DNS Exercise Course Pilates Specific Part I

3 - Day Course in English 9.00 -17.00 each day

Course Objectives:

• Introduction to DNS principles and Developmental Kinesiology (DK) - relevance for Pilates instructors.
• Summary of philosophies of Joseph Pilates and similarities to DK – e.g. upright spine, physiological breathing, “core” stabilization.
• Understanding relationship between development during the first year of life and dysfunction of the movement system in adulthood, including common postural and breathing dysfunctions.
• Discussion and demonstration of the foundations of human movement: postural support, stepping forward, biomechanics of motor function, the process of verticalization, and functional joint centration in postural development.
• Evaluation and correction of poor respiratory patterns, and instruction in proper breathing techniques through both isolated and integrated DNS and Pilates exercises.
• Understanding sagittal stabilization and assessment of the Integrated Spinal Stabilization System (ISSS), both visually and using DNS functional tests.
• Integrate DNS tests INTO `pre`-Pilates exercises and instruction.
• Use of Pilates equipment to facilitate proper motor learning of global movement patterns.
• Exercises to enhance movement awareness, motor control, coordination, and range of motion.
• Achieving optimal movement parameters: support, stride, biomechanics of movement functions, trunk stabilization and functional joint centration.
• Selecting appropriate equipment and exercises to influence stability or mobility in specific body segments for clients or patients.
• Identifying the functional threshold of a given exercise. Setting resistances and selecting equipment for modification, intensity and difficulty of the exercise.