$250 Discount if registered by March 22nd!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT IS THE CERTIFICATION FOR?
THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM PREPARES FUTURE INSTRUCTORS TO SUCCESSFULLY TEACH A WELL PREPARED AND ARTICULATED PILATES REFORMER CLASSES. SOME PROGRAMS SEPARATE THE REFORMER CERTIFICATION PROCESS INTO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS (I.E. REFORMER 1/ REFORMER 2 / REFORMER 3 ETC.) THIS PROGRAM WILL BE AN ALL-INCLUSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM OF ALL MOVEMENTS TAUGHT ON THE REFORMER DURING THE 5 SCHEDULED MODULES.
WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS TO TAKE THE PROGRAM?
WHILE PILATES IS FOR EVERYONE, BEING AN INSTRUCTOR MAY NOT BE. A GOOD INSTRUCTOR NEEDS TO HAVE A LOVE FOR PILATES, GREAT SELF-BODY AWARENESS, A STRONG MIND-BODY CONNECTION, ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE FORM IN OTHERS, AND PATIENCE WHILE ARTICULATING BODY MOVEMENT TO A LARGE CLASS OF CLIENTS. WE DON’T EXPECT YOU TO HAVE ALL OF THE LISTED ABOVE FROM THE ONSET. IT IS THROUGH THE PROGRAM THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU TO DEVELOP THESE QUALITIES/SKILLS. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ALREADY IN THE FITNESS INDUSTRY, HAVE A DANCE/YOGA/GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND, ARE ATHLETIC WITH GREAT BODY CONTROL, OR ARE IN THE FIELD OF TEACHING TEND TO EXCEL IN THE PROGRAM.
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CERTIFICATION
THE SALT PILATES METHOD ADDRESSES THE BASICS OF ANATOMY THAT ARE NECESSARY TO SAFELY TEACH PILATES. SOME PROGRAMS ARE GEARED TOWARDS MORE OF A PHYSICAL THERAPY FIELD OF EDUCATION. THE SALT PILATES METHOD APPROACHES CERTIFICATION WITH THE GOAL OF DEVELOPING EXCELLENT PILATES INSTRUCTORS. IF YOUR INTEREST IN THE PROGRAM IS GEARED MORE TOWARDS ANATOMY THAN INSTRUCTION, THIS PROGRAM IS NOT A GOOD FIT FOR YOU. THE SALT PILATES METHOD WANTS GRADUATES OF THE PROGRAM TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO DEVELOP A WELL-ROUNDED CHOREOGRAPHED CLASS WHILE DELIVERING STRONG ARTICULATION SKILLS THAT LEAVES THE CLIENT WITH AN EXCELLENT WORKOUT.
WHAT IS THE COST OF THE PROGRAM?
THE PROGRAM IS PRICED AT $1750.
CLIENTS WILL RECEIVE A $250 DISCOUNT IF ENROLLMENT IS PAID IN FULL BY MARCH 22
THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM REQUIRES THE COMPLETION OF 100 GROUP CLASSES. STUDENTS IN TRAINING WILL RECEIVE CLASSES AT A DISCOUNTED RATE OF $17 A CLASS.
WHAT DOES THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM INCLUDE WITH MY REGISTRATION FEE?
THE CERTIFICATION FEE WILL PAY FOR AN ONLINE ANATOMY MODULE THAT IS TO BE COMPLETED AT YOUR OWN PACE, 5 IN-PERSON MODULES, COURSE MATERIALS, STUDY GUIDES, FREE ACCESS TO THE SALT PILATES STUDIO DURING OFF HOURS TO PRACTICE ON YOUR OWN OR TEACHING FRIENDS & FAMILY (SCHEDULED IN ADVANCE WITH Salt Pilates), AFTER JANUARY 1, 2026 YOU WILL NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO THE STUDIO OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED CLASSES.
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CERTIFICATION
THE SALT PILATES CERTIFICATION HOURS INCLUDE 100 TEACHING HOURS (60 PRACTICE TEACHING, 40 ASSISTANT TEACHING), 50 OBSERVATION HOURS, AND 100 SELF-PRACTICE HOURS. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BEGIN COLLECTING HOURS AT THE START OF THE PROGRAM. ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR HOURS, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN FOR YOUR “FINAL TEST‐OUT”. YOUR ‘FINAL TEST-OUT’ WILL INVOLVE SUCCESSFULLY TEACHING A BEGINNING CLASS, INTERMEDIATE CLASS, AND AN ADVANCED CLASS TO A GROUP OF CLIENTS SELECTED BY SALT PILATES.
WHAT DO THE TEACHING HOUR REQUIREMENTS ENTAIL?
THE SALT PILATES CERTIFICATION REQUIRES A TOTAL OF 100 LOGGED TEACHING HOURS TO QUALIFY FOR THE CERTIFICATION. THESE HOURS INCLUDE 60 TEACHING FRIENDS AND FAMILY HOURS AS WELL AS 40 ASSISTANT TEACHING HOURS. ASSISTANT TEACHING HOURS INVOLVE TEACHING EVERY MOVE FOR 5-15 MINUTE SEGMENTS ALONG SIDE A SALT PILATES CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR DURING SCHEDULED CLASSES FILLED WITH SALT PILATES CLIENTS.
WHAT ARE OBSERVATION HOURS?
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO LOG 50 OBSERVATION HOURS, WHICH MEANS SIMPLY OBSERVING THE CLASSES OF EXPERIENCED SALT PILATES INSTRUCTORS.
WHAT DOES “SELF‐PRACTICE” MEAN?
“SELF-PRACTICE” HOURS REFER TO TAKING CLASSES AT SALT PILATES. WE REQUIRE YOU TO ATTEND 100 GROUP CLASSES DURING THE PROGRAM. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE CLASSES AT THE DISCOUNTED RATE OF $17 A CLASS FOR A MAX OF 100 CLASSES. THIS DISCOUNTED RATE WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 1ST 2026.
HOW LONG WILL THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS TAKE?
THE MODULES WILL TAKE PLACE DURING 5 SEPARATE SCHEDULED SESSIONS. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO COLLECT HOURS DURING THE MODULE PROCESS & AFTER THE MODULE TRAINING CONCLUDES . WHEN ALL HOURS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND LOGGED YOU WILL RETURN TO “TEST-OUT.” WHILE WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THEIR CERTIFICATION IN 6 MONTHS, WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE FULL-TIME COMMITMENTS, SO THE PACE IS ULTIMATELY UP TO YOU.
WHAT TYPE OF CERTIFICATION WILL I RECEIVE?
THE CERTIFICATION YOU WILL RECEIVE IS A PRIVATE PILATES CERTIFICATION BY SALT PILATES ON THE PILATES REFORMER. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR FUTURE GOALS WITH THE CERTIFICATION WILL BE MET. EVERY STUDIO THAT HIRES THEIR INSTRUCTORS HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS.
DOES COMPLETING THE SALT METHOD PILATES CERTIFICATION MEAN THAT I WILL GET HIRED TO TEACH PILATES AT SALT PILATES?
OUR INTENTION WITH THE TRAINING PROGRAM IS TO BUILD OUR TEAM OF INSTRUCTORS AT SALT PILATES. HOWEVER, HIRING IS ALWAYS DEPENDENT ON SHIFT AVAILABILITY, STUDIO NEEDS, AND BEST FIT OF THE INSTRUCTOR.
WHERE WILL THE TRAINING SESSIONS BE HELD?
THE TRAINING WILL BE AT THE SALT PILATES STUDIO.
WHAT IF I CAN’T MAKE ALL OF THE SESSIONS?
WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO WORK WITH YOU TO GET YOU CAUGHT UP, BUT IT WILL BE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLETE ALL OF YOUR WORK COVERED DURING THE MISSED MODULE ON YOUR OWN TIME.