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Should you have your own Pilates studio?
When considering a Pilates programme, it can be difficult to find your way around the range of educational institutions and which one will make you the most competent Pilates instructor. At Pilates CPH, we find that our programmes open doors to a world of new opportunities for our students.
An incredible example is our trainee, Pernille Bagge. Pernille runs En Sundere Kurs, a company based in Vordingborg, which offers personal training, nutritional counselling and coaching. In 2013, Pernille needed something new for her business and stumbled upon Pilates Cph's matwork programme;
”In the autumn of ”13, I wanted to expand my company's offerings with a new activity. For me, Pilates is a unique full-body workout with a focus on high quality in the execution of each exercise. I therefore started looking for a place where I could take a Pilates programme and chose Pilates CPH. I started the Pilates Matwork programme in January 2014 and was hooked right away."
After Pernille had completed the Pilates Matwork programme, she was eager to improve her skills even more. In fact, she wasn't finished at Pilates Cph;
”In the spring of 2016, Pilates Cph offered a programme to become a fully certified Pilates instructor in all equipment, at all levels. I didn't hesitate for a second and signed up immediately, even though I had no idea what it would lead to. The fact that the programme is structured with teaching days every other Friday over a longer period of time made it possible for me to participate. Despite my distance to Pilates Cph's premises (a total of 3 hours of transport each time). I could plan it into my schedule without interfering with my everyday activities. And I started the programme in August 2016. ”
Transport distance
Pernille's travelling distance from Vordingborg to Copenhagen made the trip 3 hours long every time she had to attend lessons during the training course. This didn't make it easy for Pernille to come by our premises to practice. So she came up with a clever idea that opened up new opportunities for Pernille and her business;
”I quickly realised that it was unrealistic for me to come to Pilates Cph and practice between classes. And what do you do when you're lucky enough to live with your husband in a house with plenty of space? I immediately saw the opportunity to set up a small home studio where I could have some Pilates machines. That way, I could practice and train myself and also start offering training to others. In the autumn I ordered 2 Reformers, a Combo Chair, a Wunda Chair and a Ladder Barrel and I now offer Reformer. Both private and duet. 5 days a week, and is well booked up.”
Even though Pernille started out not knowing what exactly her Pilates programme would be used for. It has led to new offerings in her company En Sundere Kurs - and to new dreams;
”The dream for En Sundere Kurs is to eventually open its own studio with the entire Classical Pilates system - both Matwork and machines - as the only one of its kind south of Ringsted ☺”
There's still time to join our next training programme.
We start a Matwork programme on 12 January, which is the basic basic instructor training. In addition, we start the Comprehensive programme on 19 January, which gives you a fully certified Pilates instructor training.
https://pilatescph.dk/pilatesinstruktoer_matwork/