Polestar Pilates
Teacher Training & Education
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HOW TO EXPAND – OR START – YOUR CAREER AS A WORLD-CLASS PILATES TEACHER
Find out how to start or expand a rewarding career as a skilled and respected Pilates teacher – and receive a $50 discount voucher when you attend.
Ask any questions about Polestar Pilates, the gold standard in Pilates instructor courses and teacher training. Our focus is on whole body wellness, healing through movement, and the mind-body connection. We are best-known for our holistic and science-based approach to functional movement that leads to complete mastery of body and mind.
We accommodate your busy schedule by offering a combination of in-person and online learning experiences. You can participate in live training sessions, access online resources, and engage in interactive discussions. CLICK HERE or on the picture to book!
Accredited Courses to Become a Pilates Teacher
Start your career as a top-level Pilates instructor
Don’t settle for simply learning and memorising exercises. What makes our Pilates teacher training unique is that we ensure you find your own voice as a Pilates and movement professional.
You will develop skills that truly impact your career, such as the ability to analyse, reason, plan, and apply exercises and variations appropriately. Our International Certification is much more than a diploma – it is proof that you have acquired the key competencies needed to stand among the best Pilates instructors.
Accredited Courses for Physiotherapists
Train in Pilates with courses designed specifically for Physiotherapists
Pilates has become an essential tool for physiotherapists because of its significant impact on patients’ quality of life. Polestar training provides a progressive and adaptable framework for reintroducing and restoring movement in people suffering from chronic pain, injury, or musculoskeletal conditions.
In addition, moderate-intensity, highly cognitive exercise has been shown to deliver powerful psychological and emotional benefits – reducing anxiety and promoting overall wellbeing alongside physical recovery.
A Key Tool for Patient Rehabilitation and Recovery
As a physiotherapist, you already know that movement is medicine. Pilates gives you a proven method to:
- Support rehabilitation after injury or surgery
- Restore functionality and mobility
- Manage and reduce chronic pain
- Enhance long-term quality of life for your patients
For more than 30 years, Polestar has been a leader in combining Pilates and movement science, offering courses for physiotherapists that are tailored as tools for the prevention, management, and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.
Listen to this webinar for New Zealand Physiotherapists with Dr Brent Anderson
Want to find out about innovative and evidence-based approaches to enhance your rehabilitation and movement therapy skills?
Check out this 1-hour webinar which we ran exclusively for New Zealand-based physiotherapists. Led by the internationally renowned Dr. Brent Anderson PhD, PT, OCS, founder of Polestar Pilates, this session promises to transform your approach to rehabilitation and movement therapy.
To busy to listen to this 1-hour webinar? Access a PDF form summary: click here to access and download
Why Choose Polestar?
Polestar goes beyond conventional Pilates training. We understand physiotherapy curricula worldwide and know exactly which areas of knowledge you need to complement in order to become a professional with valuable, in-demand competencies.
With over 30 years of experience training movement professionals in more than 50 countries, Polestar stands as one of the most respected schools globally. We’re also a vibrant community of practitioners who continuously explore the latest advances in movement science, integrating them into our programmes whilst preserving the essence of the method.
With Polestar, you gain:
- Internationally recognised certification respected across 50+ countries
- Evidence-based training integrating the latest movement science with the essence of Pilates
- Practical clinical application for rehabilitation and patient care
- Skills that set you apart in both healthcare and wellness sectors
- Access to a global community of Pilates professionals and mentors
Our training prepares you with competencies that will enhance your clinical practice and expand your career opportunities across healthcare, rehabilitation, and wellness settings.
Our international reach gives us a global perspective that fosters innovation, creativity, and effectiveness in the way we teach Pilates and movement.
Ready to build your expertise? Explore our comprehensive course offerings and join our global community of movement professionals.
IF YOU NEED TO OBTAIN A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, COMPLETE THE POLESTAR ANATOMY COURSE
Polestar Anatomy is one of our most requested courses by our graduates and students. This 8-hour course is specifically designed as an introduction to muscle skeleton anatomy for movers and movement teachers and will prepare you for any of the Polestar certification courses. The Polestar online Anatomy course is the perfect course to prepare you for any of the Polestar curriculum, or to refresh your knowledge of the body and how it moves.
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REFORMER COURSE
The Polestar Pilates Reformer Teacher training course is a comprehensive certification program designed to elevate your teaching skills and enable you to effectively utilise the Pilates Reformer apparatus.
This course covers a wide range of exercises and variations, emphasizing proper alignment, biomechanics, cueing techniques, and progressions.
By mastering the Reformer, you will expand your ability to provide personalized and impactful training sessions to your clients.
Look no further for superior Pilates Instructor Training!
Christchurch or South Island-based?
Depending on the level of interest, we will consider running courses in Christchurch again – so click here to let us know!
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Over 30 years the Gold Standard for Pilates Instructor Qualification in more than 50 countries – all around the world.
We are a global community of scholars, changing the world of movement by producing the best Pilates instructors and setting the gold standard in Pilates instruction and Pilates Teacher Training.
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Education
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Hear what our Graduates have to say
Here’s what our students have to say about their experience training with Polestar Pilates.
Tell us about your experience as a Polestar student!
We’re committed to providing the very best in Pilates education and resources, but we can’t do it without you!
Your thoughts on our courses, the online platform, the Mentors etc. help us shape a better experience for everyone.
✨ By sharing your feedback, you’re not only helping us improve, but you’re also inspiring the next generation of Pilates professionals! ✨
We therefore would love to hear from you — please take a few minutes to share your experience below
Polestar training has changed my life and has opened doors!
I’ve just completed my Polestar comprehensive training (Auckland) and can honestly say it has changed my life.
Polestar training has opened doors… and I’m now working with clients in an environment I love.
Looking forward to continuing my learning journey with Polestar. ❤️
I can really feel being a part of the Polestar community and a part of the Polestar family
I liked Polestar’s philosophy and certainly having gone through the course through the mentor program and now through the educator lines, I can really I really feel a part of the Polestar community and a part of the Polestar family.
Physiotherapists that have been Polestar trained and certified become 10 times the instructor that they were before
I’ve been a Mentor for Polestar on and off since I finished my course in 2005. I ended up in Polestar because when I first came back to New Zealand there was only one Pilates studio and that was Maree’s.
As well as being involved with Polestar as a Mentor, I work in a really large physio clinic and we’ve had lots of physios and lots of instructors that have come to us who’ve had some experience with Pilates, but had not experienced Polestar. We get them to complete a Polestar Pilates Teacher Training course, and we find that they become 10 times the instructor that they were before.
They themselves acknowledge this, we acknowledge it, and the clients see the difference!
That’s what I love about Polestar, the international influence and also the family that it creates.
Polestar Pilates is all about openness and wanting to contribute to the wider community
What attracted me to Polestar was the ability to influence other people’s lives and to give them that same sense of empowerment.
For me Polestar Pilates is all about openness and wanting to contribute to the wider community.
I would recommend Polestar because it’s very thorough training, but done in a really practical manageable way, and you meet a whole lot of fabulous people who will influence your life.
One of Polestar’s point of differences really is the fact of how we teach the exercises, not just the content
I think one of Polestar’s point of differences really is the fact of how we teach the exercises, not the content, but the detail and the cueing.
I think it’s a really nice continuum of transitioning through physiotherapy, Pilates and fitness.
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