ICHR prepares you to teach Level 1 (Essential and Intermediate) exercises on the Stability Chair. By the end of this course you will be able to fine-tune personal and circuit training programs to meet a variety of clients’ conditioning goals with 63 exercises on the Stability Chair. Beyond the general course objectives, you will learn:
- Effective use of the equipment to enhance torso stability and strength, peripheral extremity conditioning, joint stability, flexibility, balance and coordination
- How to develop dynamic programs in a full studio environment
- Effective communication and observational skills, verbal cueing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation
- Modifications for specific body types, postural issues and conditions
- Exercise layering related to effective program design
Prerequisites: IMP or IR or CMR
Duration:
15 hours class instruction and supervised teaching
Minimum 5 hours observation
Minimum 10 hours physical review
Minimum 10 hours practice teaching
Total: 40 hours
CECs: 1.5 STOTT PILATES®; ACE; Can-Fit-Pro
This six-hour course held over two day, progresses to Matwork to more advanced material, providing further options and challenges on the mat for highly conditioned clients. Exercises require a high degree of strength, balance and coordination. Must have taken either the Intensive Mat course or the Comprehensive Mat course.
.7 STOTT PILATES® CECs
The dynamic Total Barre® program is intended for those already working in the fields of fitness or movement. Instructors looking to bring music-inspired movement to their clients will love the 11 specially arranged and selected segments that serve as the template for each session or class.
Segments are accompanied by timed selections of music, each at a designated pace and focus on individual areas of the body or movement type.
Upon completion of the Instructor Foundation Course, participants will be able to teach the Total Barre method of exercise. Only upon the receipt of their certificate will they be entitled to identify themselves as a Total Barre Qualified Instructor.
Total Barre offers a balanced and thorough blend of theory, observation and practical experience to help you master the repertoire.
General course objectives
- Learn creative choreography of a well-balanced Barre workout
- Receive a template to effectively guide participants to modify and choreograph future workouts
- Break down various movements and explore the stabilization and mobilization required to achieve them
- Learn how to cue, correct and modify effectively for all populations
- Experience and implement six Total Barre Foundational Principles
- Participants are supplied suggested beats per minute for each segment of the workout they learn with optional music playlist
This course is intended for those already working in the fields of fitness or movement, as well as those who are unable to devote the time required in our Comprehensive Program due to work and/or scheduling issues. Conducted over 13 days. Building on your industry knowledge it teaches you to design and lead the Level 1 Essential and Intermediate STOTT PILATES Matwork repertoire, for personal or group training settings for a range of clients. You will leave with a solid foundation and required skills to develop effective and motivating Pilates Matwork programs. This course is held via Zoom.
- The STOTT PILATES Five Basic Principles
-Essential, Intermediate, Power workouts
- Flex-Band, Fitness Circle and Arc Barrel variations
- Effective communication and observational skills
- Verbal cueing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation
- Theory and practice of postural analysis
- 63 exercises plus modifications for specific body types, postural issues and conditions
- How to incorporate resistance equipment to support and intensify exercises
- Exercise layering related to effective program design
- Workout composition for personal and group training
Requirements of certification- 40 hours of instruction and supervised teaching
- Minimum of 10 hours of observation
- Minimum of 30 hours of physical review
- Minimum of 15 hours of practice teaching
- Total: 95 hours
This class prepares you to teach a broad range of exercises, variations and modifications performed on the Reformer – the key piece of resistance equipment used in pilates exercise. This course teaches you how to combine Mat- and Reformer-based workouts for increased variety and intensity. Upon completion of this course you are able to further motivate group classes and customize personal training sessions for a range of clients. In addition to the general course objectives you learn:
- Effective use of resistance to enhance torso stability and peripheral extremity conditioning
- How to develop effective Reformer and combined Mat-and-Reformer programs for personal and group classes
- Essential, intermediate and power workouts
- Effective communication, visual skills verbal cuing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation
Prerequisites: Anatomy, prior pilates experience, and 3+ years teaching movement or fitness.
Course Duration: 50 hours instruction and supervised teaching, plus minimum, 10 hours observation, 40 hours physical review, 25 hours practice teaching. Conducted over three weeks or four weekends.
CECs : 5.0 ACE