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Pilates Certification Programs
Pilates Mat
Pilates CEC
Teri Lee Steele graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with her B.A. in Physical Education with an
emphasis on Exercise Physiology and Sports Medicine in 1990. That same year she received her Health and Fitness
Instructor certification from the American College of Sports Medicine. She moved to New York in 1991.
From 1991 to 2002, Teri worked as the Head Personal Trainer at PEx, a private New York-based training facility.
Teri helped to modernize PEx's trainer's training program and hired and trained all of the new trainers from 1997-2002.
In 1999 she received her certification in Kickboxing. Teri obtained her Pilates mat certification in 2000 and apparatus
certification in 2001 from the Kelly Kane School of Core Integration . In 2002 she became certified by the National
Strength and Conditioning Association. Since the birth of her daughter in 2002, Teri has been training her clientele
privately as well as maintaining a faculty position at Dance Space Center as a Dance Teacher and Pilates Instructor.
Teri's class focuses on educating students in the core principles of matwork as well as the anatomical explanations that
support the principles. By learning to identify bony landmarks to find neutral pelvis and the other components of their
skeletal structure, students can approach the Pilates matwork as an individual, rather than forcing the look of the
exercises as they are seen done by advanced individuals in books and videos. The class begins with a short review of
breathing and movement core principles and then moves through the mat series. Core muscle groups are emphasized and
upper body strength and flexibility are incorporated as well.
Pilates Certification General Description
Over the last 15 years my blood pressure rises whenever I share a workout space with other trainers. It seems that most
trainers have sufficient information to safely guide their clients through a one hour workout, but their knowledge seems
superficial and memorized. Whenever a new instructor finds out that I have enjoyed my work for over 15 years, I always
field questions like: "How do you not get bored? How do you keep it interesting for your clients?"
I am lucky to have found my passion very early in life and it seems that my paths have always taken me to right where I want
to be. All of my education has sincerely supported my interest in the human body, health, disease prevention and quality of
movement. It takes true commitment to obtain the depth of knowledge and understanding required to produce creative yet effective
and safe programs. I am a true believer in multi-faceted training and love figuring out the specific needs of special populations;
whether it be the extremely fit or the aging. Each individual presents a puzzle that I most enjoy figuring out.
The principles of Pilates - mindful, present activity that coordinates breath and movement and focuses on the quality of each
movement - are highly effective for the committed client.
Principles of personal training - creating appropriate protocols for endurance, strength or power; utilizing the principles of
specificity and overload and following through with proper progression are vital to the success of each client's program.
The power of combining these two modalities for my clientele cannot be understated. Many Pilates clients are unaware of the
potential training effects of creating new exercise orders and/or altering the number of sets or repetitions of each exercise
performed. Conversely, many personal training clients feel that just being physically present at the gym or the session and
"doing" the program is enough to yield results. When progression and mindfulness are combined, there seems to be nothing that
the steadfast client cannot accomplish. Many of the roadblocks previously experienced seem to either vanish or the causes
become clear.
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Pilates Mat
Pilates CEC
280 Broadway, 2nd Floor (entrance on Chambers)
New York, NY 10007
212.625.8369
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