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STOTT PILATES is recognized by the American Council on Exercise, Can-Fit-Pro, the College of Massage Therapy of Ontario as a continuing education provider.
INTENSIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

The STOTT PILATES Intensive Program is designed for qualifying fitness and health professionals. 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.

GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES

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


INTENSIVE MAT-PLUS REPERTOIRE [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 essential and intermediate level matwork classes, integrating small equipment to add variety and to meet the specific needs of your clients. In addition to the general course objectives you learn:

Workout composition for personal and group training

Essential, intermediate and power workouts

Use of the Flex-Band, Fitness Circle and Arc Barrel to enhance, support and intensify strength and flexibility exercises.

prerequisites: working knowledge of functional anatomy, some pilates training and three-plus years teaching movement or fitness

course duration: 40 hours instruction and supervised teaching, plus minimum 10 hours observation, 30 hours physical review, 15 hours practice teaching. Conducted over two weeks or three weekends.

CECs: 4.0 ACE


INTENSIVE REFORMER REPERTOIRE [IR]

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 Matwork 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 Matworkand 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, pilates training, 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


INTENSIVE CADILLAC, CHAIR & BARRELS REPERTOIRE [ICCB]

prepares you to teach essential and intermediate level stretch and strength exercises on equipment designed to complement and complete STOTT PILATES training: Cadillac/Trapeze Table, Stability Chair, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector and Arc Barrel. By the end of this course you are able to fine tune both personal and circuit training programs to meet a variety of your clients' conditioning goals -- from post-rehabilitation to athletic performance enhancement. Beyond the general course objectives you learn:

How to apply STOTT PILATES biomechanical principles for precision trainin

Use of resistance to enhance torso stability and peripheral extremity training

How to develop dynamic programs for one-on-one and circuit training

prerequisites: IMP + IR or CMR

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


CERTIFICATION LEVELS AND REQUIREMENTS

certification awarded after successful completion of the following courses PLUS a written and practical exam

LEVEL 1

Mat-Plus = IMP

Mat-Plus & Reformer = IMP, IR

Mat-Plus, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair, Barrels = IMP, IR, ICCB

Mat-Plus, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair, Barrels, ISP = IMP, IR, ICCB, ISP

LEVEL 2

Mat-Plus = IMP, AM

Mat-Plus & Reformer = IMP, AM, IR, AR

Mat-Plus, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair, Barrels = IMP, AM, IR, AR, ICCB, ACCB

Full Certification = IMP, AM, IR, AR, ICCB, ACCB, ISP


See GRADUATE COURSES for ISP and ADVANCED REPERTOIRE.
See our EXAM FAQ for what to expect in a certification exam.


FOR COURSE PRICES: Download a price list [$US or $CDN] for courses held in Toronto at the STOTT PILATES International Certification Center. Please note that pricing may vary at other facilities.

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