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Who We Are

APPI Health Group, established in 2001, is a leading provider of Pilates teacher training courses in the UK and around the world. APPI’s Pilates method has evolved over the years, earning acclaim for its safety, efficiency, and effectiveness. With an expanded curriculum catering to fitness, rehabilitation, and special populations, APPI stands as a global leader, offering 50+ courses worldwide.

Boasting a faculty of 100+ educators with a degree-level background, we share comprehensive knowledge of movement, anatomy, and physiology through various learning tools. Our teacher training packages annually transform over 4,000 Pilates enthusiasts across 26+ countries. Join APPI and discover the secrets of our transformative Pilates teacher training programme, impacting lives worldwide.

Our History

APPI was established in 2001 by two Australian physiotherapists, Glenn and Elisa Withers, through an academic scholarship from the Australian Physiotherapy Association. Their initial study, titled “Clinical Relevance of Pilates Exercise for Clients with Back and Pelvic Pain,” led to the development of the APPI Method taught today. Glenn and Elisa found that the benefits of Pilates exercises were not optimised due to the high levels of strength, control, and body awareness initially required. By modifying the movements, reducing lever length (arms or legs), considering spinal demands in more detail, and incorporating relevant research on muscle function before and after pain, a more effective form of Pilates-based exercise for rehabilitation was developed.

This ground-breaking approach led to the creation of APPI’s step-by-step programme. Each Pilates exercise was analysed for its effectiveness for clients recovering from injury. Modifications were made, and a unique, graded exercise approach was developed to guide clients from an injured state to a fully fit, functional, and efficient condition. This method enables health and fitness professionals to empower clients to embrace Pilates at any fitness level. Consequently, the APPI Pilates Method has become one of the most popular forms of rehabilitation training in the healthcare sector.

APPI Approach

The APPI curriculum is unique in its design, as it is the only Pilates programme in the world fully designed, taught, and developed by physiotherapists. Supported by an international team of over 40 physiotherapists and degree-level movement re-educators, APPI delivers educational programmes grounded in evidence and clinical expertise. Our method works on a tried-and-tested 5-stage model, with specific exercises selected based on the client in front of you. Unlike many other Pilates courses, we do not simply deliver a series of exercises to follow blindly, we educate you on why a particular exercise is relevant for a particular person.

Our 5-stage model relies on varied levels within each Pilates exercise. Once a client understands the connection of the brain to the essence of a movement, they are progressed along the pathway at a speed appropriate to them. The APPI method, with over 100 different Pilates Matwork movements, allows clients to move into more advanced, fitness-building, and body-shaping programmes that achieve the results they are aiming for. We truly believe our method is unique, and the results seen daily in our centres can be achieved by you. This belief is backed by decades of repeated success since APPI was established in 2001.

Global Presence

Since its establishment in 2001, the APPI Pilates Method has continued to gain popularity, awards, and recognition as an efficient and effective method of exercise rehabilitation. APPI is now firmly established as a world leader in Pilates training, with courses offered across the United Kingdom, America, Australia, Ireland, Portugal, Germany, Turkey, Switzerland, South Africa, Malta, Hungary, Finland, New Zealand, the UAE, the Gulf Region, Mexico, Luxembourg, Spain, Greece, Brazil, India, and many more countries.

APPI is proud to be at the forefront of developing comprehensive, well-supported Pilates teacher training programmes, training over 4,000 Pilates teachers annually in more than 22 countries. Our extensive continuing education programme offers over 20 additional Pilates modules, providing excellent ongoing learning opportunities. Our online learning platform enables students to learn from the comfort of their own home and practise classes wherever they are in the world. Our award-winning Physiotherapy and Pilates Centres in London, UK, deliver over 30,000 physiotherapy and Pilates sessions each year.