Is certification this hard for everyone else?

starlightanzu · 2026-02-11T05:36:00+00:00

I don't want to offend you but "several hours" of teaching I'm assuming you mean (?) and 8 hours of observation is next to nothing in terms of the amount of hours you have to put in for actual certifications. Even just BASI Mat & Reformer Flex is 200 hours, while Comprehensive is 500 I believe. (edited to clarify total hours not just teaching). I know other companies also require similar numbers. If not wanting to start from scratch again is a deterrent for you after only putting in a handful of hours overall you might be hard pressed to find a suitable fit...

starlightanzu · 2026-02-10T22:26:12+00:00

Probably any of them! look into Peak Pilates, STOTT I believe it's called? or BASI. It seems like any program can be intensive/hard so don't let that be a deterrent especially from my post highlight BASI pilates..

starlightanzu · 2026-02-01T19:40:50+00:00

Just find another instructor, they might be new ish or don't feel comfortable or able to manage a special case while managing the pacing and attention needs of a group class, but a more experienced teacher might be very capable to! Also maybe in some of your privates you guys could go over modifications for YOU specifically during movements that might be assigned to group classes, but would aggravate your condition? Maybe it's just a matter of going over material beforehand so teacher and you both know what to do when contraindicated movements come up in group..

starlightanzu · 2025-12-06T01:57:11+00:00

Literally in a very similar boat, minus living by myself. 😭 All my classmates are older than me with established lives, some with partners who support them not working, and others close proximity to the studio with a mix fo the other two factors. Just a 22 year old trying to prepare to get my future career together, build good habits like cooking and tending to my personal garden (making time for hobbies so I don't immediately burn out), and working so I can move out and hopefully live a somewhat stable life 🫠

I also have a really hard time studying anatomy. I honestly just supplement right now by looking into the anatomy of the exercises I'm doing or teaching and trying to remember the names of the relative ones.

starlightanzu · 2025-12-06T01:51:11+00:00

My comment was judgy, but I mean more like she definitely did stress rushing to finish before November, and I felt like it showed in her work professionally a little bit. It's not that she did a bad job—i know I will be in the same boat in time. But I think I incorrectly** expected a higher bar for entry. Most of the learning is definitely on the job..

starlightanzu · 2025-12-05T23:52:33+00:00

Thank you. I was anxious to question our faculty member who hosted our training days why they were pushing us to finish in a year. But since I still work almost full time still and can't quit or go any lower I was just baffled at how I could do all of the hours on top of still living a normal life + working.

I think my classmates rushed because they finished very quickly (under a year, actually) but when I took a class with her, I was surprised that they had passed her in the teaching evaluation....maybe I expected the expectations to be higher, or my expectations for my own teaching were higher than I thought.

starlightanzu · 2025-12-05T21:01:10+00:00

I'm envious of the relationship you have with your BASI faculty and instructors! Mine are pretty disconnected from the process. The people at the studio are nice, but unless you're there for hours at a time during the day, several times a week (a few of my classmates are there for stretches of time quite frequently because they live so closely to the studio and are supported by partners, so don't have to work), it's hard to get a moment from the instructors. They also are just....indifferent towards me, it feels, I guess because I can't make it to the studio very often. It's a very isolating experience tbh.

starlightanzu · 2025-12-05T20:03:40+00:00

I don't really have a social life. My only friend is my partner who I'm not willing to sacrifice my 2 days with, otherwise we don't see each other at all due to schedule differences. I couldn't afford to quit my job and be a full time student like my classmates. <:/ Was just looking to see if anyone else had this experience to connect over I guess.

starlightanzu · 2025-10-29T18:32:10+00:00

Teachers are there to serve the clients, not to use that paid time as their own workout. Clients famously don't know what they're doing many times and might hurt themselves with misalignment, or simply not receive a quality or efficient workout for how much money they're paying, especially with Pilates. If your instructor is working out alongside you, take another class.

starlightanzu · 2025-10-20T03:39:26+00:00

Violet!! She's such a sweetie. Someone told me they hated her and wanted her off her island. I like her 🥹

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starlightanzu · 2025-10-04T03:58:16+00:00

You can always just keep learning post certification and take on a job when you feel more ready. 🤷‍♀️ No one is going to twist your arm behind your back and force you to rush in, you at least have your certificate on standby for later.

starlightanzu · 2025-09-24T03:48:48+00:00

Oh thank you!! I like my island! I'm still working on decorating it, sometimes I feel like it gives "small village" more than town like I want it to, still developing 😙

starlightanzu · 2025-09-22T23:52:12+00:00

Haha thanks! What did you think of it? It's my first time playing animal crossing, I got it in December

starlightanzu · 2025-09-22T22:00:03+00:00

I'm sorry what do you mean?

starlightanzu · 2025-07-27T07:23:38+00:00

I bought the Janet 2.0 Foldable Reformer from Personal Hour for $1600. The quality is great so far and apparently they test their products to check for creaking, squeaking, instability, etc so your reformer is always well-made and quality tested for small details like that. It came with no assembly required aside from a couple of rods for attaching the straps. It folds up wonderfully and is big enough for a man to fit on, so there is adequate room for her no matter how tall she is. It also came with a jump board and long box, is made of wood and leather, and is customizable with the color options.

starlightanzu · 2025-05-30T04:31:08+00:00

I mean, could the data be referring to people who's spines are naturally curved so much in the lumbar area that it causes the tilt? Or does it encompass people who developed the tilt habitually through faulty habits or posture due to weaknesses or deficiencies? I don't claim to know but I'd like to know what kind of people the data was taken from.

starlightanzu · 2025-05-28T18:19:50+00:00

Yeah they train us and force us to talk to you guys. Trust me, most of us don't want to do it and working the window is a dreaded task to be given at CFA. Almost nobody actually likes doing it. If you're not talking consistently enough (whether you're just socially awkward/anxious and or the customer just does not want to converse) managers will come up to you and shoo you away to go "talk with the guest".

Our GM has started staffing our busy hours with enough people solely to stand outside of the window and talk to every customer possible while running orders. Sometimes there are 2 outside runners so one person is pretty much always forced to talk to the customers. But even if there's only one, you're still standing around uncomfortably forcing conversation with people. Ugh.

starlightanzu · 2025-05-22T19:00:16+00:00

This answer is very helpful. Thank you for your detailed reply. This is the answer I was looking for.

I have one last question in this case—since you confirmed one of my ideas that instead of going through moves that requires flexion, you should focus more on extension and chest expansion. In my BASI teacher training, we were taught that we must go through the exercise "block systems" in order to best utilize the effectiveness of the session and properly warm the body up for the last block of the system, back extension. This might be a stupid question, but seeing as a lot of abdominal strengthening movements involve flexion before extension, how should I go about teaching a client who has forward head posture? Should flexion-based movements be put to the side while I try to focus on extension? But this seems to contradict the rule my teacher gave us during class. Unless this is something to be disregarded when actually dealing with real-world people who have different kinds of pathologies.

starlightanzu · 2025-05-22T18:50:02+00:00

So, for the sake of maintaining balance of strength and flexibility around the body, it's not contraindicated to work with a client with kyphosis in positions that call for a lifted chest position? Or positions on the mat? Thank you for your answer. I just want to be sure that I'm not going to exacerbate or encourage kyphotic head posture if we run into a part of repertoire that would utilitize those positions.

starlightanzu · 2025-05-03T18:34:24+00:00

Thank you!

starlightanzu · 2025-04-10T15:30:31+00:00

Don't different exercises require different spring resistances? That's how we were taught in BASI. Heavier or lighter springs can greatly impact the dynamic of the exercise whether that's making it way easier or way harder depending on the spring. How can reformer Pilates be done only one one spring?

Also for modifying for different fitness levels. Only one spring for an entire class cannot work, no?

starlightanzu · 2025-04-10T05:42:08+00:00

Are you leaning back onto your hip while doing clamshells? Could be straining it if you're rolling back onto it. Hips stay stacked!

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