HOW I BECAME A PILATES INSTRUCTOR // cost, time commitment, training, teaching full time, salary

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

Are there any other full time Pilates instructors out there? Or are you looking to go through training? Let me know!

[@Thepilateschick]

I’m a full time teacher, massage therapist and personal trainer

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

@@Thepilateschick That's great! I feel like there really aren't a lot of us out there!

[@hannahpalasz8918]

Hey Margaret thanks so much for this video! Do you need to be a certified personal trainer before being a certified Pilates instructor or can you go straight into Pilates instructor training?

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

@@hannahpalasz8918 No! You don't need to be a certified personal trainer before going into a pilates teaching program!

[@hannahpalasz8918]

@@MargaretElizabethLLC thanks so much! You're so beyond helpful in all your videos!

[@SlayByJay]

Getting my training right now theough club Pilates. The instructors at my studio make sooo much money it’s insane

[@akingsmrs]

How do you like it? I’ve been taking classes there and love it. Definitely looking at their certification program.

[@liyahsaura]

im 18 and have realized that im more focused on mind/body careers. i would love be a yoga or pilates teacher

[@patriciathomson8297]

Thank you for sharing your truth about teacher training!!! I listened to you a year ago and now I’m certified and teaching a few nights a week. Still hanging into my full time job until I’m ready to let it go!

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

That’s awesome!!!

[@AnonPanOn]

I'm new to pilates but I've been loving your videos! Thank you for putting in so much work so we can all train and develop our skills safely at home!

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

I am so happy that you like them!! Pilates is like my life's purpose LOL so I am happy to put everything I can into it to help everyone!

[@keelycooper5985]

So happy to have stumbled across you! I'm a yoga teacher and have enrolled into my studios mat/reformers qualification course. It's a huge undertaken from someone who only did yoga...until doing this course! However I love it and love movement! I'm also doing my personal training course at the same time. I love teaching so much and am on the path of full-time with yoga, pilates, and personal training. Reonating with you Margaret!

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

Omg we are on very similar paths!! That’s so awesome that you’re doing Pilates and personal training and it sounds like you’re just as in love with it as I am!! Kudos to you🙌🏻

[@lamyrastevenson2076]

Came across this video on my explore page and so glad I found it! I just finished STOTT reformer training in the fall, but I still work full time. I also teach yoga too :) It was interesting to hear how you managed it all in the beginning and eventually transitioned to full-time teaching.

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

Funny how KZbin works! Sounds like we live very similar lives!!

[@anyadarlingg]

Very useful info, thank you so much!! ♡♡

[@TheNerdPretty]

I’m gonna do the yoga certification this year and want to start Pilates in class instead of online and eventually get my certification for Pilates

[@jessicaspencer6034]

Thank you for sharing! I was just watching casually but this is cool!

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ShannieRaee]

Watching this is like watching myself oh my goodness. Im working full time- not keen on the field and about to take on hours outside of my job but i did club management before covid just havent done PT work yet so this was really inspiring to see how you went since I literally have the same thoughts of not being good enough!

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

I'm glad that it resonated with you!!

[@truefitness2622]

I recently completed a mat Pilates instructor course and was extatic to teach others and do something I enjoy. I also realised how sexist the industry can be being male how employers are only looking for female instructors as being male can make other clients feel uncomfortable. I was turned down numerous times and even was told by one employer nobody would hire a male Pilates instructor. I haven't given up and will still continue to find work in the industry

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

There are definitely a LOT of issues in the Pilates/Fitness industry. But you will find a good fit for you!! And that is absolutely not true that 'nobody will hire a male instructor'!! One of my mentors is male- he is knowledgeable and clients love him. There are a ton of big name instructors too that are male, so that studio has no clue, and obviously has such an outdated way of thinking!!

[@blackam41]

Where are you located. I’m taking a course through club Pilates. Blew my mind how welcome they made me feel.

[@MrMurderx3]

Just enrolled in a mat pilates certification course 🥳 will most likely do full comprehensive course after

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

That’s great!! I bet you’ll fall in love and do the comprehensive training!

[@moicosmi]

You mean an online certification course? I'm asking since due to the pandemic every studio is closed within my area

[@Thepilateschick]

I’m a peak Pilates certified instructor. I’m level 2 and going into level 3 in October

[@jasmineli0221]

Have you heard about Polestar Pilates training? It is pretty big in China and it clamis to be one of most well-known program world-wide.

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

Yes I've hear of Polestar Pilates! I'm not sure they're as big in the US, but definitely a well known program!

[@jasmineli0221]

@@MargaretElizabethLLC Thanks! I guess it has really put into some efforts in their Asia market operation :)

[@harshiniyadav6107]

Thank you, it was very insightful

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

Glad it was helpful!

[@oa8420]

You are awesome ❤️

[@rodneyadamson1963]

Hi, I’m considering becoming a Club Pulates instructor & want to work part time. I am 64 & just completed 100 plus a few classes myself. I believe in it- it has helped me. I want to be able to make around $400-$500 per week. Is this realistic part time? Any advice? Thank you

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

I don't know what the pay is like at Club Pilates! I would ask your instructor at CP or see if you can talk with the manager of the Club that you go to! Pay varies a lot between different studios & in different states!

[@ArlenaPerez-m9d]

Do pilates instructors get benefits such as health, vision and dental?

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

It depends where you teach - but because we are typically 1099 contractors, we don't get benefits

[@FeliciaAngelaRoque]

How was anatomy taught at the start of your training? How intensive did they get into it? I'm super interested to become an instructor, but I was wondering if I should get a head start before starting the actual program because I'm coming in cold re: biomechanics

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

So I had to do a whole anatomy course before I even did my teacher training. I had previous anatomy and physio experience from college and from my personal training cert, so I wasn't going in completely blind. Any teacher training is going to go pretty in depth with anatomy but if you don't have the base knowledge it wouldn't hurt to get a head start!

[@michellepoletti3301]

I need this rose colored sweatshirt! So pretty!

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

LOL you know where to find it, add it to your collection

[@dorinatravis]

I am thinking of doing this, however I want to do it at a community college do you kow if that is better? or what it might cover?

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

It depends on what you want to do with it! If you want to teach in person and are looking to get a studio job you'll want a Pilates Training program that is accredited through the Pilates Method Alliance. If you are looking just to get college credit, it would be fine. But I honestly don't know of any programs are offered through community colleges!

[@TheHuiwen]

I'm interested in the reformer and barrel. Can we skip the mat and just do the reformer and barrel course?

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

It depends on what kind of program you do! But I think most comprehensive trainings let you pick which modules you want to do!

[@Thepilateschick]

@@MargaretElizabethLLC most comprehensive training you have to do all the reformer, mat, barrels, Cadillac, chair ect. You can’t pick and choose with peak and they are the top of the line for teacher training

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

@@Thepilateschick I am rereading the comment that I made, you're totally right, to do a comprehensive training you would have to do all the modules to then be comprehensively certified. What I meant was that with some trainings if you don't want to do the whole training or be comprehensively certified, like if you are doing training just to learn and not to teach, you can take individual modules.

[@laurawatts6434]

How do you get international certification for Pilates coach?

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

I don't know for certain because I haven't had to do it myself! But I know Balanced Body, Peak, and BASI are all internationally recognized, so do some research into those certification programs and see where you can do them in your area!

[@Musihoodie]

Where do Pilates instructors work and what is the pay structure?

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

Typically they work at a studio teaching group sessions & private sessions but they can also freelance and rent spaces to work with clients! Pay structure is typically an hourly rate!

[@Musihoodie]

@@MargaretElizabethLLC do you have to get clients yourself or does the studio you work for bring them to you and thank you for answering the other questions

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

@@Musihoodie Depends on the studio you work at!

[@everardoalvarado5590]

Im thinking of learning and becoming a instructor but its hard to choose the right one. Breathe keeps pooping up but is that one respected everywhere?

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

This video has a lot more info on teacher trainings!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIqono2OetOsZsU I don't personally know anyone that has done training through Breathe Ed - Try the best you can to do a training in person, it will be so. much more valuable to you than a fully online program like Breathe.

[@everardoalvarado5590]

Thank you so much for the video and for your response. I will keep looking for a in-person training in california

[@oliviadenman3958]

Any pilates instructor course that has no in person courses is not respected by Pilates Studios. You may be able to get in at a gym and if that's your goal then great but if you want to expand into studios and possibly make more money then it is better to use ones that have in person training.

[@user-wr3gy7el2h]

200 classes cost more than 2.000$ 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

Pilates is definitely an investment & if it isn't one you're willing to make there are tons of lower cost or free mat Pilates options!

[@Musihoodie]

Where do you go to take the classes to be an instructor?

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

Watch this video - it goes much more in depth and has resources kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIqono2OetOsZsU

[@mehrwush]

Omg that’s like 7000,00 pkr for me. A lot a lot of money :( plus air tickets and accommodation. What do you recommend for someone from another country?

[@MargaretElizabethLLC]

I’ll be honest I haven’t done any research on the equivalent certification programs in other countries but I am sure they exist!! I know for sure BASI and Balanced Body are international programs, so I would look for those programs in your area, or ask an instructor at your local studio!

[@mehrwush]

@@MargaretElizabethLLC thanksss