Slow Resistance Training (SRT), featured in our upcoming training with Piper Michelle, is a set of adaptable principles that can be applied across reformer-based movement.

SRT is a high-intensity, low-impact approach designed to build strength and endurance through slow, controlled movement. Rather than counting repetitions, exercises are performed for time under tension—maximizing muscle engagement, eliminating momentum, and ensuring each movement is driven solely by muscular control.

The result is a highly effective, total-body method that strengthens slow-twitch endurance muscle fibers, improves core stability, and enhances overall body control.

By completing this training, you’ll earn a Slow Resistance Training (SRT) Certification—a comprehensive program designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead with impact. Here’s what sets this certification apart:

ADAPTABLE & VERSATILE ACROSS STUDIOS: While our training is tailored for the XFormer—the equipment we use at Awen Pilates—SRT is a set of universal principles that can be applied to any reformer with a carriage and springs, or adapted for sliders and mat-based work.

Whether you’re teaching on modern reformers, mega reformers like the XFormer, or leading at-home workouts, you’ll have the skills to adapt seamlessly across environments.

With SRT, you’re not tied to one machine or brand, giving you the freedom to expand your teaching opportunities without licensing restrictions.

MASTER THE ART OF INTENTIONAL MOVEMENT: SRT is rooted in slow, intentional movement—building strength, flexibility, and stability while protecting the joints. You’ll learn to guide clients through high-intensity, low-impact exercises that improve control, precision, and resilience, fostering a deeper connection to their bodies.

COACHING SKILLS: Coaching is more than memorizing exercises—it’s about creating an environment where clients feel motivated, supported, and empowered. This training equips you to inspire clients to push beyond their limits while honoring progress and sustainability.

Key coaching topics include:

• That + Those vs You + Yours

• Vocal Communication

• Filler vs Education

• Metaphors + Similes

• Adjustments + Corrections

• Training Hierarchy

• Teaching the WHY

• Utilizing Music

This Spring training begins with a focused Anatomy and Physiology Intensive designed to deepen your understanding of movement mechanics and support safe, effective instruction.

This session examines applied anatomy as it relates to exercise execution, including joint mechanics, muscle function, common compensation patterns, and key principles of injury prevention.

The goal is to provide a clear framework for understanding why movements are programmed, how the body adapts under load, and how to cue and modify exercises with greater accuracy and confidence.

If you’re familiar with the Lagree Method, you may notice shared movement principles and training concepts throughout SRT.

SRT, developed by Piper Michelle, helped establish many of the foundational principles and programming approaches that later became integrated into the Lagree Method.

For those training on Lagree-branded equipment, we provide a worksheet with side-by-side exercise comparisons for easy reference.

As Piper Michelle wisely says, "Methods are many. Principles are few. Methods always change. Principles never do."

• Anatomy + Physiology

• Movement Mechanics

• Injury Prevention

• Introduction to Slow Resistance Training (SRT)

• Routine Building

• Exercise Setup + Cueing Techniques

• The Benefits of Going Slow

• Anatomy of the Reformer

• Exercise Transitions

• Effective Action Words

• Coaching + Communication Skills

• Filler vs Education: Keeping Classes Intentional

• Adjustments + Corrections

• Modifications + Progressions

• Plus so much more!

• DAY 1
  Date to be Announced
  Anatomy + Injury Prevention
  12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  

• DAY 2
  Dates to be Announced
  SRT Foundations + Core
  3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  

• DAY 3
  Dates to be Announced
  SRT Lower Body
  1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  

• DAY 4
  Dates to be Announced
  SRT Obliques + Upper Body
  1:00 PM - 8:00 PM

• ~22 hours of in-person instruction with two expert trainers over 4 days
  

• Anatomy and Physiology Intensive focused on movement mechanics and injury prevention
  

• Slow Resistance Training (SRT) Certification
  

• One-year unlimited access to Piper’s SRT Online Training Academy
  

• Comprehensive, printed SRT training manual covering the entire SRT curriculum
  

• Three complimentary classes at Awen Pilates to observe and practice
  

• 30 days of post-training studio access for independent practice hours
  

• Potential job interview opportunity at Awen Pilates following certification and practice hours

Program Tuition: $2,500

Includes over $3,200 in training, resources, and studio access. Payment plan available. Space is limited.

To make the training more accessible, we offer the following payment plan:

• $1,250 due at sign-up

• $1,250 due 1 week prior to the start of training

• 50% non-refundable deposit

• No refunds for cancellations made less than 2 weeks before training

• All refund requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis