Accelerated Up-skilling Training Programmes

If you are finding that you are teaching the same regime of exercises to many of your clients and need to inject some new ideas into your repertoire, then these accelerated up-skilling sessions are definitely designed for you! Penny Elliott and Francine St George have been conducting these popular workshops for Pilates Instructors, Personal Trainers and Physiotherapists for the past 10 years. Each program is 4 hours and allows you to get up to date with anatomy and the latest research on exercise programming. You can select the individual session that is of interest to you or enrol in a workshop series.

Hip/lumbar spine stability

This workshop reviews the anatomy of the lumbar spine and hip and includes specific exercise prescription for the stability of these regions. These basic principles are essential before progressing to more complex exercise. This workshop is applicable to a pilates approach or a functional exercise to any personal training or rehabilitation regime. This program uses Real Time Ultrasound practice to test if you are teaching these stability exercises correctly. Access to real time ultrasound in the workplace is not a requirement to take part in this course.

About the Lecturer

Penny Elliott, M.H.Sc. (Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy), Member AAOMT, B. App.Sc (Phty), Physiotherapist, Member of the Australian Physiotherapy Assoc.

Penny completed her qualifications in Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney in 1993 and completed her Masters of Health Science (Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy) at Charles Sturt University, with Distinction, in 2006. The major focus of this Masters degree was on the work of Kaltenborn and Evjenth.  Penny was co-founder of the Physiotherapy Posture and Fitness Clinic in 1999. She has been a Senior Associate of the clinic for the past 11 years. 

With a personal background in dance, one of Penny’s main interests has been in movement analysis and postural assessment. In the past, she has worked with a variety of sports people at The Sports Clinic at Sydney University – including; the Sydney University Rugby team, Olympic level rowers, runners and triathletes. She uses this expertise in designing individual and small group exercise programs. Currently her work at the Physiotherapy Posture and Fitness clinic includes teaching Clinical Pilates in two fully equipped Pilate’s studios and the use of Real Time Ultrasound for specific rehabilitation of the deep trunk stabilisers. 

Penny has spent several years on the development of a number of education programs for health professionals. This has included teaching the Posture, Soft tissue and Exercise course for physiotherapists; teaching and designing the sports massage programs at the NSW School of massage; and teaching personal trainers around Australia and in Singapore. Since having her own child 3 years ago, she has also been teaching pre and post natal exercise prescription. 

Penny’s other areas of interest include lower limb analysis and biomechanical assessment, which has arisen from her work making orthotics with a well known Sydney podiatry group. Additionally, teaching posture at the University of Sydney’s School of Dentistry has encouraged her further study on the TMJ during her Master’s degree. 

Penny’s hands on and exercise based approach to treatment means that patients can really understand their problem and take an active part in managing their own health and fitness. When not in the clinic, Penny will be found in all manner of activities, including Pilates, dancing, swimming, jogging, and yoga and 

Date and Venue

Next course will be held at:
Date: 24 August 2011
Time: 2-6pm
Venue: 73 Tras Street, #02-01 Singapore 079012
Fees: S$300 per person
Closing date for registration: 10 August 2011

Registration