INTENSIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
The STOTT PILATES® Intensive Program is designed for qualifying fitness and health professionals. Intensive certification is designed for individuals who have a fundamental understanding of anatomy and movement.

Each course in the program has been carefully developed to prepare you to teach STOTT PILATES® Matwork and Equipment repertoire safely, effectively and with confidence.

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INTENSIVE COURSE OBJECTIVES
As a student of our STOTT PILATES® Intensive Certification Program, you will learn:
. How to apply STOTT PILATES® biomechanical principles of core stability, peripheral mobility, breathing and alignment to relevant exercises
. Breakdown of essential and intermediate level exercises
. Exercise essence, muscular initiation and movement sequencing
. Variations to increase or decrease exercise intensity
. Modifications for specific body types, postural issues, and conditions
. Effective communication, visual skills, verbal cuing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation

CROSSOVER COURSE OBJECTIVES

Crossover courses were created to offer instructors additional opportunities for professional growth by helping them make the transition from private to group training and vice versa. Unlike our standard courses, crossover options are designed to act as a bridge between the Group program and the Intensive program.

STOTT PILATES® Certification Process
At the conclusion of each intensive or crossover course you will receive a letter of completion and the relevant continuing education credits. Upon receiving the letter of completion, you are qualified to teach Pilates to that specific course level for a period of up to six months after completion. Only when you pass your examination are you a STOTT PILATES® Certified Instructor.

STOTT PILATES® certification is only awarded upon successful completion of each course and a written and practical exam. You can certify in stages by taking an exam after each course or following a series of courses. The examination must be taken within six months from completion of your last course and is in addition to the course fees.

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Course Descriptions:

INTENSIVE & CROSSOVER PROGRAMS

Intensive Mat-Plus [IMP]
IMP provides you with the solid foundation and skills you need to develop effective and motivating group and personal training programs. At the end of the course you are qualified to design and teach the Level 1 (Essential and Intermediate) MatworkT repertoire, integrating small equipment to add variety and meet the specific needs of your clients. In addition to the general course objectives, you will learn:

. Workout composition for personal and group training
. Essential, Intermediate and Power workouts
. Flex-Band®, Fitness Circle® and Arc Barrel workouts
. Modifications for specific body types, postural issues and conditions
. How to incorporate resistance equipment to support and intensify exercises
. Theory and practice of postural analysis
. 63 exercises plus multiple modifications

Prerequisites:
. 3 years (minimum teaching movement or fitness)
. Working knowledge of functional anatomy
. 30 hours of Pilates classes/workouts

Duration:
. 40 hours instruction & supervised teaching

Plus:
. Minimum 10 hours observation
. Minimum 30 hours physical review
. Minimum 15 hours practice teaching
. Conducted over 2 weeks or 3 weekends
Total: Minimum 95 hours

CECs:
. 4.0 STOTT PILATES®

Course Description:

Crossover from Intensive Mat-Plus Training to Group Training [XMG]

This course is designed for instructors who have completed our Intensive Mat-Plus training.

Enhance your group instruction skills enabling you to teach group matwork safely while keeping classes upbeat and motivating. Learn to conduct an orientation class designed specifically for clients entering group matwork classes. Instructors will leave with ten pre-designed Essential through Intermediate workouts ready to teach in a group environment. These incorporate small equipment (Flex-Band exercisers, Fitness Circle resistance rings and Toning Balls) and cover a variety of intensity levels. Following this course, students are eligible to take the Matwork exam of the Group SPX stream that tests group training knowledge and skills.

Prerequisites:
. STOTT PILATES® IMP

Duration:
. 6 hours instruction & supervised teaching

CECs:
. 0.6 STOTT PILATES®

Course Description:

Intensive Reformer [IR]
This course teaches you how to design and instruct Level 1 (Essential and Intermediate) Reformer workouts in group or personal training settings for a range of clients. While IR may be taken prior to IMP, we recommend completing IMP first. In addition to the general course objectives, you will learn:

. Effective use of the Reformer to enhance torso stability and strength, peripheral extremity conditioning, joint stability, flexibility, balance and coordination
. How to develop programs for personal and group classes
. Essential, Intermediate and Power workouts
. Effective communication, visual skills, verbal cueing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation
. Modifications for specific body types, postural issues and conditions
. Theory behind exercise modification development and usage
. Exercise layering related to effective program design
. 129 exercises plus multiple modifications

Prerequisites:
. 3 years (minimum teaching movement or fitness)
. Working knowledge of functional anatomy
. 30 hours of Pilates classes/workouts

Duration:
. 50 hours instruction & supervised teaching

Plus:
. Minimum 10 hours observation
. Minimum 40 hours physical review
. Minimum 25 hours practice teaching
. Conducted over 3 weeks or 4 weekends
Total: Minimum 125 hours

CECs:
. 5.0 STOTT PILATES ®

Course Description:

Crossover from Intensive Reformer Training to Group Training [XRG]

This course is designed for instructors who have completed our Intensive Reformer training.

Enhance your group instruction skills enabling you to safely teach a small group reformer session while keeping the class upbeat and motivating. You will also learn an orientation class designed specifically for clients who are entering group reformer classes. Instructors will leave ready to teach twelve pre-designed Essential through Intermediate workouts in a group environment, as well as a number of plyometric exercises performed on the Jumpboard. Following this course, students are eligible to take the Reformer exam of the Group SPX stream that tests group training knowledge and skills.

Prerequisites:
. STOTT PILATES® IR

Duration:
. 6 hours instruction & supervised teaching

CECs:
. 0.6 STOTT PILATES®

Course Description:

Intensive Cadillac, Chair and Barrels [ICCB]
The ICCB training is broken up into 3 modules: Cadillac, Chair and Barrels. One may choose to attend all 3 modules in any order, but must complete all 3 in order to certify. ICCB prepares you to teach Level 1 (Essential and Intermediate) exercises on the Cadillac Trapeze Table, Stability ChairT, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector and Arc Barrel. By the end of all 3 modules you are able to fine-tune personal and circuit training programs to meet a variety of clients' conditioning goals. Beyond the general course objectives, you will learn:

. Effective use of equipment to enhance torso stability and strength, peripheral extremity training, joint stability, flexibility, balance and coordination
. How to develop dynamic programs in a full studio environment
. Modifications for specific body types, postural issues and conditions
. 282 exercises total (for all 3 modules) plus multiple modifications

Prerequisites:
. STOTT PILATES ®IMP
. STOTT PILATES ®IR

Duration:
  50 hours instruction &supervised teaching
. Cadillac-25 hours (5 days)
. Chair- 15 hours (3 days)
. Barrels-10 hours (2 days)
. Conducted over 3 weeks or 4 weekends

Plus:

. Intensive Cadillac [ICAD] - observe 10 hours, physical review 15 hours, practice teach 10 hours.

. Intensive Chair [ICHR] - observe 5 hours, physical review 10 hours, practice teach 10 hours.

. Intensive Barrels [IBRL] - observe 5 hours, physical review 10, practice teach 5 hours

Total: Minimum 130 hours

CECs:
. 5.0 STOTT PILATES®

Intensive CCB modules, New for 2008! STOTT PILATES® will also be offering the Intensive Cadillac, Chair & Barrels course in three separate modules so you can choose what specialty you want to take and when! Sign up for all three and save. Completion of all three modules is required to be eligible for certification.


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