Can You Actually Explain What You Do? Why Pilates Instructors Must Have a Definition Off-Pat
Many Pilates instructors struggle to describe what they do. This article highlights why clear communication is vital to professional identity and client engagement. It offers a concise Pilates definition, context-specific variations, and introduces a CPD training module by Mbodies to help instructors master their message. I confess; there’s a part of me that feels slightly naughty when I ask this question in the title. Not because I enjoy catching people out (well… maybe just a little), but because it reveals something genuinely important: "How would you describe Pilates to someone who has never heard of it?" I’ve posed this question to dozens, perhaps hundreds of instructors-in-training, and even fully qualified teachers. And what follows is often the same: · A pause.... · A scramble for words.... · An apologetic ...