Stott Pilates, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, offers several certification tracks for Pilates professionals who want to specialize in training a specific population, according to the Stott Pilates website. You must complete eight weekend workshops within a specialty track and carry an equipment-specific certification from Stott before applying for your specialty certification. Workshops can be applied to more than one specialty certification. Check with prospective employers regarding their certification requirements before committing to a training program.
Athletic Conditioning
Sports teams and individual competitors can boost their power, agility and strength with programs you learn to develop in Stott's athletic conditioning certification program, according to the Stott website. Workshops cover sport-specific protocols using classic reformers, V2 Max reformers, jump boards, stability chairs and mini trampolines. Choose from 11 workshop options to receive this certification.
Golf Conditioning
More than 26 million Americans play golf, according to the Golf Channel Solutions website. You can expand your clientele base to into this market by learning how to improve your clients' golf game with exercises that enhance and balance a golfer's body, according to Stott. Workshops include mat work exercises, reformer conditioning, rotational disc movements and golf-specific moves on the V2 Max reformer. You must take all eight of Stott's golf conditioning workshops to attain this specialty certification.
Post-Rehabilitation Conditioning
Stott's post-rehabilitation conditioning program focuses on clients with injuries or special conditions. You can learn stabilizing exercises for the lumbar, pelvic, knee and shoulder regions, as well as protocols for osteoporosis, breast cancer rehabilitation, scoliosis and back pain management, according to Stott. Choose from 12 weekend workshop options for this certification.
Active for Life
The older adult population in the United States, classified as those over age 65, is projected to surge to more than 70 million by the year 2030, according to the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics. You can learn how to adapt exercises on all of the Pilates machines to accommodate this growing segment of the population in Stott's Active for Life specialty certification program. Choose from nine weekend workshops focusing on back care, osteoporosis, armchair exercises, reformer movements or stability chair work.
Pre and Postnatal
In Stott's pre and postnatal certification program, you will learn how to adapt exercises to safely accommodate the changing bodies of pregnant and new-mother clients. Choose from nine weekend workshop options including stability ball, flex band, Cadillac, stability chair, and reformer exercises for this certification.
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