Raph chats with legal counsel Cory Sterling about all things legal in the Pilates world.

Many Pilates studio owners jump into the business with big dreams fueled by big hearts. Being passionate about creating your dream studio is great, but owning a business requires legal knowledge. It’s not what most of us are excited about, but having a strong knowledge base about business law in the fitness industry can save you a lot of stress.

Cory and Raph discuss questions like:

• Is it legally required for Pilates instructors to renew their certifications? Are you an employee or a contractor?
• What about your staff? How can you tell the difference?
• Do you really need to be certified on each piece of equipment in order to teach on it?
• Legally speaking, how is teaching online different from teaching face-to-face classes?
• What is a non-compete clause and how is it legally binding?