Learning Outcomes
It is an introductory lesson about the principles of designing and teaching group based or personal yoga and pilates programs, aiming to provide a healthy lifestyle. The students through tis lesson, learn about the principles of yoga and pilates as forms of exercise, in order to understand their application into practice for a healthier lifestyle. The student aquires gets a conclusive idea about the designing and teaching methods of yoga and pilates in order to get a basic knowledge for other specification lessons. The aim of the lesson is to understand the importance of applying all these principles into practise in a scientific/professional setting.
With the successful completion of the lesson the student will be able to:
• describe, formulate and interprete the basic principles about designing and teaching yoga/ pilates exercise programs making decisions about putting them into practice.
• to dicriminate and differientate the appropriate knowledge of yoga/pilates teaching methods, based on high level scientific manuals that contain updated knowledge in yoga/pilates.
• detect and distinguish the specific characteristics and needs in a group or individual of exercise participants, in a case study and evaluate and apply the appropriate program
• make good use and exploitation of the basic asanas/poses, movements in yoga/pilates and the teaching methods, chooosing the most appropriate, or a combination of them, according to the specific situation, in a professional manner.
• analyse, assess and organize the basic quantative and qualitative parameters (duration, frequency, repetitions poses, exercises, apparatus)in designing a yoga/pilates program
• cooperate with classmates, in preparing, describing, designing and presenting an exercise program plan in a case study, that includes choosing the basic poses / exercises and teaching methods (breathing, repetitions, duration, music)
• to explain, analyze and present information, ideas and solutions in a qualified and or non-qualified audience (oral presentation) and practical sessions (e.g. a pilates session with props - exercises, muscle groups, repetitions, props choice - swiss ball, rings – music)
Course Content (Syllabus)
Yoga
• History and philosophy of Yoga. What is Yoga - meaning - definitions - benefits - 8 paths of Yoga
• Types of yoga in fitness - Asanas (definition - basic Asanas - variations - alignment).
• Sun Salutation mild, A, B ) Pranayama (breathing) - meditation – relaxation. Pranayama and meditation benefits
• exercise lesson plan - lesson oganisation - teaching methods. asanas indications-contraindications attention points
• anatomy - kinesiology - physiology of yoga
• Yoga & different populations
Pilates
• History of Pilates - What is Pilates. benefits of Pilates. basic principles of a pilates program - Modern Pilates". body alignment.
• basic characteristics of the right body alignment of indivoduals in modern society. The core in human body - perineum muscles. breathing technique, breathing exercises
• warming up - introductory exercises
• suggested exercise sequence in a basic and intermediate level
• Props Pilates
• exercise lesson plan - lesson oganisation - teaching methods. asanas indications-contraindications attention points
Pilates & different populations
Keywords
power yoga, hatha yoga, pilates, swiss ball, mini ball, sun salutation
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
BLOUNT, T., & McKENZIE, E. (2007). ΠΙΛΑΤΕΣ. ΞΕΝΙΑ ΚΩΣΤΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ. ΑΘΗΝΑ.
MΟRIABADI, U. (2006). PILATES O ΠΛΗΡΗΣ ΟΔΗΓΟΣ ΕΚΜΑΘΗΣΗΣ, ΣΑΛΤΟΥ ΕΛΙΣΑΒΕΤ: ΘΕΣ/ΝΙΚΗ.
BROOK, S. (2005). PILATES KAI ΣΩΜΑ. Σ. ΠΑΤΑΚΗΣ ΑΝΩΝΥΜΗ ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ ΕΚΔΟΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΑΝΕΜΗΤΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ: ΑΘΗΝΑ