PREHAB TRAINER™

Spine (Axial Skeleton)

Prehab is the PROactive approach to exercising that prevents pain and injury. It is in contrast to rehab, which is concerned about regaining function following injury or surgery.

The PREHAB TRAINER™ Program helps you help your clients achieve their physical goals regardless of your chosen movement discipline. The Full Prehab Trainer™ program has 3 Parts.

  • Axial skeleton : focuses on the Spine and Core, the center and powerhouse of the human body.

  • Lower Limb : focuses on the Lower Limbs & Pelvic Girdle, the foundation of all bipedal movements.

  • Upper Limb : focuses on the Upper Limbs & Shoulder Girdle, the source of many clients’ pain and aches.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

Personal trainers; group exercise instructors; CrossFit trainers; gymnastics coaches; Kettlebell instructors; yoga teachers and Pilates teachers etc.

We also welcome advanced or long-time movement practitioners.

Why Prehab Trainer™?

When tension is evenly distributed throughout the whole body, the body is at ease; it moves easily and efficiently. When there’s misalignment in a body, tension accumulates at certain points, manifesting in pain and injury.

Prehab Trainer™ is a step-by-step critical thinking process to:

  1. Recognise movement dysfunctions in a client; or the potential for specific movement dysfunctions.

  2. Understand what a particular movement dysfunction or imbalance implies.

  3. Make the best decisions on what exercises will benefit the client e.g. what and/or when to release; stretch; activate; or strengthen & condition.

Learn:

  • To spot potential dysfunctional movements or imbalances both visually and by palpation

  • How a dysfunction or imbalance in one area of the body can impact other

  • The process of identifying the areas that need to be addressed e.g. which areas are hypertonic? Or shortened? Which areas require conditioning?

  • How the identified areas need to be addressed i.e. which techniques to apply. Release? Stretch? An activation drill or perhaps strengthening exercises?

  • The techniques

… and more, using familiar exercises e.g. Squats, Single Leg Deadlift, Side Lunges, V-Up, Arch Up, Shoulder Press, Chin Up etc. 

Prehab Trainer - Spine (Axial Skeleton)

Dates: 20 - 22 January 2025

Time: 1 - 6pm on all 3 days (15 hours)

Venue: BodyTree Studio @ Chinatown Point

Explore the technical side of your Pilates practice and delve deeper into the anatomy and biomechanics behind the movement. This course is designed to help you understand the preparation work needed for movement, enabling you to progress further in your Pilates practice in Pilates Matwork, and Spine Corrector. Learn the principles that underlie the practice and explore how they can be applied to enhance your results. With a better understanding of the body and its structures, you'll be able to build more efficient movement patterns and enjoy deeper levels of postural integration.

Prehab Trainer was written by Co-Founder and Director of Education, Daniel Chan. Join our faculty Matwork lead, Priscilla Phua on this 3 day in-depth workshop

Axial skeleton : focuses on the Spine and Core, the center and powerhouse of the human body.

Fee before 1 October 2024: $697 for all 3 days.

Fee from 2 October: $997 for all 3 days

Includes all study materials.

About The Author - Daniel Chan

Daniel began with weights training at age 17. While it was Daniel’s childhood dream to be a gymnast, he never had the opportunity to learn and acquire the skills. After his studies, he landed in an engineering job like most.

However, driven by his passion in health and fitness, he left his job to pursue a career in fitness in 1998. He started out freelancing as a Personal Trainer and Group Class Instructor for various gyms and clubs before becoming a Pilates Teacher from 2001.

He has 18 years of experience teaching Pilates to fitness trainers and clients in Singapore, Jakarta and Seoul. Daniel started studying with Pilates Master Teacher Ron Fletcher (1921- 2011) since 2004. In 2014, he conceived and developed the BodyTree Academy (BTA)

Movement Anatomy™ series (now known as Prehab Trainer™) with his BTA partners after recognizing a gap in the education of fitness and movement teachers.

Daniel is also heavily involved in the development of BTA’s teacher training programs and short courses. He is a firm advocate of teaching movement based on a strong foundation and understanding of the human body biomechanics.

He has great love for Pilates but wanted to explore other ways of Upper Limbs conditioning, especially improving the strength and mobility of the Wrist & Elbow. In 2014, he ventured into Gymnastic Strength Training and from there, he gained deeper knowledge on better conditioning and preparatory joint strengthening drills. This venture also sparked his childhood dream of performing handstand and other Gymnastics poses.

Daniel believes that getting older should not stop one from attaining their fitness/movement goals. With his background in Pilates and other Rehab Injuries management, he believes that strategized progressions coupled with patience and consistent practice is key to injury prevention, especially for those above 40.

  • Co-Founder (BodyTree Group)

  • Director of Education (BodyTree Academy)

  • Won “Fitness Best Elites – Pilates Instructor of the Year 2017”

  • Creator of Prehab Trainer™

  • Rehab Trainer

  • Functional Range Conditioning (FRC ® ) Mobility Specialist

  • Functional Range Assessment Specialist

  • Barefoot Training Specialist® Level 1, 2, 3

  • Presented 1 virtual workshop at International Health & Science Pilates Congress(2020)

  • Presented 5 workshops at February Pilates International Meeting Spain (2020)

  • Presented 2 workshops at Asia Fitness Conference & Expo (2017)

  • Presented 2 workshops at Fletcher Pilates® Conference (2011)

  • Fletcher Pilates® Adjunct Faculty (2008-2014)

  • Pilates Teacher (Pilates BodyTree®)

  • Fletcher Pilates® Professional Teacher

  • Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapy

  • Certified Basic Sports Massage therapist

  • Certificate in Management of Sports Injuries

  • BARE® Workout Instructor

  • Pelvic Floor & Core Foundations (Burrell Education)

  • Women’s Wellness & Whole Body Vibration (Burrell Education)

About The Trainer - Priscilla Phua

Priscilla is a PMA® certified Pilates teacher (now known as NCPT), trained under Fletcher Pilates® and BodyTree Academy® in all apparatus. She is also a certified Yoga teacher. Priscilla has been teaching since 2009 and mentoring student-teachers since 2017.Priscilla is greatly passionate about movement especially in Pilates Matwork and has assisted in teaching 7 Matwork Teacher Training programmes. Each training has deepened her understanding of the Pilates repertoire and she strives to teach the concepts of the exercises, making the training relevant and functional to her student-teachers so that they can continue meaningful teaching to everyone.As Priscilla had suffered several injuries, seeking knowledge to improve her understanding of the human body remains her priority. Her keen interest and knowledge in the proper movement mechanics ultimately forms the fundamental framework of her teaching. She believes in learning from experts of different fields to enrich her own teaching and tailoring her teaching according to her students' needs. Being an experiential learner, Priscilla is keen to help her students experience the beauty of the movement. She finds great pleasure in helping her students' fulfil their movement and teaching potential.

- BComm

- BodyTree Academy® Educator

- PMA®-CPT (currently known as NCPT)

- BodyTree Academy® Certified Pilates Teacher

- Fletcher Pilates® Qualified Teacher

- Pelvic Floor Health & Dysfunction (The Center for Women’s Fitness)

- Yin Yoga, TCM and Anatomy Teacher Training

- Advanced Teacher Training (Bryce Yoga)

– Prenatal and Postnatal Prescription (Penny Elliott)

- Barefoot Training Specialist® Level 1,2,3 (EFBA Global®)

- BARE® Workout Instructor (EBFA Global®)

- Certified Stretch Therapy Teacher

- Pelvic Floor & Core Foundations (Burrell Education)

- Women’s Wellness and Whole Body Vibration (Burrell Education)

- Understanding Acute & Chronic Lumbar & Pelvic Girdle pain: An evidence based workshop on clinical anatomy, biomechanics & effective rehabilitation (Physio Asia Academy)

- Core Foundations (The Tummy Team)

- Unusual Wunda Chair (Bridge Pilates)

- Reformer Refresh (Bridge Pilates)