support to enhance your learning experience. Successful class design and delivery based on the Movement Principles and Balanced Body Programming System. Development of cueing coaching and teaching skills. Development of critical thinking and problem solving skills for common physical limitations and conditions. Equipment safety and maintenance.
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To become a fully qualified Balanced Body Comprehensive Instructor, student must complete the following requirements:
- Anatomy (16 hours)
- Movement Principles (16 hours)
- Balanced Body Mat Instructor Training Coursework
- Balanced Body Reformer Instructor Training Coursework
-Balanced Body Trapeze Table / Cadillac (or Tower) coursework (18 hours)
- Balanced Body Chair coursework (14 hours)
- Balanced Body Barrels coursework (6 hours)
Total hours for completing: 536 hours.
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Dates:
Anatomy 3D: 20th & 21st September 2025
Movement Principles: 4th & 5th October 2025
Mat 1: 15th & 16th November 2025
Mat 2: 13th & 14th December 2025
Mat 3: 24th & 25th January 2026
Reformer 1: 29th & 30th November 2025
Reformer 2: 10th & 11th January 2026
Reformer 3: 7th & 8th February 2026
Trapeze / Tower: 7th & 8th March 2026
Chairs and Barrels: 18th & 19th April 2026
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Anatomy 3D
Come to learn, review or deepen your knowledge of anatomy.
This two-day course aiming to build the muscles of the torso, hips, thighs, shoulders, arms and spine in clay on a reduced size skeleton. There is no better way to learn anatomy understand the connection in 3D.
The course is given by Michael Lots (Osteopath).
Palpation exercises and manual muscle relaxation techniques are included in this workshop in order to consolidate your learning.
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Dates:
20th & 21st September 2025
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Intensive Pilates MAT Instructor Training
Balanced Body
Movement Principles: 28th-29th/Sept 24
MAT 1: 30th Sept -1st Oct 24
MAT 2: 3rd-4th Oct 24
MAT 3: 5th-6th Oct 24
Intensive REFORMER Pilates Instructor Training
2025
Balanced Body
Anatomy 3D: 10th & 11th June 2025
Movement Principles: 12th & 13th June 2025
Reformer 1: 14th & 15th June 2025
Reformer 2: 19th & 20th June 2025
Reformer 3: 21st & 22nd June 2025
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Intensive REFORMER Pilates Instructor Training
2025
Balanced Body
LUXEMBOURG​
Anatomy 3D: 15th & 16th May 2025
Movement Principles: 17th & 18th May 2025
Reformer 1: 19th & 20th May 2025
Reformer 2: 21st & 22nd May 2025
Reformer 3: 23rd & 24th May 2025
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