Pilates Anatomy Course: The 34 Exercise Doodle Notebook

Hi there! I’m George Watts…your friendly neighbourhood Pilates teacher, doodle enthusiast, and the slightly anatomy-obsessed person behind the Online Pilates Lesson Planner, the Pilates Anatomy Card Deck, and a growing collection of teacher (and student) friendly Pilates Card Decks.

And when I’m not creating free Pilates lesson plans, printable teaching resources, or wondering whether the hip flexors deserve their own fan club, I’m usually drawing little anatomy doodles to make Pilates easier to understand.

Now let me introduce you to the Pilates Anatomy Course: The 34 Exercise Doodle Notebook.

It’s a printable, interactive PDF that explores the 34 classical mat exercises through hand-drawn anatomy notes, teaching tips, and friendly explanations that won’t make your brain quietly leave the room.

Inside, you’ll find 34 colour-coded Pilates anatomy doodles, one for each classical mat exercise, plus key anatomy focus points, beginner-friendly “what’s happening in the body” notes, teaching links, and a handy glossary for when words like rectus abdominis and erector spinae start exercising your brain.

The course is designed to help you understand what’s happening inside each exercise: which muscles are working, which areas are supporting, where control comes from, and why some exercises feel like your body has secretly joined a committee meeting without telling you.

And if you want an even more practical way to use these anatomy ideas in your teaching, the Pilates Anatomy Card Deck is the perfect add-on. The course helps you understand the anatomy. The Card Deck helps you use it quickly in classes, workshops, revision sessions, and lesson planning.

You can think of the doodle notebook as your friendly anatomy guide, and the card deck as your quick-reference teaching companion. One helps you go deeper. The other helps you grab an idea fast when you’re planning, teaching, or trying to explain what’s happening without waving your arms around and saying, “You know… the bit that does the thing.”

Whether you’re a Pilates teacher, trainee teacher, enthusiastic student, or someone who just wants to finally understand what’s supposed to be working during The Hundred, this course notebook is designed to make anatomy feel clearer, friendlier, and a lot more memorable.

Think of it as a Pilates anatomy course in doodle form.

It’s printable, clickable, teacher-friendly, and far less scary than a giant textbook wearing a lab coat.

Each exercise page is designed to make Pilates anatomy easier to see, remember, and actually use when teaching or practising.

Feature 1.
Hand-Drawn Anatomy Doodle
Each classical mat exercise has its own colour-coded anatomy doodle, showing the key muscles and movement ideas without turning your brain into a bowl of overcooked spaghetti.

Feature 2.
Key Anatomy Focus
A quick, easy-to-scan summary of the main anatomy themes for each exercise, so you can instantly see what the exercise is asking from the body.

Feature 3.
What’s Happening In The Body
Friendly, beginner-friendly anatomy notes that explain the movement in plain English. No textbook fog. No Latin thunderstorm. No pretending you’re in a medical lecture.

Feature 4.
Teaching Notes
Useful teaching reminders to help you cue the exercise with more confidence, clarity, and “yes, I definitely know what I’m talking about” energy.

Feature 5.
Clickable Teaching Links
The PDF includes handy links to extra teaching notes and exercise resources, so you can jump straight to more detail when you want it.

Feature 6.
Anatomy Glossary
A helpful A–Z glossary explains key anatomy terms used throughout the notebook, perfect for quick revision or when a muscle name sounds like a spell from Hogwarts.

This is the heart of the notebook: simple, colourful anatomy doodles that show what’s happening in the body without turning the page into a medical textbook having a nervous breakdown.

You can quickly see the main players: the spine curling, the abdominals doing the heavy lifting, the hip flexors helping the legs stay organised, and the hamstrings quietly reminding everyone that flexibility is a journey.

Each doodle is designed to be easy to scan, easy to remember, and easy to use when you’re teaching, practising, or trying to explain Pilates anatomy without waving your arms around and saying, “You know… the bit that does the thing.”

You’ll also get a set of 7 printable Pilates Anatomy Charts designed to help you quickly see which muscles are working in key classical mat exercises.

These colourful charts are perfect for printing, pinning up in your Pilates space, using as quick-reference teaching aids, or helping students understand what they should be feeling without launching into a full anatomy lecture.

The 7 charts include: Core Power, Core Control, Core Strength, Spinal Flexion, Spinal Extension, Hip Mobility, and Rotation & Obliques.

Each chart groups related exercises together, so you can compare movement patterns, spot the main muscle focus, and use the cue labels when planning anatomy-themed Pilates classes.

They’re designed to be easy to scan, easy to remember, and easy to use when you’re teaching, revising, or trying to explain what’s happening in the body without saying, “It’s somewhere around the hip-ish area.”

Value: £19 — included free with the Pilates Anatomy Course.

Swipe Right For Pilates Anatomy

Unlock the app-like magic of the Pilates Anatomy Course: The 34 Exercise Doodle Notebook by opening the interactive PDF on your desktop, laptop, phone, iPad or tablet.

Download it once, then dip into the doodles whenever you need a quick anatomy refresher, a teaching idea, or a tiny “ahhh, that’s what’s happening in the body” moment.

Read it in order, jump straight to a specific classical mat exercise, or tap the clickable links to move around the notebook with ease. It’s Pilates anatomy you can scroll, swipe, click, revisit, and actually use…without needing to wrestle a giant textbook. 

FAQs

Is this a video course?
No. This is a printable and interactive PDF course notebook. It teaches Pilates anatomy through hand-drawn doodles, written explanations, teaching notes, clickable links, and glossary support…rather than video lessons.

What exercises are included?
The notebook covers the 34 classical Pilates mat exercises, including The Hundred, Roll Up, Roll Over, One Leg Circle, Rolling Back, Teaser, Swimming, Side Bend, Boomerang, Seal, Push Up, and more.

Is this suitable for Pilates teachers?
Yes. It’s especially useful for Pilates teachers, trainee teachers, and enthusiastic students who want a clearer, more memorable way to understand the anatomy behind the classical mat exercises.

Do I need advanced anatomy knowledge to use it?
No. The explanations are designed to be friendly, visual, and easy to understand. You don’t need to speak fluent Latin or own a skeleton called Nigel.

Can I print the notebook?
Yes. You’ll receive a high-quality printable PDF, so you can print the notebook, highlight sections, scribble notes, or keep it nearby while planning classes.

Can I use it on my phone or tablet?
Yes. The interactive PDF can be viewed on desktop, laptop, phone, iPad, or tablet, so you can swipe, scroll, and click through the notebook on your preferred device.

Are the doodles included separately?
Yes. You’ll receive all 34 anatomy doodles as individual JPG and PNG files, as well as the full PDF notebook.

Can I share the PDF or images with my students?
No. This product is for personal use only. Please don’t reproduce, share, upload, resell, or distribute the PDF or doodle images without permission.

What You’ll Receive

You’ll receive all these lovely anatomy doodle goodies:

1. The complete Pilates Anatomy Course as an interactive, app-like PDF: A beautifully organised, easy-to-navigate PDF version of the Pilates Anatomy Course: The 34 Exercise Doodle Notebook, so you can explore the 34 classical mat exercises on your desktop, laptop, phone, iPad or tablet. Click, swipe, jump to exercises, revisit anatomy themes, and pretend your PDF is a tiny Pilates anatomy app wearing sensible socks.

2. A high-quality printable PDF: Prefer your Pilates anatomy in paper form? You’ll also receive a printable PDF version, perfect for printing, highlighting, scribbling notes, lesson planning, or keeping beside your mat while you gently argue with The Roll Up.

3. All 34 anatomy doodles in JPG format: You’ll receive each individual Pilates anatomy doodle as a JPG image. This is handy for quick viewing, saving to your device, or adding to your digital teaching resources.

4. All 34 anatomy doodles in PNG format: You’ll also receive the doodles as PNG files, giving you another flexible image format for your personal study, class planning, or anatomy revision collection.

In short: you get the full interactive course notebook, a printable version, and all 34 doodles as individual image files…because Pilates anatomy is much easier to love when it comes with options.

Hey George, I love your Pilates Anatomy Course and  Can’t wait to get my hands on it.