Kids Pilates Instructor Guide, Ages 5-17, Reformer Fit Check (PDF)

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You were trained to teach adults. Now a studio, a school or a dance school has asked you to take a class of children or teenagers, and the class is on Saturday. This guide tells you what every exercise becomes for a six-year-old, a ten-year-old and a fourteen-year-old, when a young body is ready for the reformer, and which signs in a growing body change the class or go home with a note to the parent.

A 79-page illustrated reference for qualified Pilates teachers. Every exercise has a row for each of three age bands, so you read across to the class in front of you. Mat, small props and reformer, ages 5 to 17.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED
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✔ The Exercise Index: 53 mat, prop and reformer exercises, each with a version for 5 to 7 (with a play name), 8 to 11 and 12 to 17, the one thing to watch, and why it changes
✔ At a glance: one table showing which band each exercise is taught in
✔ The Machine Fit Check: six yes-or-no checks that decide reformer readiness by what you see on the carriage, with a mat twin for every reformer exercise
✔ The Growth Watch: 16 signs in a growing body, from pain below the kneecap to sudden clumsiness in a growth spurt, each with what to do now and the referral line
✔ 14 set-up decisions with a default for each band: group size, class length, a second adult, consent for touch, photos, collection, the checks that are yours to make
✔ 23 games, each tied to one Pilates skill, and nobody is ever out
✔ 24 room situations with what to do and what not to do: attention, behaviour, feelings, parents, the body, the reformer
✔ Three ten-week terms, one for each band, with a gate every three weeks that decides what the next weeks add
✔ 26 line drawings of children and teenagers in the positions, 5 diagrams (the three bands, the class shape, the fit, the growth sites, the term ladder), and a sources list

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PERFECT FOR
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• Mat and reformer teachers asked to run a kids' or teens' class for the first time
• Studios adding a teen reformer slot to the timetable
• Teachers running an after-school Pilates club or a dance school's cross-training hour
• Studio owners briefing a teacher before a youth class starts

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WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT
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✓ The Hundred for a five-year-old is written out, head down on the mat, with the reason beside it
✓ Readiness for a moving carriage is decided by what you can see on the carriage, so no argument with a parent about age
✓ Every route out is written for you: what you saw, the parent that day, the family doctor. You never have to name a cause.
✓ The drawings show the children's versions, so you can see the change at a glance
✓ Grounded in youth training consensus, activity guidelines and paediatric guidance, with the sources listed

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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• Instant digital download: one PDF, 79 A4 pages
• Read on a tablet or print the pages you use
• Springs are given as relative loads (lighter than your adult default), so the guide works on any reformer
• This is a digital file. Nothing physical will be posted

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DISCLAIMER
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For qualified Pilates teachers. This guide does not diagnose and is not medical advice. Every sign that routes out goes to the child's parent and family doctor. Requirements for working with children, including clearance, insurance, first aid and consent, differ by country, state and venue and are yours to confirm. Check your equipment manufacturer's guidance before any child uses a machine.