Level 2 Chair Based Exercise Instructor Course
Master Chair Based Exercise & Build Your Confidence Coaching Inclusive Sessions
£135 · Payment plans available
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Course Overview
The LEvel 2 Chair Based Exercise Instructor Course is a short, practical online course designed to expand your coaching skills and give you the confidence to safely deliver effective chair-based exercise sessions.
You’ll learn a wide range of chair-based exercises, including seated, supported and standing movements, along with variations, adaptations and progressions. You’ll explore how to modify exercises for different clients, abilities and fitness levels, giving you the tools to make sessions more accessible, varied and effective.
You’ll also explore how to use a chair as a versatile piece of exercise equipment, creating varied sessions that can develop strength, mobility, balance, coordination and cardiovascular fitness.
The course is 100% online, giving you the flexibility to learn at your own pace, with practical exercise ideas, adaptations and session ideas you can take straight into your coaching.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge, practical skills and confidence to plan and deliver engaging chair-based exercise sessions for a wide range of clients and abilities.
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Become A Chair-Based Exercise Instructor
Since 2012, Parallel Coaching has helped thousands of learners gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to develop their careers in fitness.
We’re committed to supporting you throughout your course, so you don’t just finish with a certificate, you finish feeling ready to use what you’ve learned.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge, practical skills and confidence to plan and deliver safe, effective and engaging chair-based exercise sessions for a wide range of clients, abilities and fitness levels.
You’ll understand how to adapt and progress exercises, structure effective sessions and use the chair as a versatile piece of exercise equipment, giving you practical skills you can apply within your existing coaching.
And when you complete your course, you’ll have two certificates recognising your new skills and specialist knowledge in chair-based exercise.
You'll Get 2 Certificates
1️⃣ Level 2 Certificate In Delivering Chair Based Exercise
2️⃣ Level 2 Certificate In Adapting Exercise For Special Populations
Entry Requirements
You must already hold or be working towards a recognised Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification. This could include Level 2 Gym Instructor, Exercise to Music or Group Training.
What You'll Learn
Your online course is divided into five tutorials, taking you from the foundations of safe chair-based exercise through to planning, adapting and confidently delivering your own sessions.
Tutorial 1 — Master The Fundamentals
Start with the foundations of safe and effective chair-based exercise.
You’ll learn about client screening, risk stratification, the PAR-Q+, contraindications and suitability, as well as understanding your professional scope of practice. You’ll develop the knowledge needed to make informed decisions about when chair-based exercise is appropriate and when further support or referral may be needed.
Tutorial 2 — Plan & Adapt Effective Sessions
Learn how to plan safe, effective and engaging chair-based exercise sessions for different clients and abilities.
You’ll explore the SAID principle, activity guidelines, session structure, exercise selection and training variables, as well as how to adapt and progress exercises. You’ll also learn how to use your creativity to build varied sessions rather than delivering the same routine every time.
Tutorial 3 — Learn To Coach Chair-Based Exercise
Develop the coaching and communication skills needed to confidently instruct chair-based exercise.
You’ll explore instructing position, teaching style, tone of voice, exercise intensity, music and complexity layering, helping you understand how to adapt not just the exercise, but the way you coach it.
Tutorial 4 — Explore The Chair-Based Exercise Library
Put your learning into practice with your online exercise library, giving you over 2 hours of exercise ideas and demonstrations to draw from when planning your sessions.
You’ll explore exercises across mobility, flexibility, cardiovascular fitness, resistance training, motor skills, dance-inspired movement and games, giving you plenty of variety to create engaging sessions for different clients and abilities.
You can also download the videos as MP4 files, so you can revisit the exercises and build your confidence wherever you are.
Tutorial 5 — Complete Your Certification
Bring everything together and complete your course assessment.
You’ll be guided step by step through your assessment, including how to complete your Chair-Based Exercise Programme Card, submit your work and apply for your certification.
Learn. Practise. Apply.
This is an online course, designed to give you the knowledge, practical ideas and resources you need to confidently introduce chair-based exercise into your coaching.
You’ll learn at your own pace, revisit the tutorials whenever you need to and build your own library of exercises and session ideas that you can continue to use long after you’ve completed the course.
How you'll be assessed
There’s no stressful practical assessment or video submission on this online course.
Instead, you’ll complete 100% of the online course content, including the interactive quizzes at the end of each tutorial.
You’ll also submit a Chair-Based Exercise Programme Card, helping you put your learning into practice and demonstrate your understanding of how to plan an effective chair-based exercise session.
This creates a simple, flexible and supportive assessment process, allowing you to learn at your own pace while building the knowledge and confidence to use chair-based exercise with your clients.
Everything You Need To Become A Chair Based Instructor
Level 2 Chair Based Exercise Instructor Course
✔ Entry Prerequisites=
Level 2 Gym or equivalent
2 Certificates Including:
1️⃣ Level 2 Certificate In Delivering Chair Based Exercise
2️⃣ Level 2 Certificate Adapting Exercise For Special Populations
✔ Lifetime access to the Parallel Coaching Online learning + all future updates
✔ Post course technique support
✔ Instant and lifetime access to our Parallel Coaching Inner Circle
✔ 24/7 Student Support
Start Anytime:
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Complete the course at your own pace
£135
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