I have a new client who suffers from vertigo.  She is brand new to Pilates and loves it but the last two sessions we had together she had dizzy episodes.  I am trying to find ways to keep the session exciting and challenging without her feeling like I am making any changes for her.  At the last session she told me she did not want me to change anything and to continue with the series of exercises.  I told her there are many variations and she will still get a great classical Pilates workout!!  If anyone has had experience with this and has any suggestions please let me know.  The only equipment I have at this moment is the Peak Pilates System Deluxe.

Thanks,

Julie

I am an instructor who suffered from this dizziness. It was awful. my best advice is to use adaptive learning techniques. Have her focus on one spot as she moves through an exercise. It does help. After a few times with the exercise and that focus the movement will become easier.

Thank you for your reply.  That is exactly what I have been doing.  She has come so far and refuses to give up because of the vertigo.  I do mix things up a little so she isn't up and down too many times and this works for her. 

 Thanks again

Julie

I have had clients with vertigo, and went through a bout of it myself. It can be moderate to severe and can change from workout to workout. First, make sure you have asked her if she knows or is investigating the cause? How long has she had it? What makes it worse? Better? That's a good starting point. And then work with her day by day. Take more time with transitions, give her time after making a major positional shift to let her system 'reset'. Try to reduce the numbers of positional shifts in the work for her - which may mean using some common sense and adjusting variations and transitions. Make sure she knows if she is having a bad day, not to drive - and not to worry about missing her session if she needs to. The good news is, depending on the cause, Pilates can help her improve. good luck, zoey