Samantha Clayton has been involved in the field of fitness for over ten years. Her involvement in Pilates was a natural progression from her studies in Modern and West African Dance. Samantha completed her training in upstate New York in "The Original Method".
Samantha is one of few teachers certified through The Pilates Method Alliance (PMA),the only standardized Pilates certification in North America. Samantha works primarily with clients undergoing rehabilitative treatments through a sports medicine doctor, a physiotherapist, a chiropractor, and/or a massage therapist. Based on the specific information provided by the health professional, she devises a personalized Pilates program for each client as an adjunct to their regular health regime.
Pilates provides each person the opportunity to take an active role in his/her health - through movement.
Individuals preparing for and recovering from hip replacement surgery, those dealing with sports related injuries, individuals with chronic back pain, stenosis and/orarthritis are common issues found among the people that Samantha works with on a daily basis. Her experience with, and concern for the aging demographic, led her to design a specialty class exclusively for the management of Osteoporosis("Osteopilates" classes).
Samantha is also a Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist (BCES) working with survivors post-surgery to improve range of motion, to enhance strength and to develop confidence.
She received a certificate in Human Anatomy through the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) after completing a comprehensive cadaver dissection course. She continues to build her knowledge of the body through specialty courses and holds Continuing Education Credits (CEC's) in the following: Postural Analysis, Pre & Post Natal Pilates, Pilates and Scoliosis, Pilates for Special Needs, and the Neurophysiology of Pilates. For a more comprehnesive look at Samantha's education please continue.
Training:
Movement Science, Kingston, New York, Steve Giordano, 2001
Pilates of New Paltz, New York, Elise Bacon, 2002
Contiuned Education:
The Shoulder, Retrofit Bodyworks, Toronto, Dinah Hampson, 2005
PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION (PNF) PATTERNS AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR ENHANCING DANCE TRAINING, Toronto Dance Theatre (TDT), Irene Dowd, June 5, 2005
Postural Analysis, Body Harmonics, Toronto, November 12, 2005
Pre/Post Natal Pilates, Body Harmonics, November 27, 2005
Pilates and Scoliosis, Body Harmonics, Spring 2006
Pilates and Spinal Conditions, Body Harmonics, Spring 2006
Pilates and Osteoporosis, Body Harmonics, Toronto, Spring 2006
Pilates and Special Needs, Body Harmonics, June 23-25, 2006
Human Anatomy (105 hours), Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, June 26th, 2006
The Pilates Mat Series (10 day workshop), Toronto Dance Theatre, Toronto, Diane Miller, 2006
PMA Exam preparation workshop, Metro Movement, Toronto, Diane Miller, 2007
PMA Certification, Toronto, Sept 17, 2007
The Reformer, Toronto, Karen Carlson, September 28, 2007
Post Rehabilitative Post-breast cancer Exercise Specialist, April 5-6, 2008
Exercise for Knee and Hip Replacement, American Council on Exercise (ACE), October 15, 2008
Shoulder Girdle Stabilization, ACE, October 15, 2008
PNF: Stretching Principles and Methods of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, ACE, October 15, 2008
Exercise and Arthritis, ACE, November 19, 2008
Irene Dowd’s “Visceral Spheres”, Metro Movement, Toronto, Eileen Birks, 2008
Moving Toward Balance: An Innovative Approach to Scoliosis, Susan Greskevitch Pilates, Toronto, March 1, 2009
The Neurophysiology of Pilates, Body Harmonics, Toronto, February 26-27, 2010
Clinical Anatomy Review, Canadian Chiropractic College (Back and upper limb), Toronto, February 2012
