• Fitness instructors, rehabilitation practitioners and other movement teachers (e.g. yoga or dance) who wish to teach Pilates using the apparatus in a typical equipment studio
• Physical Therapists and Medical Professionals who wish to incorporate Pilates into their clinical practice.
• Career-changers. We also offer an online anatomy and physiology course tailored especially to our students if necessary.
• Prerequisites
• A basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology (obtainable for just £49 via our online course here)
• 25 hours of personal Pilates experience
• Exposure to the full range of Pilates apparatus (ask us how to get this if you have none)

Please do contact us if you have any questions about any of the above

This course covers more than 150 of the original and evolved Pilates exercises as well as hundreds of variations and modifications.

The Polestar learning method is interactive for a deeper learning experience. Walk away from this course skilled at assessing the whole person; physically, psychologically, emotionally and spiritually. Polestar is renowned for its knowledge-based approach that incorporates:

• discussion forum
• labs (doing, observing, teaching)
• problem solving (utilizing case studies and deductive reasoning)
• hands-on teaching (group and individuals)
• interactive online course material and revision resources
• assessment skills
• principles of neuro-linguistics (modeling, sequencing and structuring information, and maintaining appropriate learning states)

To graduate, you need to demonstrate your competence as a Polestar Pilates Instructor. This is a fundamental part of the training where you complete 40 hours of observation, 100 hours of self-mastery and 100 hours of apprentice teaching. Polestar offers a number of support options to help you pass your practical teaching with confidence. It’s important to book regular private sessions (at least monthly) with a member of your education team. They will help keep you on track with your self-mastery and apprentice teaching. You can also get together with another student to share private tuition costs.  A list of Polestar Educators and Mentors is provided when you start your course.

Certification Costs & Requirements
When you decide to take your exam and get certified is up to you, although we recommend that you sit your exam within two years of completing the course. Exams run each May and November. The cost of your exam and certification is £395. Book your exam when you’re ready from our event calendar.

To keep accreditation current, graduates need to complete 16 hours of Polestar training courses and/or workshops every two years as well as two hours of self-practise and 10 hours teaching each week.

Then all you do is complete this form and return to us having paid the appropriate renewal fee online HERE (£75 prior to expiry, £150 after expiry). We will then maintain your listing, as a currently accredited Polestar instructor in our “Find a Teacher” search HERE.

TIP: Check your certification expiry date and ensure you have completed your hours before that date! We run Polestar Advanced training courses and workshops so there are plenty of opportunities for you to complete your practice and hours.

If you have multiple certifications, these can be renewed on one form, for one fee with the necessary hours recorded once. Just remember to tick all the boxes that apply.

Cancellations & Cooling-Off Period

In accordance with the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations you have 14 days to cancel without penalty. Thereafter your booking will be subject to our Terms & Conditions, shown below.  Meanwhile, you can start with the Polestar Principles Online course by logging in as directed in your booking confirmation, providing you understand that you will be liable for a £195 online course fee should you subsequently exercise your right to cancel within the cooling-off period.

Cancellations in writing prior to course commencement date (first scheduled attended module) will be refunded as follows:

• With 60 days’ or more notice – 100% less £195 per below;
• With 30 or more days’ notice – 50% less £195 per below;
• Less than 30 days’ notice – Nil.

Fees exclude Polestar Principles Online course cost of £195 which is non-refundable. Any unpaid instalments become due in full at the time of cancellation and any outstanding balances will be charged to your payment card.

We reserve the right to cancel or re-schedule any course or course module. Polestar Pilates UK Limited is not responsible for any participant’s hotel/airline reservations or transportation to and from a course in the event of cancellation of a course or module.