.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

Learn to use the various Reformer components and accessories to intensify Reformer repertoire and provide a stimulating workout for athletes, dancers, and highly conditioned clients. Held over three days, this 18-hour Advanced course teaches exercises in the repertoire that require greater strength, stability and flexibility.

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.