Chair Training
The Pietra Fitness Chair Training Program is designed to equip certified Pietra Fitness Instructors with the skills and knowledge needed to teach seniors and individuals with physical limitations. This specialized training builds on the foundational material learned in the P-FIT certification and addresses the unique needs of the aging population.Program Highlights:
- Expert-Developed Curriculum: Comprehensive training tailored for teaching chair-based fitness classes
- Flexible Learning: One year to complete the course at your own pace
- Extensive Resources: Course manual, training videos, online studio classes, and supplementary materials
- Continuing Education: Earn 4.0 physical and 2.0 spiritual CECs upon completion
Course Content:
- Importance of chair classes for the aging community
- Techniques to build strength, flexibility, and mental well-being
- Specific chair sequences and classes for participants with limited mobility
- Adaptations of traditional floor exercises for chair use
- Using a chair for balance and support in standing poses
- Modifications and precautions for common conditions in the aging population
- Anatomy of aging and application of Pietra Fitness principles
- Skills to instill confidence and empower instructors to lead chair-based classes
Prerequisites:
- Certified Pietra Fitness Instructor for at least 6 months
- Actively teaching classes and participating in the instructor community
Certification Process:
- Complete all coursework and review worksheets
- Pass final exam and practical assessment (85% required)
- Receive official certification upon successful completion
This Chair Training Program is an invaluable resource for Pietra Fitness Instructors passionate about making fitness accessible to seniors and those with physical limitations, enhancing their quality of life through tailored exercise routines.
Chair Training
The Pietra Fitness Chair Training Program was created to meet the growing demand for instructors who have the passion to teach seniors and people with physical limitations. You must be a Certified Pietra Fitness Instructor to go through the Chair Training. The information presented in this training builds on the material learned in P-FIT.
Pre-requisite: Must be a certified Pietra Fitness Instructor for at least 6 mos., and actively teaching classes and participating in the instructor community.
Chair training includes:
- All Course materials: manual, coursework and supplement binder, Interior Freedom by Fr.Jacques Philippe, training videos, and online studio classes for you to practice with.
- Review Worksheets
- 1 year to finish the training
- Final Exam and practical (85% is required to pass - a $75.00 retest fee will apply.)
- Upon passing, you will receive a certificate as well as 4.0 physical and 2.0 spiritual CECs
What you will learn:
Why chair classes are so important for our aging community, how to help participants build strength and flexibility and to increase their mental and physical well-being, specific chair sequences and classes that meet the limited needs of your participants, how to adapt exercises for a chair that were traditionally done on the floor as well as using a chair for balance and support for standing poses if participants are able, modifications and precautions for common conditions and issues in the aging population, anatomy of aging and how Pietra Fitness can be applied specifically to the health issues many seniors face, and specific skills that will instill confidence and empower you to lead Chair Pietra Fitness to seniors and people with limited mobility
You must be a certified Pietra Fitness Instructor for at least 6 months and actively teaching classes and participating in the instructor community in order to take the Chair Certification.
