For Pilates instructor trainees
Learn to plan a class—not just complete an assignment.
Study clear examples, see how sequences fit together and build plans of your own. Less staring at an empty page. More understanding what belongs in the class—and why.
From blank page to clear decisions
See the structure. Practise the choices. Make the plan yours.
Understand sequencing
See how preparation, challenge, transitions and an appropriate finish work together as a complete class.
Practise adapting
Copy an example and reshape it for a different level, goal or group instead of treating one sequence as sacred scripture.
Build independence
Move from studying finished plans to explaining your own exercise choices with increasing confidence.
A useful way to learn
Study it. Shape it. Teach it.
Study it
Open a completed plan and examine its exercise order, teaching steps, benefits and adaptations.
Shape it
Copy the plan, change the sequence, add your own cues and explain the decisions you made.
Teach it
Use the concise version in practice, then return to the detail when you need to review or improve it.
Short, Long and Stream
Use the detail while learning. Keep the concise plan for teaching.
Long Plan helps you study teaching steps, benefits, modifications and precautions. Short Plan gives you the compact sequence when you are teaching. Stream Plan lets you follow the class in guided practice.
- Study the reason behind each exercise
- Review modifications and precautions
- See the whole sequence at a glance
- Practise with a guided plan
- Print or download the version you need
Examples are starting points
Borrow the structure. Develop your own judgement.
Copy a shared plan, then reorder exercises, edit the teaching information and add your own cues, notes or movements.
A useful example should help you think. It should not produce a room full of newly qualified instructors all teaching Tuesday’s class in exactly the same tone of voice.
Inside the Planner
A Pilates planning multi-tool—without the fiddly little scissors.
Ask Genie
Create a complete starting plan with one click, then examine and improve the result.
Shared plans
Explore 10,000+ editable examples and compare different approaches to class planning.
Exercise library
Choose from 3,000+ exercises across 15 categories when building a plan from scratch.
Editable detail
Change instructions, add cues and notes, reorder exercises or include your own movements.
Plan formats
Switch between detailed study plans, concise teaching plans and guided Stream Plans.
Saved work
Keep, copy, organise, merge, print and download the plans you want to use again.
An important distinction
A planning resource—not your training course.
The Planner can give you examples, structure and editable teaching information. It cannot watch you teach, assess your practical competence or replace feedback from your instructor trainer.
Your trainer remains in charge of the raised eyebrow, the useful question and the sentence beginning, “Let’s look at that transition again.”
Useful questions for trainees
Before your next planning assignment arrives.
Do I need my own membership to create or edit plans?
Yes. Each trainee needs their own Yearly or Lifetime membership to create, copy or edit plans inside the Planner. You do not need membership to view a plan URL sent to you or open a shared PDF.
Can I try a plan before joining?
Yes. Visit the Free Pilates Lesson Plans page to inspect public Short, Long and Stream examples without an account.
Can I build a plan from scratch?
Yes. You can select exercises from the library, arrange them into a sequence, edit the teaching information and add your own movements.
Can I copy and change a shared plan?
Yes. With your own membership, you can copy a shared plan into your account and edit it without changing the original.
Does the Planner qualify me to teach Pilates?
No. It is a lesson-planning and study resource. Your qualification, practical tuition, observation and assessment remain with your training provider.
Can I print plans for practice teaching?
Yes. Plans can be opened online and downloaded as PDFs, depending on the format you choose.
Ready when you are
Plan it. Practise it. Put it to work.
Begin with a free example, explore every feature or compare Yearly and Lifetime membership.