What you will learn

The STOTT PILATES® Stability Chair Level 1 Course (ICHR) will prepare you to teach Level 1 (Essential and Intermediate) exercises on the Stability Chair.  Learn to fine-tune personal and circuit training programs to meet a variety of client’s conditioning goals with 63 exercises on the Stability Chair.

Instructors learn:

• Effective use of the equipment to enhance torso stability and strength, peripheral conditioning, joint stability, flexbility, balance and coordination.

• How to develop dynamic programs in a full studio environment

• Effective communication and observation skills, verbal cuing and imagery for performance enhancement and client motivation.

• Modifications for specific body types, postural issues and conditions.

• Exercise layering related to effective program design.

• Functional exercises to develop core strength against spring resistance in a variety of positions, including standing, sitting, prone and side-lying.

• Better understanding of movement essence and exercise goals, proper execution and muscle activation.

• How to improve core stability, increase peripheral strength and enhance mobility on one piece of equipment.

• How the split-pedal option transforms exercises by challenging bilateral, unilateral and reciprocal strength and stability.

• Cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness.

Pre-requisites

Prior attendance at the STOTT PILATES® Matwork + Props Level 1 Course (IMP) and/or the STOTT PILATES® Reformer Level 1 (IR) Course/s.

Continued education credits

STOTT PILATES® 2.5

STOTT PILATES Stability Chair Level 1 Course (ICHR)

November 2026 | Location: Be Pilates NZ @ Auckland | Genesis Fitness, Remuera, New Zealand

• Day 1/3: Monday 09 November, 1.00pm-6.30pm

• Day 2/3: Tuesday 10 November, 1.00pm-6.30pm

• Day 3/3: Wednesday 11 November, 1.00pm-6.30pm

STOTT PILATES® Intensive Stability Chair Course | Level 1

NZ$1,399 (incl. GST) + course materials

Promo bundle price

Save NZ$198.00 when registering on the same month Stability Chair Level 1 + 2 Courses.

Terms

20% deposit of course fee is required at time of registration to secure enrollment (non-refundable). Balance due 1 month prior to course starting in order to receive the early bird discount. Courses limited to 12 participants.

Payment options

Direct Debit, Credit Card

Course materials

Course Materials required to be purchased prior to course attendance. Please inquire for further information regarding purchasing methods.

• Complete Stability Chair™ Manual

• Essential & Intermediate Stability Chair.

• Digital video link or DVD formats available

After training, instructors can begin teaching clients as a ‘STOTT PILATES® Trained Instructor’.  Upon certification instructors can advertise their ‘STOTT PILATES® Certified Instructor’ status.

If you choose to become certified in the STOTT PILATES® method, you have 6 months from the last day of your course to sit your exam. If this time expires, you are required to book at least 1 hour with an Instructor Trainer to reinstate your eligibility.

Note: no additional post course costs are applicable to receive these requirements.

Requirements of certification

• 15 hours of instruction and supervised teaching (completed when attending the STOTT PILATES® Cadillac Level 1 Course)

• Minimum of 5 hours of observation

• Minimum of 10 hours of physical review

• Minimum of 10 hours of practice teaching

• Total: 40 hours

Observation hours can be logged by observing a STOTT PILATES® Instructor Trainer or a certified STOTT PILATES® Instructor.  If access to either is not possible due to location challenges, these hours can be logged by observing your course material DVDs supplied.  

Physical review hours can be logged by practicing the course content yourself (or being taught by a STOTT PILATES® Certified Instructor)

Practice teaching hours are logged by teaching clients/friends/fellow students, etc.