What Teacher Training and Continuing Education Programs Does Fletcher Pilates Offer?

Fletcher Pilates® offers three main education tracks through its School: a Comprehensive Program for full teacher training, Continuing Education for practicing teachers, and Hosted Education for learning experiences arranged worldwide. All three are lineage-based, meaning they carry forward the teachings of Joseph and Clara Pilates as passed down through Ron Fletcher. The programs are designed for people who want to study the method in depth, whether they are building a teaching career or deepening an existing practice.

The three education tracks

The School describes its work as "lineage-based Pilates education rooted in the teachings of Joseph and Clara Pilates as carried forward by Ron Fletcher," and notes that programs support teacher training, continuing education, and hosted learning experiences worldwide.

What "lineage-based" means for the training

Fletcher Pilates positions itself as both classical and contemporary — honoring Pilates history while staying relevant to current practice. The lineage claim rests on Ron Fletcher's direct connection to Joseph and Clara Pilates. As evidence of that connection, the site notes that a historic image of the original Pilates studio was gifted to Ron Fletcher by Clara Pilates and remains part of the Fletcher Pilates® Archive.

For a prospective trainee, this matters in practical terms: the curriculum is presented as an unbroken transmission of the method rather than a reinterpretation, and the School frames the work as "the Pilates method in its living form."

Who the programs are aimed at

The Comprehensive Program is the entry point for full teacher training. Continuing Education assumes you already teach and want to go further. The site's testimonials point to both audiences:

• One reviewer, an athlete and fitness instructor of 35 years, describes Fletcher Pilates as "the absolute best physical activity I have ever done" and plans to teach it going forward.
• Another, who had completed two certification programs in an 8-year Pilates career, calls the Fletcher program "more complete, more demanding, and more gratifying" and says it provided "the inspiration I was craving and the direction I needed to advance my teaching and self-practice."

That second comment is the clearest signal of what Continuing Education is meant to deliver: advancement for teachers who already have credentials but want more depth.

How to choose between the tracks

• You want to become a teacher or earn full certification → start with the Comprehensive Program.
• You already teach and want to deepen your skills or refresh your practice → Continuing Education.
• You want to bring Fletcher Pilates training to a group, studio, or region → Hosted Education.

The site does not publish pricing, schedule, or enrollment prerequisites on the pages reviewed here, so those details would need to be confirmed directly with the School before committing.

The Studio side

Fletcher Pilates is both a School and a Studio, based in Tucson, Arizona. The Studio offers private sessions, group classes, small-group equipment work, and international virtual classes and private sessions. For trainees, this means the same organization provides both the education and a place to practice and observe the method in use — useful if you want to see the work applied before or during training.

What to verify before enrolling

Because the source material does not specify program length, cost, prerequisites, or certification requirements, confirm these directly:

• Whether the Comprehensive Program leads to a recognized certification and what it qualifies you to do
• Prerequisites for Continuing Education (which certifications are accepted)
• Format and location options, including virtual availability
• How Hosted Education is arranged if you want to bring a program to your area

The clearest starting point is the School section of fletcherpilates.com, which separates the three tracks and links to the Studio for practice options.