The Six Load Dials and the Squat Pattern

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What you will learn

✓The four non-negotiables of strength adaptation, and why a class can feel hard without building strength
✓The effort card (RPE and reps in reserve) and the tempo decoder
✓The six Pilates load dials: load is any variable that raises the force demand, not only springs and dumbbells
✓How to read a movement pattern, with the squat pattern worked through in full

Who it is for

•Instructors who ask how heavy is heavy enough for their clients
•Mat and reformer instructors who want to progress load with a clear method
•Studio owners who want a shared language for load and effort

Why it matters

A class that feels hard does not always build strength. Knowing the load dials and how to read effort lets you change one variable at a time and see what happens.

About Body Form® Education

Body Form® Education is physiotherapist-led Pilates education. Kira-Leigh Rule is a physiotherapist and Pilates educator who teaches strength and load to Pilates instructors.

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