APPI Pilates Split Pedal Chair Certification - Online

APPI’s Split Pedal Chair Certification will take you through an enormous variety of exercises and the in depth reasoning behind each exercise.

We will analyse each exercise to look at the clients performance of the movement, any dysfunction that we may see and how to assess and manage this to lead your client back to full health and wellness. The course will progress the exercises from beginner all the way to full strength and conditioning exercises.

Exercises range from standing, to sitting, to kneeling and even lying, be it across the chair or on the mat and using the chair for added difficulty and resistance.

Workshops will develop and refine visual, tactile, audio cueing, 1:1 program planning, home exercise program planning and group teaching. Students will develop their skills and confidence to become comprehensive and articulate teachers. The course will look at individual teaching and 1:1 program planning as well as discuss how to run mixed studio sessions where you incorporate other pieces of equipment into a group session.

To become a certified APPI Split Pedal Chair Instructor you will be required to complete your certification exams. 

Certification Logbook

Your completed APPI Split Pedal Chair Certification logbook is to be submitted prior to submitting your practical exam. Hours are:

• 10 hours of observation 
• 30 hours of practice teaching 
• 50 hours of self-practice 

Practical exam

Design and film a 60 minute 1:1 session for a client of your choice using the APPI repertoire for the Split Pedal Chair. You will be marked on:

• Introduction – the meet and greet procedure and introduction to the mat and reformer
• Session planning – does the session flow in a structured way and allow the client to achieve the goals set out in the case study
• The teaching of the Pilates exercises – introducing the reasons behind the exercise to the client
• Demonstrations
• Cueing – verbal, tactile, visual imagery
• Energy and motivation of the voice
• Safety

A 70% minimum mark is required to pass your practical exam.