The STOTT PILATES Intensive (Level 1) program focuses on expanding current knowledge while delivering complete instruction in STOTT PILATES principles and Essential and Intermediate exercises in a faster paced format.
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. This course teaches you to design and teach the Level 1 (Essential and Intermediate) Matwork 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, Power workouts
• Flex-Band, Fitness Circle and Arc Barrel workouts
• Effective communication and observational skills, verbal cueing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation
• 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
• Exercise layering related to effective program design
• 63 exercises plus multiple modifications
Prerequisites
• Working knowledge of functional anatomy
• 30 hours pilates classes
• Three-plus years teaching movement or fitness
Duration
• 40 hours instruction & supervised teaching
• Minimum 10 hours observation
• Minimum 30 hours physical review
• Minimum 15 hours practice teaching
• Conducted over 2 weeks or 3 weekends
• Total: 95 hours
CEC
• 4.0 STOTT PILATES; ACE; Can-Fit-Pro
Required Course Materials
• Matwork & Reformer Support Materials Book*
• Comprehensive Matwork Manual
• Essential Matwork DVD 3rd Edition
• Intermediate Matwork DVD 3rd Edition
• Sculpt & Tone DVD
• Fitness Circle Challenge DVD
*Matwork & Reformer Support Materials Book is required for IMP & IR. It need only be purchased once.
Intensive Reformer - IR
This course teaches you how to design and instruct Level 1 (Essential and Intermediate) Reformer workouts in personal or group 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, Power workouts
• Effective communication and observational skills, verbal cueing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation
• Modifications for specific body types, postural issues and conditions
• Theory and practice of postural analysis
• Exercise layering related to effective program design
• 122 exercises plus multiple modifications
Prerequisites
• Working knowledge of functional anatomy
• 30 hours pilates classes
• Three-plus years teaching movement or fitness
Duration
• 50 hours instruction & supervised teaching
• Minimum 10 hours observation
• Minimum 40 hours physical review
• Minimum 25 hours practice teaching
• Conducted over 3 weeks or 4 weekends
• Total: 125 hours
CEC
• 5.0 STOTT PILATES; ACE; Can-Fit-Pro
Required Course Materials
• Matwork & Reformer Support Materials Book*
• Essential Reformer Manual
• Intermediate Reformer Manual
• Essential Reformer DVD 2nd Edition
• Intermediate Reformer DVD 2nd Edition with BONUS Reformer modifications
*Matwork & Reformer Support Materials Book is required for IMP, IR and CMR. It need only be purchased once.
Intensive Cadillac, Chair & Barrels - ICCB
ICCB prepares you to teach Level 1 (Essential and Intermediate) exercises on the Cadillac Trapeze Table, Stability Chair, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector and Arc Barrel. By the end of this course 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
• Effective communication and observational skills, verbal cueing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation
• Modifications for specific body types, postural issues and conditions
• 295 exercises plus multiple modifications
Prerequisites
• IMP + IR
Duration
• 50 hours instruction & supervised teaching
• Minimum 10 hours observation
• Minimum 40 hours physical review
• Minimum 25 hours practice teaching
• Conducted over 3 weeks or 4 weekends
• Total: 125 hours
CEC
• 5.0 STOTT PILATES; ACE; Can-Fit-Pro
Required Course Materials
• Essential Cadillac Manual
• Intermediate / Advanced Cadillac Manual
• Complete Stability Chair Manual
• Complete Ladder Barrel Manual
• Complete Spine Corrector Manual
• Complete Arc Barrel Manual
• Essential Cadillac DVD
• Intermediate Cadillac DVD
• Essential Stability Chair DVD
• Intermediate Stability Chair DVD
• Split Pedal Stability Chair DVD
• Ladder Barrel Workout DVD
• Spine Corrector/Spine Supporter Workout DVD
• Arc Barrel Workout DVD
