Pilates for Children and Adolescents

Pilates for Children and Adolescents is the first comprehensive manual of guidelines and formal curriculum for teaching Pilates to young people. This book includes: * Guidelines for teaching Pilates to young people * Why Pilates is beneficial for children age 5 - 11 and adolescents age 12 - 18 * Crucial anatomical and cognitive development considerations for working with young people * Additional relevant topics designed to equip the Pilates teacher with tools for creating relevant and safe programs for different age ranges, such as: - safety considerations, exercise contraindications, scope of practice, and ethics - considerations for working in a variety of environments within both the public and private sectors - working with children with special needs - age appropriate exercises from the Pilates repertoire - a formal curriculum for teaching Pilates in schools including sample lesson plans - appendices which include the study results for the Pilates in the Schools PMAr initiative.