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Approved cec's: 1.2 ACE, 12.0 SCW, 1.2 NASM, 12 AFAA *
Approved cec's: 1.2 ACE, 12.0 SCW, 1.2 NASM, 12 AFAA *
The hottest and fastest growing barre certification program in the nation!
- Awarded the Most Impactful Barre Program*
- With our trusted programs, we've certified thousands of fitness professionals with trainings scheduled around the country every week.
- Top facilities across the nation, including Golds Gym, YMCA's, Lifetime Fitness and many more, utilize our award winning Barre Above® certification program to design their packed barre classes.
- Every Barre Above® certification class is taught by fully accredited fitness professionals who are leaders in the fitness industry.
- New enhanced Barre Above® program now includes 12 CECs!
Barre Above ® Creators
Barre Above ® Creators
Leslee Bender
Leslee Bender has over 30 years of experience in the fitness industry, and has presented fitness education internationally in over 20 countries. She is the creator of the Bender Method of training, which received "Infomercial of the Year” in 2007 for short form, and more than 2,000,000 orders. Leslee has produced over 30 DVDs and has created one of the safest methods of core training, the Pilates Coach Method. Leslee is a graduate of the Gray Institute of Applied Functional Science, and is now enrolled in the GIFT program there, believing that you can never stop learning the true functions of human movement. She was also a 2010 finalist for IDEA Instructor of the year. Presently, Leslee works in Orlando, FL as a functional training specialist with pro water skiers. She has a B.A., and fitness certifications from ACSM, NASM, AFAA, ACE.
Tricia Murphy-Madden
Elite fitness instructor and trainer, Tricia Murphy Madden, began teaching in 1991 and never looked back. She has taught dance and fitness workshops worldwide and is one of the industry’s top presenters. She is an American Council on Exercise faculty member and Fitness Director for four health clubs in Seattle, WA. She has developed many highly acclaimed programs, including: "Urban Striptease Aerobics", with over 1,750 instructors worldwide; and "My Best Friends Workout" a fitness program designed for pet owner to get in shape while walking their pet (sold in pet stores and online nationwide). Between the two programs, she has sold over 50,000 DVD’s since 2003.
Lauren George
Master of musicality, Lauren has helped to co-create the new enhanced Barre Above® program. Lauren has had a passion for movement and fitness since a young age. She began teaching group fitness classes in college where her first love was step aerobics. Since her beginning in step, she has pursued certifications through Power Pilates, Balanced Body Pilates (Reformer level 1-3, & Apparatus level 1-3), Schwinn, YogaFit, Kettlebell AMPD, QiDANCE, Balletone®, and TRX. After finishing her undergraduate work in Sports Management at Texas A&M University, Lauren completed a master's degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies at The University of North Texas. During her 11 years in the fitness industry, she has had the pleasure of managing the group fitness programs at The Baylor Tom Landry Fitness Center, Florida State University, and ToddPilates Fitness in Austin. In 2015, she combined her love of dance, Pilates, and group fitness to create PulsePointe barre, which has since become part of the Barre Above® program. Lauren George is the co-creator of the enhanced Barre Above® program, a Balletone® Program Specialist, serves as adjunct faculty for the Leisure Skills department at Clemson University, and is the owner of Clemson Fitness Company, in Clemson, SC.
So Many Amazing Programs to Choose From
So Many Amazing Programs to Choose From
Barre Above®
Classic
8-Hour live In-Person Barre Certification plus you'll receive a bonus 3-Hour online training from the master of musicality, Lauren George. Barre Above® blends the latest exercise science with the principles of the Lotte Berk method, delivering a fusion of ballet, pilates, yoga and strength training to the workouts.
You Learn How To
- Create and teach classic barre classes and fusion classes for all types of fitness levels.
- Structure an effective 30, 45, 55, or 60 min. classes.
- Pattern exercise sequences that create strength gains, plus improve cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, endurance, and posture.
- Teach a cohesive class for any type of room set up
- Cue for every type of learner
- Structure a warm-up that elevates core body temperature to optimum training conditions
- Blend fusion choreography to give personality to your class
- Teach in the optimum sequencing for a barre workout
- Musicality Method™: Lauren George teaches you the
step-by-step method of choreographing any Group X class to
your favorite music
- The Art of Cueing
- How to command the room
- Take your teaching to the next level!
You'll Discover
- Which exercises to teach in neutral spine and when not to use pelvic tuck exercises.
- The techniques teachers of excellence use to help first-timers feel successful, while challenging seasoned participants in the same class.
- The power of Convergent Strength Training, a unique methodology that maximizes muscle fatigue.
- The 2 Must-know techniques for creating effective progressions and regressions for any barre exercise.
- 1.2 ACE
- 12.0 SCW
- 1.2 NASM
- 12.0 AFAA
- Print & Electronic Instructor Manual
- Certificate of Completion
- Instructor Web Account with initial workout choreography & educational videos
- Online access to the New Musicality Method™ module that contributes 4 CECs to your training
- 2 digital Barre workout videos
- Opportunity for ongoing education
- Discounts on equipment and apparel
Barre Above®
with
Pilates Focus
8-Hour live In-Person Barre specialty Certification for professionals that blends barre and Pilates training principles. Barre Above® with Pilates Focus concentrates on a functional approach to vertical Pilates& Barre training that simulates Pilates Apparatus.
You Learn How To
- Create and teach Barre classes for a Pilates audience and for all types of fitness levels.
- Easily exchange a Barre exercise for a similar Pilates equipment exercise and how to modify both.
- Structure an effective 30, 45, 55, or 60 min. classes.
- Choose the perfect exercise selection based on your audience, whether at the Barre, on the mat, or on a reformer.
- Pattern exercise sequences that create strength gains, plus improve functionality, cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, endurance, and posture.
- Teach a cohesive class for any type of room set up – whether in a small studio packed with Pilates equipment or without it.
- Cue for every type of learner
- Teach in the optimum sequencing for a Barre and Pilates fusion workout
You'll Discover
- The magic behind why Barre and Pilates disciplines are such a perfect combination, and how they share similar concepts and principles.
- The innovation of using Barre and Pilates equipment together to create a totally dynamic and effective functional class.
- The techniques teachers of excellence use to help first-timers feel successful, while challenging seasoned participants in the same class.
- The power of Convergent Strength Training, a unique methodology used in Barre Above® that maximizes muscle fatigue, and how to apply it in a vertical format for a Pilates audience.
- The importance of vertical alignment, core stability, and Pilates principles as they relate to teaching a Barre and Pilates focused class.
- The application of Planes of Motion as they relate to exercise selection and functional kinesiology.
- The application of Physiology as it relates to breath and movement.
- 8.0 PMA
- 12.0 AFAA
- 1.2 ACE
- 1.2 NASM
- 12.0 SCW
- Print & Electronic Instructor Manual
- Certificate of Completion
- Instructor Web Account with initial workout choreography & educational videos
- 2 digital Barre workout videos
- Opportunity for ongoing education
- Discounts on equipment and apparel
Balletone®
8-Hour live In-Person Barre specialty Certification for professionals that blends barre and ballet. Balletone™ offers professionals the ability to teach a class that allows every participant and everyBODY to feel graceful, elegant, and strong.
You'll Learn How To:
- Create full 60-min Balletone® workouts that allow new Balletone® participants to feel successful while still challenging seasoned enthusiasts.
- Teach an effective ballet-based fitness workout to the "non-dancer" so that all participants feel successful, elegant, and strong.
- Cue to every type of learner.
- Use the concepts learned in the Balletone® certification to augment the content in your other fitness classes.
- Fuse elements of Ballet, Strength Training, Cardiovascular Endurance, and Pilates into one non-stop full body workout.
You'll Know
- A working knowledge of how Balletone® concepts relate bio teaching movement in a Balletone® class and beyond.
- Proper Balletone® form and posture for a specific series of movements, exercise, and patterns to fully command the Balletone® technique.
- How to effectively communicate and deliver the unique Balletone® choreography in a user-friendly way to a wide variety or participants.
- A process for the creating fun, ballet based conditioning workouts for fitness enthusiasts of all levels.
- 7.0 AFAA
- 0.7 ACE
- 0.7 NASM
- 7.0 SCW
- Print & Electronic Instructor Manual
- Certificate of Completion
- Instructor Web Account
- Balletone: A Dancer's Workout DVD (hard DVD and digital version)
- Opportunity for full education library
- Discounts on equipment and apparel