Pilates for Children and Adolescents is the first comprehensive manual of guidelines and formal curriculum for teaching Pilates to young people This book includes: Guidelines for teaching Pilates to young people Why Pilates is beneficial for children age 5 – 11 and adolescents age 12 – 18 Crucial anatomical and cognitive development considerations for working with young people Additional relevant topics designed to equip the Pilates teacher with tools for creating relevant and safe programs for different age ranges, such as: safety considerations, exercise contraindications, scope of practice, and ethics considerations for working in a variety of environments within both the public and private sectors working with children with special needs. age appropriate exercises from the Pilates repertoire a formal curriculum for teaching Pilates in schools including sample lesson plans appendices which include the study results for the Pilates in the Schools PMA® initiative.
The first book on how to teach Pilates to younger people.
| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Dedication |
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| Introduction |
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SECTION ONE TEACHING GUIDELINES |
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Chapter 1 Physiology and Development |
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Chapter 2 Pilates and Young People's Well-Being |
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15 | (6) |
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Chapter 3 The Magic Window |
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21 | (6) |
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Chapter 4 Teaching Practice and Considerations |
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27 | (14) |
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Chapter 5 General Procedures, Safety, and Professionalism |
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41 | (12) |
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SECTION TWO THE EXERCISE CHAPTERS |
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Chapter 6 Pre-Pilates Exercises |
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53 | (34) |
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Chapter 7 Pilates Exercises for Early Childhood, Ages 5--8 |
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87 | (30) |
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Chapter 8 Pilates Exercises for the "Magic Window" Ages 9--13 |
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117 | (30) |
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Chapter 9 Pilates Exercises for Adolescents, Ages 12--18 |
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147 | (26) |
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Chapter 10 Curriculum for Schools |
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173 | (20) |
| Appendix 1 Pilates in the Schools - Healthy Habits for Life |
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193 | (4) |
| Appendix 2 Working with Young People with Special Needs |
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197 | (6) |
| Appendix 3 Pilates Philosophy and Principles |
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203 | (3) |
| Appendix 4 PMA Code of Ethics |
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206 | (1) |
| Appendix 5 PMA Scope of Practice |
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207 | (2) |
| Index |
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Celeste Zopich, PMA(R)-CPT, is Chair of the PMA's Pilates Youth Program, and Director of Pilates Staten Island, New York, New York. Through Pilates Staten Island she teaches Pilates to clients and offers Pilates teacher training and continuing education workshops. She is the creator of a teacher-training program for Pilates teachers wishing to work with young people, and has many years of experience teaching Pilates in schools and to youth in the mat and apparatus environments.
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