Pilates and Periodization: Understanding the Demands of Elite Athletes

High-level athletes do not train the same way throughout the year.

Training volume, intensity, strength demands, recovery needs, competition schedules, and performance goals continually change.

So how should Pilates programming change with them?

This two-day continuing education workshop examines how Pilates-based programming can be integrated within periodized training models commonly used in collegiate and professional sport.

Participants will explore foundational principles of periodization—including training phases, workload management, and adaptation—and learn how Pilates can support athletic development, performance sustainability, and recovery across the competitive year.

Join us for two days of evidence-based education, practical application, case scenarios, and programming frameworks designed to help you better understand the demands of high-level athletes and integrate Pilates more strategically within their training.