Stop Memorizing Exercises.
Start Understanding What Actually Makes Pilates Work.
A practical, biomechanics-driven system to help you confidently program, progress, and coach strength inside the Pilates studio—without guessing.
If you’ve ever thought:
You’re not alone.
Most Pilates training teaches what to do, not how to think through what’s actually happening in the body.
You don’t need more exercises. You need a better lens.
Strength doesn’t come from choreography.
It comes from understanding:
how load changes
how lever length affects difficulty
how joint position alters demand
When you understand the mechanics, programming becomes simple. This is a framework, not a routine, so you can apply it to every client, every session.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Build real strength
Understand how mechanical tension actually drives adaptation—and how to create it in Pilates
Analyze any exercise
Break movements down into load, lever, and torque so you know exactly what’s being trained
Adjust in real time
Change difficulty instantly using lever length, ROM, and positioning
Progress with confidence
Use a clear system to scale exercises based on your client—not guesswork
The AOP strength framework
This turns Pilates from memorization into mechanical reasoning.
Solve the problems you see every day
Learn how to change the mechanics without relying on endless cues.
Examples:
This is different
❌ More exercises
❌ Cue-based coaching
❌ Guessing progressions
✅ A biomechanics framework
✅ Clear mechanical reasoning
✅ Confident, repeatable decisions
What you'll get
Full digital guide (instant access)
Step-by-step strength framework
Exercise analysis worksheets
Client assessment tools
Progression and regression systems
Real-world case studies
Start coaching with clarity
$17
Instead of asking:
“What exercise should I teach?”
You’ll start asking:
“What capacity am I trying to build—and how do I load it?”
That shift changes everything.
Start applying biomechancis to your teaching today
$17
If you’ve ever felt unsure how to make Pilates actually build strength this gives you a clear, practical way forward.
Built by Anatomy of Pilates to bridge the gap between exercise science and real-world teaching.
AOP founder
Cody Jussel MSc
This is the guide I wish I had when I was going through my teacher training. I decided to distill everything I learned in my masters program into simple and actionable education for Pilates instructors and this guide is a greta introduction into the Anatomy of Pilates ecosystem
Learn to leverage anatomy, biomechanics, and exercise science to become a more confident Pilates instructor!