To become a fully certified teacher and have an opportunity to work in a legitimate Pilates studio, you'll need to complete a Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training Program that includes both Mat and full Apparatus Training. Typically, an entire Comprehensive Program will amount to between 400 and 600 hours. However, it’s the quality of the hours that’s important, not the total number of hours.
The total tuition cost to enroll in a reputable Comprehensive Pilates Program that includes both Mat and Equipment Teacher Training will range from a low of $5,000 to a high of $8,000. The Program should include everything needed to complete both the Mat and Equipment Certification Programs. including in-depth anatomy, all apparatus and how to teach clients with medical conditions. Be careful of hidden costs such as having to purchase private sessions or classes as a prerequisite to taking the Program.
Individually, Mat Certification Programs can cost as low as $300 for just learning exercises to a high of $2,500 for a comprehensive Mat Program that focuses heavily on anatomy and kinesiology which will educate you on how and why Pilates really works. It’s important to get this type of Comprehensive Mat education as it will apply greatly to your Equipment Program.
Equipment Certification Programs can cost as low as $3,000 to just learn exercises on the Reformer and maybe the other apparatus’ with very little supervision and no learning of how to teach clients with medical conditions. More expensive Equipment Programs will teach all of the Pilates apparatus, provide many hours of expert supervision and spend many hours of lecture on teaching you how to work with clients with an array of medical injuries.
Each studio offers very different Pilate Certification Programs and the costs will vary greatly. Keep in mind that the more you learn, the more you will earn as a Pilates Teacher.