Advance your Floor and Xercizer (reformer) program with a series of NEW CLASS FORMATS! Clearly organized and arranged, the IM=X Advanced programs entice new clients and challenge old. Learn new exercises as well as a variety of new formats that target specific workout goals -- expand your the eight basic sequences into over 65 sections of innovative exercise (endless variety!) The Advanced Certification gives experienced IM=X Pilates Trainers and Instructors NEW research and choreography. Course topics include the following:

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*Interval Training - Combine new exercises with the basic sequences to create an athletic workout that not only produces muscles fatigue but raises the heart rate. The Interval Training workout is based on intense bouts of movement followed by small rest periods which focus on recovery.
*Stretch - Use the reformer to intensify your flexibility protocols. Passive, active and resistive stretch routines are combined to increase range of motion.
* Hybrid - Learn several formats that combine floor (ring/body bar) with reformer routines. Integrate open chain exercise with resistance training. Use the new vocabulary to keep your clients challenged.
*Abs - IM=X Pilates is all about trunk recruitment and strengthening but...there are several abdominal routines that are brand new to the program. Combine them with the basics and you will have the most intense pilates core class around!

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*Ring Workout- A unique blend of ring exercises that focus on core strength. A short but intense routine.
*Stretch Format- Teach your clients how to improve muscle relaxation, movement patterns and range of motion. Routines repeatedly target hamstrings, spinal, hip and shoulder muscles.
*Floor Motion Hybrid- Learn new IM=X vocabulary that transforms sagittal plane exercise into circular choreography with seamless transitions and innovative moves such as Arm Circles, Fan Kicks, Oblique Swings, etc.
*Pilates Format- This workout blends signature pilates exercises such as Teasers, Boomerang, Rollover, Double Leg Stretch with the IM=X floor routines for a whole new advanced floor class.

The 180-page instruction manual includes photos, step-by-step instructions and class formats. Videos available. In order to receive the Advanced Certification, mastery of 5 various class formats must be demonstrated.

Length: 5 days (Mon-Fri from 9:00-5:30), Independent Practice Hours and a Practical Exam
Cost: $1695
Note: Franchise studios register here!
Prerequisites: IM=X Pilates Floor & Xercizer Certification
See the course agenda for more detail.

Keeping your pilates program fresh requires you and your staff to update your education and services. The IM=X SUPER Advanced Certification keeps you on the cutting edge by providing experienced IM=X Pilates Trainers and Instructors with NEW research and more workout routines. The 140-page instruction manual includes photos, step-by-step instructions and class formats. In order to receive IM=X Pilates SUPER Advanced Certification, students must pass a Written and Practical Exam. Course topics include the following:

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*Upper Body -Expand the muscle building effects of your the reformer with NEW routines that fatigue the latissmus dorsi, biceps, triceps, lower trapezius, erector spinae, pelvic floor and abdominal wall. Increase spring loads without recruiting neck flexors/extensors.
*Lower Body - Expand the pelvic stabilization, hip range of motion and plyometric sequences into an hour long routine that repeatedly targets the pelvic floor, hip flexors/extensors, abdominal wall, erector spinae, gluteals, hamstrings, quadriceps and adductors.
* Golf/Tennis - Learn formats that not only improve the posture, strength and flexibility but also aerobic fitness. By incorporating additional routines, your clients will work at 70-80% of their VO2 max.
*Pre/Postnatal Training - Learn reformer formats that safely challenge women in their 2nd and 3rd trimesters. Review of the ACOG guidelines and pregnancy research is provided for a thorough understanding of this high risk population.
*Back Strength - Learn reformer workouts that were designed for post-rehabilitation. Gain an understanding of the causes of general low back pain. Integrate therapeutic exercise, manual traction and posture re-education.

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*Upper Body -Expand the muscle building effects of your pilates program. New routines hypertrophy latissmus dorsi, biceps, triceps, lower trapezius, erector spinae, pelvic floor and abdominal wall while inhibiting the neck flexors/extensors. Focus is given to the technique of ribcage stabilization.
*Lower Body - Learn 2 new IM=X routines that repeatedly target the pelvic floor, hip flexors/extensors, abdominal wall, erector spinae, gluteals, hamstrings, quadriceps and adductors. The lower body workout is intense and effective for reducing inches off the hips/thighs. Anatomy of the lower body is reviewed.
*Pre/Postnatal Training - Learn how to address this population with IM=X Pilates workouts that follow the ACOG guidelines. Learn formats that safely challenge women in their 2nd and 3rd trimesters. Review the essential research for teaching this high risk population.
*Back Strength - Formats focus on the details of effective stabilization, spinal decompression and posture. Research on LOW BACK PAIN (LBP) provides the teacher with general knowledge of exercise protocols used for LBP remediation. Prescriptive exercise handouts are provided so clients can continue to improve in between classes.

Length: 5 days (Mon-Fri from 9:00-5:30), Independent Practice Hours and a Practical Exam
Cost: $1695
Note: Franchise studios register here!
Prerequisites: IM=X Pilates Floor & Xercizer Certification
See the course agenda for more detail.