The

Trimester 3

Masterclass

 

As a Pilates instructor, you play a crucial role in supporting women through their journey into motherhood. Navigating the complexities of pre-natal exercise can be daunting without the right knowledge.

Our Master Class, led by Women’s Health specialist trained Physiotherapists, is here to help. We will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to safely and effectively work with prenatal clients - specifically in the 3rd Trimester.

 

 

Are You Nervous About Working with Third-Trimester Clients?

 

  • Pregnancy Clients Can Feel Like a Curveball: They show up unexpectedly in the third trimester and expect you to modify confidently on the spot.
  • Class Flow Disrupted: Struggling to adjust for a pregnant client can derail your lesson plan and leave other clients waiting.
  • Pressure to Perform: Flailing for the right modification affects your authority and makes clients question the studio’s professionalism.
  • Increased Risk of Injury: Without proper guidance, modifications might unintentionally cause discomfort or harm.
  • Missed Opportunities: Turning away or mishandling pregnant clients means losing potential long-term clients and referrals.
  • Gaps in Training: Standard Pilates certifications rarely cover pregnancy-specific education, leaving you unsure of what’s safe.
  • Time You Don’t Have: Researching third-trimester solutions takes time you don’t have while balancing busy schedules.

Why Complete?

This workshop is your solution! Gain the confidence, skills, and tools to handle third-trimester clients with ease while keeping your class flowing smoothly.

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Workshop Content Outline:

 

 

 

Anatomy & Physiology of the Third Trimester

  • Key changes in the body (e.g., hormone influence on ligaments, centre of gravity shifts).
  • Musculoskeletal adaptations (pelvic floor, abdominal separation, and lumbar spine).
  • Common discomforts and conditions: back pain, pelvic girdle pain, rib flare, and swelling.

Pregnancy-Specific Considerations

  • Absolute contraindications for exercise in the third trimester.
  • Safe exercise parameters: intensity, positioning, and duration.
  • Signs to stop or modify exercise during a session.

Reformer-Specific Modifications

  • Adapting exercises to accommodate abdominal size and reduced mobility.
  • Safe use of straps and springs for the third trimester.
  • Modifying key reformer movements (e.g., footwork, lunges, bridging, and side-lying work).
  • Positions to avoid (e.g., prolonged supine lying, prone exercises).

Practical Exercise Ideas

  • Exercises to promote pelvic stability and reduce discomfort.
  • Pelvic floor engagement and breathing techniques during movement.
  • Gentle strength and mobility work for the hips, shoulders, and thoracic spine.
  • Safe core activation exercises (avoiding increased intra-abdominal pressure).

Common Pathologies & Injury Prevention

  • Understanding and addressing pelvic girdle pain and pubic symphysis dysfunction.
  • Managing diastasis recti (abdominal separation).
  • Recognising red flags (e.g., preterm labour signs, dizziness, bleeding).

Confidence in Client Management

  • How to communicate confidently with pregnant clients about safety and benefits.
  • Strategies to handle client-specific concerns or fear of movement.
  • Q&A examples for handling tricky client scenarios.

Real-Life Scenarios

  • Live client in her 3rd trimester - be able to visually see the impact of her bump on exercises, comfort + much more
  • Troubleshooting common issues Pilates instructors face.

Take-Home Resources

  • Cheat sheet for third-trimester exercise modifications.
  • Pregnancy-safe exercise flows for the reformer.
  • List of dos and don’ts for easy reference.
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Why This Workshop Solves Your Problems:

 

  • Provides quick, practical solutions to confidently handle pregnant clients without derailing your class flow.
  • Teaches immediate modifications that are safe, effective, and easy to implement.
  • Ensures you can keep all clients engaged while making pregnancy adjustments seamlessly.
  • Builds your confidence and authority as a professional, enhancing the reputation of your teaching and studio.
  • Gives you a complete toolkit to handle any third-trimester client, reducing the risk of discomfort or injury.
  • Saves time by offering concise, targeted training directly from a physiotherapist, so you don’t have to research solutions on your own.
  • Elevates your skillset to attract and retain more pregnant clients, positioning you as a go-to instructor for specialised care.
I Want To Level Up

Meet The Studio Owners Who Have Leveled Up Their Team With Our Trainings:

 Sam - Feels Pilates Owner

This is so good for our trainers because now we both as owners have the confidence knowing that they are going to be looking after all the clients for us. They all now know the modifications for different injuries, conditions, and things like pre & postnatal which everyone needs to be upskilled in. 

There are constantly changing do's & don'ts in the industry - with this course, she keeps us up to date on the latest literature.

So for our girls who may have done their course a couple of years ago, we all need to stay up to date. This course really gave us the knowledge that we need to give to our clients every day (with over 10-12 classes a day). That is hundreds of people coming through our doors.

We need to feel confident in our girls (instructors) so we know our clients are getting their care and support they need. 

 Lauren - Feels Pilates Owner

We found that even though Kira-Leigh is a Physio and she has all this knowledge but she delivered that information to us as trainers - bringing all sorts of layman's terms so we can clearly understand it.

She put all the concepts, injuries, and their modifications into really easy-to-understand - the way she spoke about the body and movement was relatable.

She was really relatable as a teacher so putting that towards a room full of trainers - was really enlightening.

We all loved the course!

Meg - Hello Pilates Offical, Owner

It was so lovely to meet you and the workshop did not disappoint! I really believe the team got so much out of it (and so did I!); having an opportunity to go beyond the generalised modifications learnt in pilates certification training and being able to really hone in on our specific clients / the injuries we see most day to day. The anatomy side of the workshop was explained in a way that just made sense... unpacking tricky terms and explaining the intricacies of each condition in the context of the reformer. 

 

We sat around and talked for a little while after, rehashing some of the concepts, sharing more ideas and talking in some more depth about our clients.. there seemed to be this renewed sense of confidence, empowerment and motivation in the room. So thankyou for igniting this!

Leah - Barre Nation, Studio Manager

The Barre Nation team were so grateful to have been given the opportunity to be guided by Kira-Leigh in all things Pre and Post Natal & anatomy. Her knowledge was exceptional & she presented in a very practical and easy to understand way. The fact that our whole team is now succinct with our knowledge, we can now provide clients with the same information & practices, whilst using similar terminology, giving our clients even more confidence in our teachings.  

As a studio manager as well, I can now provide concise information to clients and have the confidence our instructors are all trained to provide greater care for clients. Kira-Leigh also provided amazing recos for postpartum protocols & other little golden nuggets our studio will apply.

Our team absolutely adored her and we will have her back in a heartbeat for future training :)

Steph - SO Podarity Owner, UK

Thanks you Kira for your online tutorial from our team, it was really well structured and well explained and we were able to ask questions to Suit our needs.

We loved how the handbook was laid out so we could focus on certain elements. We really could have talked and asked questions for hours it was so enjoyable I can highly recommend Kira-leigh she is an experienced and skilled clinician.

The course has allowed the team to build their knowledge base and be better therapists and instructors!

Sarah - Vive Active Brookvale Owner

I thought it was amazing in the way - you just delivered to the girls and how you are able to explain everything with such relatable terminology.

Just being able to dumb it down for us to be able to explain it to the clients who might not even understand it.

I just believe it was really helpful even just refreshing our knowledge!

I Want To Sign My Trainers Up

Karen - Blue Mountains Pilates

The studio I teach at organised for Kira-Leigh to come in and provide some pre and post natal training as well as managing injury in group class settings. The training she offered was simply phenomenal. She gave clear and easy to understand explanations, provided details of what to look for in our clients and examples of ways to offer effective modifications within the flow of a class. On top of that she was a wealth of knowledge and gave us time to ask any questions to assist our teaching. Kira-Leigh made me feel confident in being able to assist clients to get the most out of classes and provided much needed information that you don’t realize you need till you are teaching in the real world.

Yvette - Vive Active Brookvale Owner

We have so many clients that come to class with tennis elbow, slipped disc, bulging disc, torn meniscus - plus everything else we talked about!

We just feel so much more equipped to understand what they're going through and know what their can & can'ts are in class.

So thank you so much that was amazing.

Azraa - Tempo Pilates Sydney

I did Kira-Leigh’s anatomy workshop for reformer instructors. As a newly qualified instructor I used to panic when clients told me that they were pregnant or had injuries like a disc bulge or shoulder pain, because I had a lesson plan that I’d created, with injuries it meant I often ended rushing to change the plan last minute to suit everybody.

Kira-Leigh explained all common injuries so thoroughly and simply, showing us all how to adjust movements to suit these clients. Following her training, I feel so much more confident teaching without the panic and without having to change my lesson plan completely.

She showed us how to modify and progress movements, whilst allowing the other clients to enjoy a class too, and gave us a space to ask her questions on other issues that we have faced. I couldn’t recommend this training enough for instructors of all experience levels!

Sana - Tempo Pilates Sydney

I loved Kira’s anatomy workshop so much I’ve now done it twice!

 

The course covers everything you need to know about not only knowing the anatomy and understanding how injuries occur but also how to modify around them and it just makes you feel so much more confident as an instructor knowing I can modify and make sure everyone with or without injuries gets the most out of my classes. We covered injuries, prenatal, postnatal and so much more and I just feel so empowered knowing that I’ll know exactly how to modify without changing my class plan completely.

 

Kira explains everything super simple so everyone understands and made us do the exercises and feel the difference with different modifications which made it make sense even more! Would highly recommend every instructor to do the Anatomy workshop!

 
 
 

Meet Your Host:

Kira-Leigh

I am a Physiotherapist, studio owner (my baby @body.formphysio.pilates ) passionate about helping pilates instructors gain the confidence about teaching any client that walks through their door 🙌

Little BTS in the last few years of my life:
✨ Qualified reformer & mat instructor
✨ Qualified Physiotherapist
✨ Womens health specialist Physiotherapy trained
✨ Diploma of Clinical pilates & rehabilitation
✨Opened my first studio @body.formphysio.pilates 
✨ Been hosting yoga & pilates retreats for the last 4 years @sweatandsoulretreats 
✨ Barre qualified
✨ Honoured to be selected for @lululemonausnz ambassador in 2022

Super excited to host your trainers Anatomy Workshop at your studio - in-person or online - Physio led course all about understanding your clients body and how to have complete confidence to modify for any injury WITHOUT having 4 years at uni 🎉🎉