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:

XERCIZER
*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!

FLOOR
*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.