• Group Exercise instructors
• Health & Fitness professionals
• Rehabilitation practitioners
• Movement teachers (eg yoga, dance)
• Career-changers

Prerequisites

• 25 hours of private or group Pilates classes.
• A reasonable knowledge of anatomy and physiology

Walk away skilled at designing Pilates training programs using the Pilates mat repertoire.

• 13 pre-Pilates exercises
• 17 beginner/intermediate Pilates exercises
• 25 intermediate/advanced Pilates exercises
• Dozens of variations and modifications of these exercises

To graduate, you need to demonstrate your competence as a Polestar Pilates mat instructor. This is a fundamental part of the training where you complete 25 hours of  observation, 50 hours of self-practice and 50 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 other students (up to 3) 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 in March and September. The cost of your exam and certification is £195. Book your exam when you’re ready from our event calendar here.

To keep accreditation current, mat 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 5 hours teaching each week.

Then all you do is complete the 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 in writing prior to course commencement date (first scheduled attended module) will be refunded as follows:

• With 60 days’ or more notice – 100% of fees;
• With 30 or more days’ notice – 50% of fees;
• Less than 30 days’ notice – Nil.

Refunds exclude course material costs of £495.00 which are non-refundable. After course commencement, modules missed can either be observed at a later date or caught-up privately with a Polestar educator/mentor at your own cost.

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.