From sport therapist to pilates teacher
10 of the 18 essential skills of a pilates teacher are already essential for a sport therapist — about 56% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 8
- would be new
- 56%
- of the target job covered
- 18
- essential skills of a pilates teacher
What a pilates teacher does
Pilates teachers plan, teach, and adapt exercises based on the work and principles of Joseph Pilates. They collect and analyse information for each client to ensure that programmes are safe, appropriate and effective. They apply the principles of Pilates through the planning and teaching of supportive, non-competitive lesson. They motivate and encourage clients to ensure their adherence to regular sessions.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- assess physical conditions of clients
- attend to fitness clients under controlled health conditions
- collect client fitness information
- correct potentially harmful movements
- ensure safety of exercise environment
- integrate exercise science to the design of the programme
- manage fitness communication
- motivate fitness clients
- prescribe exercises
- show professional responsibility
What would be new
8 skillsEssential for a pilates teacher and not for a sport therapist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from sport therapist
1 roles- personal trainer15 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a pilates teacher?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.