Dear Englishforum readers,

As many of you know I run a Pilates Studio in Zurich. Due to our recent expansion, I am now desperatly looking for qualified Pilates Instructors...

What I offer:

• A beautiful studio with a rapidly growing client base (see www.symetris-pilates.ch)
• Instructor training through all levels including continuing education
• A varied and exciting job training clients of various abilities and needs

Qualities I'm looking for:

• Thorough training in all aspects of Pilates (from Mat work through all machines)
• Good customer service skills
• Friendly personality
• Knowledge of both English and German preferable

If you are interested in changing your career and feel like you would love to become a Pilates instructor, then please contact us. We are also willing to offer apprenticeship training.

Maybe you know someone who is looking for a job as a Pilates instructor or who would like to train to become one. If so please forward on this message...

Thanks!

Lynn

I know someone (South African living in ZH for a few years) who has a pilates studio. I wouldn't be surprised if you know her, I'm sure these circles are small, but I'll send her this post.

I have one silly question. How do you actually pronounce "pilates"?

I caused much joy for locals with my pronounciation of mount Pilatus. Something like pi-lat-us. Rather than the locals pee-laa-tuus

The English-speaking world seem to insist on pronouncing it Pill-art-ease. There seems to be no logical reason for this. The guy that invented it, Joseph Pilates was a German, but moved to the states. Even when he lived in the states he never ever pronouced his name as Pill-art-ease.

The correct pronunciation is therefore pi-lart-es if it were spoken in German, but a slightly anglocised version would then be puh-lart-es. But in no way would it be pill-art-ease.

Interestingly enough if you point this out to most English speakers, including pilates instructors they will continue to use the incorrect pronunciation. I'm guessing it is because they are afraid that everyone else will think they are mispronouncing it.

Most dictionaries I've seen also show it with the incorrect pronunciation.

ANyway - that's the trivia for the day

p&-'lä-tEz

Gooner - is that with the "ease" ending - if so see my post above.

http://membrane.com/philanet/fitness/pma2002.html

Here's the link which discusses the pronunciation. So next time an instructor (incorrectly) corrects your pronunciation send them to that link. But it won't make a difference - they will read and it continue to mispronounce it

pilates fly planes, no?

Pilatus make very good small to medium sized propeller planes. They are used almost exclusively by the Australian Flying Doctor service.

I saw one of Lynn's ads in Zurich Events- they had placed her Pilates ad right next to another ad for Pilatus the mountain. How to cause confusion!

No, its a perfect marketing idea! "Pilates on Pilatus "

I am sure a bit of altitude-induced oxygen deprivation would help maintain that power house.

Just about every day down the beach in Perth you get the RAAF boys from Pearce AFB doing a coastal run in their PC9's.
http://www.raaf.gov.au/organisation/...rcraft/pc9.htm