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Clare Dunphy

Clare Dunphy

Clare Dunphy is the senior program director for Peak Pilates and mentors Pilates teacher trainers worldwide. She is the owner of Progressive Bodyworks Inc. Certifications: ACE




Sessions Presented by Clare Dunphy

109: MVe™ Hard Core (WO / Group Exercise / Mind-Body / Personal Training)
Presented By Clare Dunphy
time block A - Friday, 7:00-8:00am

Experience a challenging workout that incorporates upper body conditioning using hand weights, with lower body and core conditioning on the MVe™ Fitness Chair. Get the best of both worlds in this total-body workout guaranteed to make you sweat. BYOM


278: Peak Pilates® Do You See What I See? (WS / Group Exercise / Mind-Body / Personal Training)
Presented By Clare Dunphy
time block G - Saturday, 10:30am-12:20pm

What is it that all great Pilates instructors have in common? It is that innate ability to anticipate where the body is going and bring it back to where it belongs. It’s all in the eye! We will study a number of common compensatory patterns and evaluate them from origin to solution. By monitoring the client’s strength and ability to correct these patterns, you’ll have a better sense of when to progress your students. BYOM


313: Peak Pilates® Creative Mat Class Design with Small Props (WS / Group Exercise / Mind-Body)
Presented By Clare Dunphy
time block H - Saturday, 3:00-4:50pm

Do you have faithful mat clients that show up for every class? Once in a while give them a little spice. Learn to use props, small Arc Barrels, Power Circles and balls within the classic repertoire and voila! Maintain flow while you bring these props in and out of your workout. You will leave this workshop with the confidence to utilize these props at your desire. BYOM


147: Peak Pilates® MVe™ Flex and Flow (WS / Mind-Body)
Presented By Clare Dunphy
time block C - Wednesday, 10:45am-12:35pm

Several creative MVe Fitness Chair progressions will be taught in this session! The first time through each sequence you will learn the moves, the second and third time through you will refine the movements and transitions, and enjoy the flow. Move from the inside out during this Pilates fusion workout designed to improve balance, activate your core and gain a sense of inner control that will be unforgettable.


208: Peak Pilates® MVe™ Hard Core (WO / Mind-Body)
Presented By Clare Dunphy
time block F - Thursday, 7:00-7:45am
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Get the best of both worlds: strength moves combined with traditional Pilates chair moves. Together, they give you a total-body workout guaranteed to make you sweat. Even if you have never seen the MVe Fitness Chair, you'll experience eccentric training in a new way.


235: Peak Pilates® MVe™ Circuit Training (WS / Mind-Body)
Presented By Clare Dunphy and Zoey Trap, MSc
time block G - Thursday, 8:05-9:55am

Experience an intense circuit training workout featuring the MVe Fitness Chair and the brand-new MVe Reformer. Clare Dunphy will lead you through an energized, music-driven cross-training workout of Pilates fitness fusion exercises on the most versatile line of Pilates equipment available. Bring a towel and get ready to MVe!


266: Peak Pilates® Seminar: Focus on Hips (WS / Mind-Body)
Presented By Clare Dunphy
time block H - Thursday, 10:15am-12:05pm

Get an in-depth look at how to deal with common hip concerns in a studio setting. This seminar will provide you with a before, during and after session approach. Learn what to ask the client before beginning, which exercises to use during the session as assessment tools, what to look and listen for, how different hip concerns affect movement and how to identify compensatory patterns. Develop an understanding of how to progress students safely in successive sessions.


394: Peak Pilates® Rhythm in Motion (WS / Mind-Body)
Presented By Clare Dunphy and Zoey Trap, MSc
time block N - Friday, 4:40-6:30pm

Feel the rhythm of your body, your breath and the beat as you move through this mindful and uplifting workout. This new age circuit begins with the rhythmic exercises of the mat and turns them upright to bring Pilates vertical. Finally, put your Pilates in motion and express yourself through a dance segment that allows you to release your joy and set your spirit soaring.