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General Course Objectives Prerequisites for all STOTT PILATES Certification Courses If you have a weakness is one or more areas, please contact Studio Praxis to discuss your options. Matwork™ [IMP] Intensive Mat-Plus - Workout composition for personal and group training Essential, Intermediate andpower workouts. Prerequisites: working knowledge of functional anatomy, some pilates training and three years experience 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. Required Materials - [IMP] Course Pack includes: [AM] Advanced Mat Prerequisite: Intensive Mat-Plus Reformer [IR] Intensive Reformer Prerequisites: anatomy, pilates training, and three years experience 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. Required Materials - [IR] Course Pack includes: - Essential Reformer manual [AR] Advanced Reformer Prerequisite: Intensive Reformer [IR] Course Duration: 18 hours of instruction Required Materials - [AR] Course Pack includes: - Advanced Reformer video Cadillac Chair & Barrels [ICCB] Intensive Cadillac Chair & Barrels - How to apply STOTT PILATES biomechanical principles for precision training Prerequisites: Intensive Mat-Plus [IMP] and Intensive Reformer [IR] Course Duration: 50 hours instruction and supervised teaching, plus minimum 10 hours observation, 40 hours physical review, 25 hours practice teaching. Required Materials - [ICCB] Course Pack includes: - Essential Cadillac video Courses Offered: [ACCB] Advanced Cadillac Chair & Barrels Prerequisite: Intensive Cadillac, Chair & Barrels [ICCB] Course Duration: 12 hours of instruction Required Materials - [ACCB] Course Pack includes: - Advanced Cadillac Video Injury & Special Populations Injury and Special Populations equips you with the skills and in-depth knowledge required to address a broad range of physical challenges among your clients. Successful completion of this and all Advanced courses is required for Full STOTT PILATES Certification. At the completion of this lecture-demonstration course, you will be able to: - customize your clients’ workouts to address particular weaknesses, conditions, postural problems or injuries. Prerequisites: Intensive Mat-Plus [IMP] Course Duration: 24 hours of instruction, plus 16 hours review and practice teaching Required Materials - [ISP] Course Pack includes: [top] [ANA1] Anatomy level 1 Required Materials - [ANA] Course Pack includes: - Trail Guide to the Body [top] Workshops and Continuing Education Workshops are a proven way to keep on top of developments in the health and fitness industry. Our workshops are 2, 3, 4 or 6 hours in length depending on the topic. We understand that it can be difficult to find the time to enroll in a workshop while maintaining a regular client roster. That’s why we schedule our workshops on weekend afternoons or weekday evenings – off-peak hours in the fitness industry. Occasionally, we’ll also schedule a workshop on a Friday afternoon. Schedule of upcoming workshops: For more information on STOTT PILATES Continuing Education Program click here. [top] Exams must be taken within six months of the completing your last STOTT Education course. We encourage students to take some time following the course to practice and synthesize the information prior to taking the exam. You are welcome to take the exam immediately following the course if you and your instructor agree that you are ready. Depending on your training and certification plans, you may choose from the following exams: - Mat Please note that the exam material is cumulative. There is an additional fee associated with each of these exams not included in the course fee. You may also choose to be examined at Level One (Essential and Intermediate) or Level Two (Essential, Intermediate and Advanced). If you choose to be examined at Level One (written and practical components) and at a later time wish to examine and upgrade to a Level Two Certification (practical component only) there is a separate fee. Note: Full certification requires successful completion of the Injuries and Special Populations course in addition to successful completion of Level Two exam for Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair and Barrels. The written exam must be conducted in a facility where the exam can be monitored. The practical component can be conducted either in a studio setting with an examiner, or via video tape - guidelines for submission are available from the studio director. What to expect in your practical exam - Mat – 1 hour duration The initial few minutes of the exam are dedicated to asking the appropriate questions of your subject and acquiring knowledge of your subjects history, physical condition, and goals. The next 5-10 minutes of your practical exam are dedicated to the postural analysis. Begin by describing what you hope to accomplish through a postural assessment. Proceed from head to foot describing what you see first from an anterior view, then from a side view, and finally from a posterior view. Remember to use proper anatomical reference throughout your postural analysis and verbalize what you are seeing for the benefit of the examiner. With your subject’s permission, feel free to palpate bony landmarks to help in your assessment. Also, feel free to ask your subject to roll down through each vertebrae if it will better help you to analyze the spine or to lift pant legs if it helps to better analyze the knees, ankles and feet. Conclude your postural assessment by summarizing what muscles you hope to strengthen and what postural misalignment you hope to correct in the workout you are about to program. The remainder of the exam is dedicated to taking your subject through an appropriate workout. The following areas are judged: Teaching manner and energy: attitude, motivational and verbalization skills. Application of the basic principles: STOTT PILATES places particular emphasis on your ability to communicate the importance of the basic principles to your subject. Your examiner will be listening carefully to your explanations. Be sure to describe the purpose and the importance of each principle. Throughout the workout continue to correct and cue posture using imagery, verbal cues, visual cues and touch to aid the subject in correcting their alignment. Knowledge of relevant repertoire of exercises: movement patterns and breathing patterns. Know when to exhale and when to inhale. Know how many repetitions of each exercise are to be executed. Adaptation of the material to the individual: Appropriate modifications, choice of exercise, appropriate pace and appropriate cues for that individual. Rhythm and pace: Making the workout fluid, using transitions from one exercise to another and keeping a pace that challenges the individual without losing form and effectiveness or overexerting. What to expect in your written exam The written exam is designed to test your knowledge of the musculature of the body: Origins, insertions, and actions of the muscles. As well as being asked to talk about the major muscular contractions happening in certain exercises, you will be asked to identify muscles pictured in a series of diagrams. Studio Praxis recommends purchasing Bryan Edwards Flash Anatomy Packs as study aids. The images you see in the Flash Pack Series are the same images you will encounter in your exam. While there is no time limit for the written exam, we generally find it takes students 3-5 hours to complete. Tips for success Both exams place a strong emphasis on anatomy knowledge. You will need to have an in-depth understanding of anatomy in order to pass both components of the exam. To brush on anatomy we recommend the following: - Study from "Muscular Flash Pack" by Bryan Edward s Publishing available at Studio Praxis. Know your basic principles You can download a pdf of the basic Anatomical references that all students are expected to know by clicking F-27_muscularReferences.pdf and E-28_anatomicalReferences.pdf [top] Students preparing to take their certification exam may use the studio for observation and practice under the following guidelines. Observation Practice Because of high traffic in the studio, please pre-book your session to ensure equipment availability. We ask that friends pay the Uninstructed Session rate of $15 per hour. Friends will be required to sign a waiver releasing Studio Praxis from any liability. - Students must leave their practice station in good order. Participation in Group Classes [top] Certification Course Policy Tuition fees do not include required course materials, examination fees or any private instruction. We notify applicants of their admission to the Studio Praxis / STOTT PILATES certification programme within 48 hours of receipt of application. If an applicant does not have a strong background in anatomy, admission to the programme may be conditional upon the applicant enrolling in the Studio Praxis Anatomy Level 1 course. Applicants are expected to attend every hour of the course in which they are enrolled. Any class time missed must be made up through private instruction (see coordinator for details). Course attendees will have access to the studio for practice and observation. All registration and course fees are due in full no later than the start date of the course. Students will not be admitted to class if payment has not been received. Deadline for registration Registration after deadline Cancellation Policy Withdraw Policy Students withdrawing from the programme prior to start date of course will receive a full refund of course fees less the $300 deposit. Students withdrawing from the programme after the first class will receive a full refund of course fees less $300 deposit. No refunds will be made after the second class unless written note by a medical doctor is presented with a letter to the director. Students who withdraw after the second class for medical reasons may transfer their tuition, less $300 deposit, to the next available course. Workshop Policy Workshops are open to anyone in the health, wellness and fitness industries or to those who want to learn more about teaching STOTT PILATES exercises. Payment for workshops is due in full at the time of registration. If a workshop is cancelled you will receive full money back. There is no refund given for students who fail to attend a workshop for which they are registered. Students withdrawing from workshops prior to the start of the workshop will be allowed to transfer their tuition fees to other services or merchandise offered by Studio Praxis. [top] 
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