The Only Classical Pilates Training of Its Kind in Kentucky
Joseph Pilates’ Legacy Continues
The Real Pilates Teacher Training Program® stands out in the Pilates teacher training industry and is recognized as one of the most prestigious Pilates certifications in the world, renowned for its academic excellence and comprehensive syllabus. Pilates Fit Studio in Louisville is a trusted partner and branch of New York’s renowned Real Pilates ®.
The team of highly experienced instructor trainers, with a direct lineage to Joseph Pilates from New York and Louisville, will mentor you throughout the entire Pilates teacher training program, right here in Louisville at Pilates Fit Studio. Each apprentice will receive one-on-one mentoring and an in-depth understanding of the method that far exceeds its competitors. Graduates of the program are highly sought after and tend to find multiple job opportunities awaiting them upon graduation, thanks to the Real Pilates name.
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Our Programs
Primary Training Certification
This is a 30-week program presented over four seminar weekends and comprising more than 600 hours of practical and academic study. You will learn the system of the method, program design, anatomy, anatomical alignment, special populations, common injuries, and how to apply it to today's exerciser. You'll learn every exercise, every variation, and every piece of apparatus ever created by Joseph Pilates. You will become part of a distinct lineage of teachers connected to Joseph Pilates and a third-generation teacher.
Graduate Program
Already a certified comprehensive Pilates teacher wanting to dive deeper into the classical work? Join us in our graduate program! Learn the "why" of the system, fill in your blanks, and develop your program design skills from the ground up. You will become part of a distinct lineage of teachers connected to Joseph Pilates and a third-generation teacher. The graduate program is a 450-hour comprehensive program.
"The life's work of Joseph Pilates is not something we can fast track, and the responsibility we all share in promoting and preserving the legacy of Pilates is a profound one."
~Alycea Ungaro
Lineage Matters
The lineage system helps to preserve Pilates’ original teachings so that they can be passed down to future students as accurately and canonically as possible. It also guarantees that only the highest quality of training is provided to future apprentices.
When Mr. Pilates passed away, he left his signature body of work to Romana Kryzanowska, who then passed it on to Alycea Ungaro. Alycea now offers it to you through our Real Pilates Teacher Training® program at her Louisville host location, Pilates Fit Studio.
OUR SIGNATURE STYLE FOR TRAINING FORMULAS
Targeted goal setting
Strategic Sequencing
Program Design
Anatomical Alignment
Anatomy
Hands-on-work
Advanced Cueing
TRAIN ON THE ORIGINAL APPARATUS
You must train in the original equipment design to teach classical work. Real Pilates® has had a close working relationship for decades with the original manufacturer of Joseph Pilates’ designs, Gratz®. Pilates Fit Studio is fully equipped with all the original Gratz apparatus made by Joseph Pilates.
Start with Real. Keep it Real.
Winter 2025 Cycle in Session. Registering for Summer 2025.
Interested in our next cycle? Enhance your readiness and success with our Preparatory Training Program.
Due to the academic intensity and to ensure we provide you with the proper support, mentorship, and attention, we have a limited capacity for four people in each certification cycle.
2025 SUMMER Seminar Weekends
Beginner System
July 11-13, 2025
Intermediate 1 System:
August 29-31, 2025
Intermediate 2 System:
October 24-26, 2025
Advanced System:
November 14-16, 2025
~ After the advanced seminar, each apprentice will have 3-4 months remaining of their internship before their final exams.
Program Overview
- 4 Seminar weekends
- Weekly academic assignments, case studies, and quizzes
- Program Design
- Observed Practical Teaching
- Practice Teaching
- Observation
- Anatomy and Alignment
- Safe spotting & Hands-on
- Weekly Private Training Sessions
- Weekly Small Group Sessions
- Monthly Meetings
- Practical Assessments
- Assisted Teaching
- Paid Teaching Opportunities
- The Business of Pilates Workshop
Start Your Real Teacher Training Journey
Due to the academic intensity and to ensure we provide you with the proper support, mentorship, and attention, we have a limited capacity for four people in each certification cycle.
PART I
Informational interview with Erica Walters, the studio owner and lead teacher trainer at Pilates Fit Studio.
PART II
Submit your 2025 application to www.realpilates.com
PART III
Interview and Assessment, by invitation, with RPTT Director of Education.
PART IV
Demonstrate completion of the prerequisite coursework or entry-level proficiency before the start date.
~ After the advanced seminar, each apprentice will have 3-4 months remaining of their internship before their final exams.
"We inspire students to greatness, teachers to excellence, and the industry to evolve and expand with our Louisville Pilates teacher training program."
~Real Pilates
Real Pilates Teacher Training Testimonials
Meet the Woman Behind the Method
A published authority on fitness and wellness and a pioneer of the Pilates method, Alycea Ungaro introduced some of the first mat Pilates classes to New York City. The method and Alycea built a devoted following as people flocked to her classes.
Alycea has expanded her popular Pilates classes into a fitness media empire. Her first multi-media project was the innovative Portable Pilates™, an easy-to-use at-home mat workout. Best-selling titles followed, including Pilates: Body in Motion, The Pilates Promise, and The Pilates Practice Companion, Alycea’s most comprehensive book. Her 15 Minute Everyday Pilates was an international bestseller. A new edition of Pilates: Body in Motion was released in 2019, and a reworked version of 15-Minute Everyday Pilates was released in 2020.
Alycea has traveled widely as a guest teacher, hosting retreats at world-famous locations such as Amangani in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. She has trained scores of celebrities, including Madonna, Uma Thurman, Kyra Sedgewick, Claire Danes, and Molly Sims. Together with long-time client Christy Turlington, Alycea collaborated on a “Pilates Booty” for Puma, which was aptly named “The Alycea.”
In addition to her Pilates expertise, Ungaro is a licensed Physical Therapist who graduated from New York University’s prestigious program. She holds a Master's Degree in Applied Clinical Nutrition, a certification in Perinatal exercise, and is a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher.
Her commitment to the industry led her to create her comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training program, where she shares the method as she learned it directly from her teacher, Joseph Pilates’ protege, Romana Kryzanowska. The Real Pilates Teacher Training program is now conducted internationally, and hundreds of professional Pilates instructors have graduated worldwide.
