Part Time Pilates Instructor – Pilates Teacher
Part Time Pilates Instructor – Pilates Teacher
Location: ServiceYourBody.ie Physical Therapy Clinic, Lucan Village, West Dublin (This position would suit somebody living locally or close to the M50).
Times – Days: Morning and Evening Mat Pilates Classes minimum 5 classes a week
The objective is to develop Reformer Classes / Pre - Post Natal Classes
Start: January 2017
Skills Required:
- Ability to teach safe and varied Fitness/Pilates classes
(up to Mixed or Intermediate level) - Ability to teach toning/conditioning class
- Knowledgeable of the various Pilates principles and movements
- Good communication skills
- Reliable and able to work on own initiative
Qualifications required:
- Fitness Instructor Qualification NCEF, NTC or equivalent
- Pilates Qualification e.g. Pilates Institute, Body Balance, STOTT Pilates, NTC
- Up-to-date First Aid Qualification
Other Requirements:
- Indemnity Insurance
Experience would be an advantage but not essential.
Benefits:
- Working as part of a small team within a pleasant work environment.
Please apply by email with cover letter and CV: andy@serviceyourbody.ie
Understanding Your Pain
At Serviceyourbody.ie Physical Therapy the vast majority of our clients come to us in pain, either acute or chronic pain. Understanding your pain is a key area we focus on when helping clients to manage injury and pain.
The Fear Avoidance model above was introduced by Lethem et al. in 1983, explains how people can develop chronic pain from musculoskeletal injuries. What starts out as a minor injury e.g. Back pain, can develop into more chronic pain through fear and avoidance of activity. This fear and avoidance thought process can feed into pain, until a person becomes paranoid to move and the pain becomes all consuming everyday.
Obviously at the early stage of an injury it is important not to over stress an injured site while rehabbing the area and preparing the area for a return to work or sport.
The Fear Avoidance model talks about how a person, when injured starts to have anxiety about the cause of the injury, missing work or training, fear of re-injury or they go to a doctor or specialist who tells them their injury is very serious.
This fear and avoidance thought process can develop into a vicious cycle of doing less activity, visiting different doctors and therapist looking for different solutions to the pain. So in the example of a client with back pain, they might stop their weight training classes, stop picking up the kids or carrying shopping, for fear they might re injury their back. We always hear people say "I have a weak back" or an "I have an old back injury so I cant exercise much", it is important to remember damaged tissues in the body heal within 6 - 8 weeks.
During the course of the injury the brain has been programmed to look for these pain signals from the back, in this case the nerves in the back can be hypersensitive and even thinking about a set of dumbbells can trigger these pain signals. These signals are not actually pain, they are warning signals sent to the brain. The brain then decides if it should transmit these signals into pain or not... so yes technically the pain is in your head. In the case of chronic pain, the brain is programmed to transmit these signals into pain.
The process of understanding your pain and managing it, starts by trying to reduce these warning signals to the brain and change how the brain interprets these signals, at Serviceyourbody.ie we see movement as the best way to do this.
At Serviceyourbody.ie we educate clients on the importance of finding a baseline for your pain and movement, then starting at this base line and building on the simple movement that causes little or no pain. Then we build from this point by slowly introducing new ways to move e.g. starting movements on the ground, progressing onto the knees and then into standing.
As the body learns to move differently and warning signals lessen, the brain stops looking for these warning signals, so you may eventually get to a stage were movement is now pain free or modify your movement so as it is pain free.
This process can take some work and time, and we feel it is important to educate clients to understand their pain, do their research (not on Dr Google) and learn to control their thoughts around their pain.
If you would like to learn more about understanding your pain, please contact us for an appointment.
Injury Prevention Lucan
Injury Prevention Lucan
There are a couple of areas that need to be addressed when you are training for an endurance event and want to ensure Injury Prevention across a number of disciplines e.g. Triathlons / Adventure Races / Marathons.
The topics below should give a good overview to help assist in the reduction of developing injuries while training.
- Warm up & Cool Down
- Foam Rolling
- Core Strengthening
- Training Tip
- Recovery Strategies
- Common Training Mistakes & Injuries
- Injury Management
Warm Up
- Allow 10 – 15 minutes warm up
- Include elements of the discipline you are training for e.g. Jogging, Strides, Jumping Jacks, Dynamic drills
- A good warm up prepares the body for the training session
- Move muscles & joints through full range of motion
- Get the blood pumping throughout the body, build your warm up slowly
- A good warm up help prevents any acute injuries
Cool Down
- Walk/jog for 5-10 minutes – keep moving at a slower pace
- Perform static stretches hold for 15 seconds x 2-3 reps
- Static Stretching increases muscle length
- Foam Rolling after your session helps reduce trigger points and increase muscle tightness
- A good warm down helps recovery and prepares muscles & joints for increased training volumes
‘Foam Rolling’
- While it can be sore form rolling is a great to self-massage/release tight muscles and keep the supple after training.
- Roll along the entire length of the muscle 10 times
- Stop on trigger points and pulse over them 10 times
- Spend 1-2 minutes on each muscle
- Foam roller can be used on legs / back as shown on video below.
https://youtu.be/WOMYD6pNXd4
Core Strengthening
- Your "core" refers to the muscle of your Pelvic floor / Back / Abs and Hips
- Core muscles work to support the spine and pelvis helping to maintain good posture during daily and training activity.
- A strong core leads to more efficient performance and reduces the energy required when training making you more efficent
- Perform core work on rest days or build in a Pilates class on easy training days.
- Below are some links to short videos to target Hips & Glutes, Low back and Shoulders.
- Your focus should be on quality more than quantity
https://youtu.be/bVclkqDuR_A
https://youtu.be/8Q_Oql-NEos
https://youtu.be/gE3zs3EYvS0
Training Tips
- Wear suitable training gear and weather appropriate
- Don’t just focus on cardio, work on technique and technical skills of disciplines.
- Build in rest days - weekly and easy weeks - monthly, these allow the body recover then increase volume monthly.
- Vary your training daily between disciplines.
- Build in core / strength / resistance training into your schedule.
- Rest when tired.
Recovery Strategies
- Always perform a cool down
- ‘Foam Roll’ regularly
- Have regular massages to aid recovery & loosen tight muscles, i.e. 4-6 weeks serviceyourbody.ie
Common Training Injuries & Mistakes
- Acute sprains, Fall and Trips
- Overuse Training can lead to overuse injuries
- To many intense sessions per week, i.e. 1 or 2 max per week
- Not enough rest or recovery
- Ignoring pain, training through pain
- Not doing strength and resistance work
- Not stretching or doing a cool down
Managing Injuries
Acute Injuries - P.R.I.C.E Protocol
P: Protection is meant to prevent further injury, avoid weight-bearing, partially immobilising the injured area.
R: Rest is important to allow for healing, as well as “relative rest” that allows for healing, such as gentle, pain-free, range-of-motion and basic movements of the joints and muscles around an injury.
I: Ice refers to the use of cold treatments to treat acute injuries. 2 mins on the injured site / 2 mins off the injured site, repeat for 20 minutes, break for 20 mins and repeat.
C: Compression is the use of a compression wrap, such as an elastic bandage, to apply an external force to the injured tissue. This compression minimizes swelling and provides mild support.
E: Elevation of the injured site is recommended, it is best to have the injured site above the heart e.g. for ankle injury lie down and place ankle on a pillow so it is higher than the heart.
Do not train through pain when:
- it is sore enough to prevent you training and you have to stop mid session
- if the pain last more than a week
- if you can not train the following day
If you are suffering from on going from exercise call us for an appointment and assessment:
serviceyourbody.ie 086 8318931
Our 1st Birthday Giveaway!!
How Time Flies!
This time last year we opened our studio and we would like to thank all of our existing clients and future clients for your support.
We would like to show our thanks to you by offering you a chance to WIN one of our:
*10 Class Pass worth €100.*
How can you Enter:
All you have to do is visit our Facebook Page and Like and Share the competition post.
https://www.facebook.com/serviceyourbody.ie
The winner will be announced @ 4pm Friday 23rd Sept.
What can you Win:
Our 10 class pass will give you access to all of our Body Maintenance Pilates Classes.
Once you collect your pass it is valid for 12 weeks, giving you plenty of time to try our Body Maintenance Pilates Classes.
The classes we run at Serviceyourbody.ie are designed to keep you Strong, Fit and Pain-free.
All our Body Maintenance Pilates Classes are taught by qualified Physical Therapists.
We have classes for all levels from our Beginner Body Maintenance Pilates Classes to our more advanced Body Maintenance Pilates & Kettlebell Classes.
You check out our full timetable of classes here: Class Timetable
So get Liking and Sharing and be in for a chance to win....
Pilates and Kettlebell Classes Lucan
Pilates and Kettlebell Class Lucan
Pilates and Kettlebell class Lucan is a perfect class to compliment our existing classes. Pilates and Kettlebell exercises target the full body through full body movement with resistance.
The movement used in kettlebell exercises can be easily incorporated into Pilates exercises, thus adding even more strength to your workout.
This class is designed to progress you through from Beginners to Intermediate classes and challenge your body further.
Benefits of Pilates and Kettlebell Class training:
- In both Pilates and Kettlebell training, the exercises taught are specific to the goals of full body movement while developing core strength and stability.
- Both training techniques have really life applications, training the full body with functional movements.
- Where Pilates builds stability and flexibility, Kettle bells build strength and power with this stability as the foundation.
The class are on Tuesday 8-9pm starting Tuesday 6th Sept. the classes will be taught by Orlaith who is a fully qualified strength and conditioning coach with years of experience....as well as being an experienced Physical Therapist, so you will be in great hands.
New Pilates Strength Class Lucan
New Pilates Strength Class Lucan
We are introducing a NEW Pilates Strength class Lucan Monday's 8 - 9pm starting Monday 13th June. The New Pilates Strength Class Lucan will be working on building full body strength and endurance.
The New Pilates Strength Class Lucan class is building on our Beginner and Intermediate class, we will be working on developing more full body strength, building upper & lower body strength and endurance.
The New Pilates Strength Class Lucan class will be a mix of body weight and Pilates exercises, we will be holding positions for longer and introducing new challenging exercises designed to build over all body strength.
The New Pilates Strength Class Lucan class will be suitable for all levels as we will be progressing all exercises during the class for various levels.
Get booking as places are limited. (Don't worry this video is me just showing off, we will build you up to this stuff!!)
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How Does Your Body Compensate?
The body has a series of fascial slings it uses to help you move. You develop these slings in early childhood as you learn to crawl, stand, walk and move.
- Anterior Sling
- Posertior Sling
- Lateral Sling
- Functional Sling
Restrictions in these slings leads to stabilisation issues, resulting in the body having to compensate as you move.
The body uses certain signals to warn you of these compensations:
- Tightness / Stiffness
- Asymmetrical Muscle Development
- Joint fixation/subluxation (Jammed)
- Pain
Pain is the last signal the body uses to warn us. To break this Pain cycle you need to address the facial restrictions and core stabilisation issues.
It is important to release the restriction, re-activate the slings and start to re train the slings in conjunction with your normal exercise or training.
Contact us if you would like us to assess your Facial Slings and your ability to Stabilise, and break your Pain cycle.
Keeping You Moving Series
At ServiceYourBody.ie we want to keep you pain and injury free through our Keeping You Moving Series.
We recently posted about a study that found the best thing you can do to prevent episodes of low back pain is to exercise, it does not matter what type of exercise you do, as long as you are moving or in simple terms... Keep Moving.
We are doing an exercise series, Keeping You Moving which is a compilation of simple exercises, we will post a new exercise every Friday which you can do each day. They will vary in difficultly and will be a mix of full body or isolated exercises.
They are designed to be fun, some will be harder than others but lets start moving. Check out our Facebook page for your weekly exercise.
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How Pilates has improved my Saxaphone playing
So today I asked one of our clients how she was getting on in our Body Maintenance Pilates classes and to my amazement she responded by saying "they are great, they are really helping my with my saxophone lessons". This has to be one of the more interesting ways in which our Body Maintenance Pilates classes have helped our clients.
We were intrigued and asked her, in what way have the classes helped her? She went on to explain that she can hold a note longer (increased lung capacity), one of the lessons is to hold a note as long as you can with the one breath.
Before she would have been one of the first to run out of breath, but now she is able to out last most of the others in the class. So why is this? well we can speculate that due to the amount of focus we put on diaphragmatic breathing, has helped her increase her lung capacity. By training to use your diaphragm to draw air in and not just your chest and neck muscles, you will increase the volume of air you draw in and utilise the full capacity of the lungs.
https://youtu.be/EL-09JcM-sY
The second area she said it has helped is to enable her to practice longer, she found that when sitting practicing she tended to slump forward after an hour . She now feels she can support herself better and practice longer without slumping. By developing a stronger core the body can support itself longer without the use of the back of a chair.
Incidentally this slumping would also restrict her lung capacity, so the combination of core strength and breathing exercises would have contributed to both of these improvements in her saxaphone lessons. She has been attending our Body Maintenance Pilates classes for 2 months and can definitely attribute the improvements to the classes.
So if you want to improve your saxaphone playing, develop core strength and get fitter and stronger, check out our Body Maintenance Classes.
New Timetable of Pilates Classes Lucan
We are delighted to announce our New Timetable of Pilates Classes Lucan, our New timetable of classes will start Monday 4th January 2016.
Following on from talking to our clients we are introducing these new classes:
- Monday 6:45pm Beginners Level Class
Saturday 10:30am Mixed Level Class
You can see our new Timetable and book your Pilates classes by clicking this link.
If you are new to our classes we have a great Introductory Offer of Unlimited Classes for 4 weeks for just €59.
We have a number of Body Maintenance Classes running during the week. Our classes are a mix of Pilates, Mobility and Flexibility, specifically designed to help make you stronger, prevent injury and pain.
Contact us to book your class or avail of our Introductory Offer.