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Workshop #6453

Joe's Gym

80 min - Workshop
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Description

Join Lesley Logan for an insightful workshop exploring how to bring the "Joe's Gym" teaching model into today's Pilates studios. Learn how to create an open studio environment where clients of different experience levels can practice simultaneously, while receiving individualized guidance that fosters autonomy, accessibility, and meaningful learning.

Objectives:

• Understand the history and principles behind Joe Pilates' original open gym teaching model and how it translates to modern studios.
• Learn strategies for teaching multiple clients on different apparatus at the same time while providing individualized instruction.
• Explore how this teaching approach increases accessibility through flexible scheduling, personalized programming, and more affordable pricing options.
• Discover methods for gradually introducing the Joe's Gym style to both new and existing clients with confidence.
• Develop practical systems for onboarding clients, organizing sessions, and maintaining a safe, supportive learning environment.
• Gain insight into the business benefits of this model, including improved studio efficiency, client retention, and long-term profitability.
What You'll Need: Wunda Chair, Tower, Reformer w/Box, Mat

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Sep 17, 2026
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Continuing Education Credits

If you complete this workshop, you will earn:

2.0 credits from National Pilates Certification Program (NPCP)

The National Pilates Certification Program is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)

1.5 credits from Pilates Association Australia (PAA)

The Pilates Association Australia (PAA) is an independent and not-for-profit organization established by the Pilates industry as a regulatory body for control of quality instruction, member support, and integrity within all legitimate approaches to the Pilates Method.

Workshops: Teaching Methodology

Comments

Priscilla T
Thank you SO much for this workshop! I opened up my Pilates studio in February and have been trying all kinds of different ways to run our sessions like this. I only have 1 reformer, 2 chairs, 1 spine corrector, 1 tower.
The challenges I've come across are:
1) Clients remembering the exercises (feedback I've gotten is they're spending too much time trying to figure out what they're doing - despite getting a demo). 
And 2) Ensuring everyone's able to do the exercises on the equipment prescribed.
In your example, the ladies moved around once they were done - but there was no timer. If clients go at their own pace, I'm concerned about (for example), 3 clients needing the reformer at the same time.
This has been my ideal! But I currently use a timer because I haven't been able to make the mental leap that true chaos won't ensue! Would love your input!

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