BTA - Pre-recorded Free Preview + 30 min Pilates Mat

(What makes the BTA Pilates Matwork Teacher Certification different)

Pilates Matwork is a strengthening and lengthening form of exercise that focuses on your core (trunk) muscles while also training your arms and legs. Mat Pilates is based on the original exercises Joseph Pilates developed to strengthen his own body as a very young man and then began teaching others.

What makes the BodyTree Academy (BTA) Pilates Matwork Teacher Certification different?

BTA's approach is unique - we believe that there is NO one size fits all as everyone has a different body type and different structure and thus have different needs. Our program focuses on what the client needs, rather than just exercises or a set sequence of exercises.

Learn the science behind the exercises; the ability to analyze the posture before they move and while they move.

In order to be able to analyze these, we thus have our Prehab Trainer Foundation Course that provides an in-depth analysis of the joints, muscles and biomechanics involved, contraindications and modifications in application to Pilates Matwork pieces.

pre-recorded Free Preview + 30 min Pilates Mat class by Daniel

Daniel began with weights training at age 17. While it was Daniel’s childhood dream to be a gymnast, he never had the opportunity to learn and acquire the skills. After his studies, he landed in an engineering job like most. However, driven by his passion in health and fitness, he left his job to pursue a career in fitness in 1998. He started out freelancing as a Personal Trainer and Group Class Instructor for various gyms and clubs before becoming a Pilates Teacher from 2001.

He has 18 years of experience teaching Pilates to fitness trainers and clients in Singapore, Jakarta and Seoul. Daniel started studying with Pilates Master Teacher Ron Fletcher (1921-2011) since 2004. In 2014, he conceived and developed the BodyTree Academy (BTA) Movement Anatomy™ series (now known as Prehab Trainer™) with his BTA partners after recognizing a gap in the education of fitness and movement teachers.

Daniel is also heavily involved in the development of BTA’s teacher training programs and short courses. He is a firm advocate of teaching movement based on a strong foundation and understanding of the human body biomechanics.

He has great love for Pilates but wanted to explore other ways of Upper Limbs conditioning, especially improving the strength and mobility of the Wrist & Elbow. In 2014, he ventured into Gymnastic Strength Training and from there, he gained deeper knowledge on better conditioning and preparatory joint strengthening drills. This venture also sparked his childhood dream of performing handstand and other Gymnastics poses.

Daniel believes that getting older should not stop one from attaining their fitness/movement goals. With his background in Pilates and other Rehab & Injuries management, he believes that strategized progressions coupled with patience and consistent practice is key to injury prevention, especially for those above 40.

Co-Founder (BodyTree Group)
Director of Education (BodyTree Academy)
Won “Fitness Best Elites – Pilates Instructor of the Year 2017”
Creator of Prehab Trainer™
Rehab Trainer
Functional Range Conditioning (FRC®) Mobility Specialist
Functional Range Assessment Specialist
Barefoot Training Specialist® Level 1, 2, 3
Presented 1 virtual workshop at International Health & Science Pilates Congress(2020)
Presented 5 workshops at February Pilates International Meeting Spain (2020)
Presented 2 workshops at Asia Fitness Conference & Expo (2017)
Presented 2 workshops at Fletcher Pilates® Conference (2011)
Fletcher Pilates® Adjunct Faculty (2008-2014)
Pilates Teacher (Pilates BodyTree®)
Fletcher Pilates® Professional Teacher
Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapy
Certified Basic Sports Massage therapist
Certificate in Management of Sports Injuries
BARE® Workout Instructor
Pelvic Floor & Core Foundations (Burrell Education)
Women’s Wellness & Whole Body Vibration (Burrell Education)