Why Is All Pilates Not Created Equal” and what is Authentic Pilates™?
Prior to October of 2000, the only people who were able to legally teach the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning, were those instructors who were certified by the Pilates Studio™ of New York, which owned the Pilates trademark. This certification program was designed by the Pilates Studio™ and Master Teacher Romana Kryzanowska, who was taught by Joseph Pilates and taught with him until his death. This program involved more than 700 hours of training, apprenticeship and exams using a training manual approved by Romana Kryzanowska. The program also requires continuing education. It was and still is the only program of its kind in the world. In October of 2000 there was a legal decision in the United States Federal District Court that effectively cancelled the Pilates trademark. This decision opened up the possibility of anyone becoming a “certified” Pilates instructor no matter what training they had or what organization certified them. Believe it or not there are now websites where prosp
