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IM=X® Pilates 5-Day Intensive Certification

Receive an excellent pilates education at IM=X^® Pilates. Learn the IM=X Mat and Xercizer (reformer) programs in a 5-Day Intensive that provides you with the proprietary knowledge required of an IM=X Pilates group exercise instructor and personal trainer. The IM=X Pilates Intensive Certification qualifies fitness enthusiasts and fitness professionals alike to teach our unique Floor and Xercizer (reformer) programs. Certified instructors have career opportunities at any IM=X Pilates Studio across the country. IM=X is known for its scientific approach to teaching stabilization and its athletic approach to pilates-style exercise. Physiological results include increased muscle strength, endurance as well as improvements in alignment and flexibility.

IM=X® Advanced Pilates Certification

Learn new exercises as well as a variety of new formats that target specific workout goals -- expand your the eight basic sequences into over 65 sections of innovative exercise (endless variety!) The Advanced Certification gives experienced IM=X Pilates Trainers and Instructors NEW research and choreography. Several versions of the following formats are covered during this 5-Day Intensive.

IM=X® Super Advanced Pilates Certification

The IM=X^® Certifications keep you on the cutting edge by providing personal trainers and instructors with NEW research and more workout routines. The 205-page instruction manual includes photos, step-by-step instructions and class formats. In order to receive IM=X Pilates SUPER Advanced Certification, students must pass a Practical Exam demonstrating mastery of no less than 5 of the formats.

IM=X® Tower, Cycle, Ballet Bar, HRT

The IM=X^® Ballet Bar, Tower, Cycle and Jog Board Programs are most versatile when they are offered in combination. For example, the Tower Program improves range of motion and stabilization which loosens the body's muscles and joints for the IM=X® Bar moves. The IM=X® Cycle/Tower Program provides upper body resistive moves in combination with stabilization for a cardiovascular 30-45 minute workout which can then be followed with Tower sequences to stretch the hips. These unique IM=X® Programs provide endless options for combination classes which are fun and challenging! Study them separately and then download the formats on the left and begin to mix them up!

IM=X® Spinal Fitness Certification

Learn an effective spinal fitness program for post-rehabilitation and injury prevention. Lectures and exercise labs review posture analysis, self traction stretching, back care research, and demonstrate the effectiveness of IM=X Pilates at remediating general low back pain.

You will learn how to analyze and improve the health of the Spine Stabilization System. By analyzing movement process, posture, flexibility and stabilization you will learn how to give corrective exercise programs. Learn hands-on skills for altering posture, lengthening the spine and improving trunk muscle strength and recruitment.

Our Apprentice Program

IM=X^® Pilates Studios offers qualified fitness professionals and fitness enthusiasts an opportunity to get into the growing field of fitness and wellness with our Apprentice Program.

Studio Apprentice Program - If you have always been passionate about fitness and have dreamed of owning your own business; then you may want to consider our Apprentice Program. We offer a program which earns you the credit to open your own studio!

"In a one-hour workout, you can shape your legs, hips, abs, back, chest and arms on the Xercizer...pro athletes, including members of the NY Mets use it."
--Physical Magazine

"The IM=X^® Pilates Method will strengthen the muscles surrounding your hips and lower spine... probably the most important thing you can do to make your stomach look flatter."
--Self Magazine

"Integrated Movement Xercize (pronounced IMX) incorporates pilates moves but emphasizes strength training and cardiovascular elements that are not inherent in traditional pilates."
--Personal Fitness Professional

"This method works several areas at the same time, which is why Elyse calls the program Integrated Movement Xercize...If you do the exercises consistently, with proper form, you will see and feel the difference!"
--Women's Fitness

"These moves are designed not only to tone and elongate your muscles, but also to improve your posture and help your back. So try them and start reaping the benefits"
--Fit Magazine

"IM=X^® incorporates the use of an IM=X Ring, a small, light-weight, resilient hoop...used to strengthen the arms, shoulders, back, legs, and hips. The program provides strength and flexibility for the entire body, with particular emphasis on the spine stabilization system ("core" abdominal and back muscles)."
--Club Industry Magazine

"IM=X^®...the trendiest class on the coasts...a muscle toning and flexibility program leads exercisers through a series of toning and stretching moves on a sturdier version of the pilates reformer...You'll gladly groan through the 30-60 minutes of body shaping."
--Fitness Magazine

"Stepping the intensity up a notch, this video incorporates cardio and strength-training elements for optimal sculpting success...Save up your energy for the plyometric jump segments sprinkled throughout the workout which was created by exercise physiologist Elyse McNergney..."
--PilatesStyle Magazine

“Gym rats and couch potatoes alike have been embracing the low-impact, high-results workout known as pilates...IM=X^® pilates now offers studio franchises across the U.S....with modern gym practices...”
--Entrepreneur Magazine

“Entrepreneurs are tapping the country’s thirst for individualized health and fitness...The Xercize Studio, LLC began franchising the IM=X^® Pilates Studios...for aging baby boomers fed up with overcrowded gyms...”
--Wall Street Journal