IM=X® Pilates certification programs have been known for decades to help propel the careers of fitness professionals. Last month, participants from several IM=X® studios across the country completed a virtual IM=X® Platform certification. Participants in this workshop learned how to use the distinctive and exclusive IM=X® Platform. This attachment inserts into the IM=X® Xercizer, transforming it into a unique and powerful standing workout. All IM=X® courses are conducted by an official IM=X® Master Trainer live online or in person at locations across the United States. A distinguished group of exercise physiologists, seasoned fitness experts, athletes, and dancers make up the team of IM=X® Master Trainers.
In order to attend the course, all participants needed to have first completed their IM=X® Pilates Advanced certification. Ahead of the IM=X® Platform certification course, all participants received a manual and purchased access to the IM=X® OnDemand bundle so that they could prepare for their coursework ahead of the course start. About a week prior to the certification course, all registrants received an email with course details and Zoom link to join. Everyone was prompt and on time to join the Zoom meeting, and participants were required to keep their video camera turned on and microphone turned off (except to ask or answer questions) throughout all hours of the course. All participants joined from their local IM=X® studio in order to have access to the IM=X® Xercizer and IM=X® Platform and to be able to work together with their coworkers for practice teaching sessions.
This IM=X® Platform course took place via Zoom for one seven-hour day. The IM=X® Five Fundamentals were introduced and reviewed, and some new exercise science research was presented at the beginning of the course. Master Trainer Renee asked Advanced-level instructors to recall material from earlier IM=X® certification courses. It was then time to begin the brand-new Platform routines. The equipment configuration, verbal and tactile cues, suitable modifications and progressions, goals and target muscles of each exercise, and other pertinent information were all presented as Master Trainer Renee first demonstrated each exercise on camera and then discussed each one. The next step was for participants to “practice teach,” either by collaborating with others in their home studio or by working with participants from other states. Of course, plenty of Platform workouts took place throughout the day as well.
The IM=X® Platform course is just one of nine proprietary tuition-free courses available to fitness instructors and personal trainers at IM=X® franchised locations.After completing the IM=X® Platform course, independent practice hours are required upon course completion in order to master a variety of workouts. In order to be awarded with a certificate of completion, all instructors must complete a recommended 20 hours of apprenticeship and must then demonstrate their proficiency in teaching the IM=X® Platform format in a Practical Exam to be completed within three months of course attendance.
We wish our new IM=X® Platform certification candidates the best of luck in completing this process and we look forward to seeing them again soon for their exams! If you are interested in becoming a community leader and bringing IM=X® Pilates and Fitness’s game-changing advantages to your neighborhood, learn more about certification with IM=X® at imxpilates.com.