Active IQ teams up with the UK’s largest Pilates organisation

Posted May 26th, 2011 by Kate.
Client: Category: Health & Fitness

Active IQ is pleased to announce that it has teamed up with the largest Pilates training provider in the UK. Body Control Pilates will be delivering Active IQ’s new Level 3 Diploma in Instructing Pilates Matwork (QCF) as part of its matwork certification programme.

Body Control Pilates launched the world’s first curriculum-based course for prospective Pilates teachers over 15 years ago and its membership body now has more than 1,000 teachers, all of whom trained with Body Control Pilates.

Lynne Robinson, Body Control Pilates co-founder and director, said “We are very pleased to be working with Active IQ on this important development. Both companies have a strong focus on quality and professionalism so it was a natural step for us to work with Active IQ for our Level 3 Pilates programme.”

The new Active IQ qualification will enable instructors to access REPs at level 3 or earn any REPs qualified instructor 20 REPs CPD points.  There are no previous qualification entry requirements to do this qualification worth 37 QCF credits. The new Active IQ qualification is split into the following units:

  • Anatomy & physiology for exercise and health
  • Knowing how to support clients who take part in exercise and physical activity
  • Health, safety and welfare in a fitness environment
  • Principles of exercise, fitness and health
  • Principles of Pilates matwork
  • Programming Pilates matwork
  • Instructing Pilates matwork

About Active IQ

Active IQ is one of the UK’s leading Ofqual approved awarding bodies, covering Health, Fitness, Sport and Recreation.

With a mission of providing the active leisure sector with qualifications which are fit for purpose, dynamic and supported by innovative resources, Active IQ deliver more than 45 accredited qualifications from Entry Level to Level 4, as well as being the exclusive distributor of the highly-acclaimed NASM® courses.

Active IQ has over 350 approved training providers nationally and internationally.

For more information visit: www.activeiq.co.uk

For press information and photography please contact: Rebecca Douglas, Claire Bancroft or Sharan Sunner on 0113 268 5000 or email sharan.sunner@mcgpr.co.uk