Higher Learning
Elevate your expertise and career prospects with our Higher Learning Program. This advanced program is designed for fitness enthusiasts, personal trainers, and health professionals looking to deepen their knowledge and skills in the fitness industry. Engage in a dynamic and comprehensive curriculum that covers the latest in fitness science, training techniques, and wellness strategies, empowering you to lead and innovate in the field.
Reformer Pilates Instructor Certification
$3900 - Sign up for all and save
Deadline: December 31, 2025
Reformed Mat Pilates Certification
Transform your passion into expertise with a Pilates certification
Unlock your potential and become a skilled, confident Mat Pilates instructor with Summit’s Reformed Mat Pilates Certification! Our program honors the six core Pilates principles, empowering you to create inclusive, safe, and effective movement for all bodies. In this dynamic course comprised of three exciting components, you’ll master the fundamental mat repertoire as well as updated Reformed Mat exercises designed to keep your teaching fresh and impactful.
Mat 1: Fundamentals of Reformed Mat – Sept 26th, 9am-6pm
- 8 hours of immersive training
- 10 hours of video/observation
- 5 hours of practice teaching
Mat 2: Intermediate/Advanced Mat – Sept 27th, 9am-6pm
- 8 hours of advanced training
- 10 hours of video/observation
- 5 hours of practice teaching
Mat 3: Review and Test Out – Sept 28th, 9am-12pm
Requirements:
-Anatomy Education (recommended)
CHISEL Certification
Unleash Your Inner Sculptor
Ready to redefine strength and carve out incredible results? This AFAA and NASM-approved certification empowers you to teach CHISEL, Summit’s signature fitness class designed to sculpt your physique! Dive into a format that champions high repetitions and lower weights, meticulously crafted to build chiseled musculature, skyrocket muscular endurance, and boost bone density. Whether you’re new to weight training or looking to bring your current capabilities into a dynamic group setting, CHISEL is your ultimate foundation.
Beyond earning the right to teach CHISEL in any group setting, this certification will sharpen your understanding of body movement, muscle functions, and choreography creation. Whether you’re adding an explosive new skill to your resume or seeking a powerful review of movement systems, this workshop promises massive benefits for any fitness format you teach! Don’t just train – chisel your future!
Trainers:
- Amy Davis AFAA, NASM Master Instructor
- Jordan Fratt, AFAA GFI, NASM PT
- ACE, AFAA, NASM certification recommended
- Teaching experience recommended
- Anatomy education recommended
Details:
- Date: Saturday, August 23
- Time: 10:00 am -7:00 pm
- Sunset Location
For more information regarding any of our Higher Learning certifications, please email fitness@summitathleticclub.com
Reformer Elementals 1
January 16–18, 2026
Friday — 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday — 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday — 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Reformer Elementals 2
January 30– February 1, 2026
Friday — 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday — 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday — 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Reformer Elemental 1 & 2
$2800
An accredited Reformer Pilates certification built from classical and contemporary repertoires. Instructors will be trained to become competent in the fundamental reformer pilates exercises, understand how to build effective flows for participants, and skills for leading multiple participants with inclusive anatomy knowledge. This is a prerequisite for Advanced Reformer and Tower as well as a prerequisite for Athletic Reformer.
- 60 hours: Face-to-face training, learning exercises, pilates principles, and building flows.
- 20 hours: Virtual training, book study, and exercise review with content journaling.
- 20 hours: Certified teacher observation with content journaling (not participating).
- 20 hours: Personal practice or class participation.
- 20 hours: Apprentice teaching.
$100 audit available only to those who are already certified and wish to observe- includes manual
Limit of 18 participants per training claim your spot today
For more information regarding any of our Higher Learning certifications, please email fitness@summitathleticclub.com
Athletic Reformer Repertoire
February 27– March 1, 2026
Friday — 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday — 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday — 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
$1000
*Prerequisite: Reformer Elementals 1 & 2 or any accredited reformer certification
This workshop builds upon the elemental components of classical reformer. The athletic reformer repertoire elevates elemental exercises through athletic focused goals in stability, mobility, sequencing, balance, endurance and coordination. Exercise apparatus focus will be the athletic reformer.
- 30 hours: Face-to-face training, learning exercises, pilates principles, and building flows.
- 10 hours: Virtual training, book study, and exercise review with content journaling.
- 10 hours: Certified teacher observation with content journaling (not participating).
- 10 hours: Personal practice or class participation.
- 10 hours: Apprentice teaching
$100 audit available only to those who are already certified and wish to observe includes manual
Limit of 18 participants per training claim your spot today
For more information regarding any of our Higher Learning certifications, please email fitness@summitathleticclub.com
Reformer Advanced Repertoire and Tower
March 27–29, 2026
Friday — 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday — 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday — 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
$1000
*Prerequisite: Reformer Elementals 1 & 2 or any accredited reformer certification
This workshop builds upon the elemental components of classical reformer. The advanced repertoire elevates exercises through greater goals in stability, mobility, sequencing, balance, endurance and coordination. Exercise apparatus focus will be on the classical reformer and the reformer tower.
- 30 hours: Face-to-face training, learning exercises, pilates principles, and building flows.
- 10 hours: Virtual training, book study, and exercise review with content journaling.
- 10 hours: Certified teacher observation with content journaling (not participating).
- 10 hours: Personal practice or class participation.
- 10 hours: Apprentice teaching.
$100 audit available only to those who are already certified and wish to observe includes manual
Limit of 18 participants per training claim your spot today
For more information regarding any of our Higher Learning certifications, please email fitness@summitathleticclub.com
Anatomy & Postural Assessment Training
April 17– April 19, 2026
Friday — 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Saturday — 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Sunday — 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
$450
*Prerequisite: Reformer Elementals 1 & 2 or any accredited reformer certification
Sunday 9:00 – 1:00
Instructors will participate in an in depth anatomy review with easy to comprehend concepts showing the “whys” of movement. Receive tools for understanding anatomy as an instructor/trainer. The tool focused on most will be the postural assessment, within the intricacies of postural assessments, we will learn: how to conduct them effectively, common postural deviations to look out for, corrective exercises that can help restore optimal alignment. This training will be ideal for pilates and yoga instructors as well as personal trainers.
Yoga Alliance, NCPC & NASM CEU’s available
$100 audit available only to those who are already certified and wish to observe includes manual
Limit of 18 participants per training claim your spot today
For more information regarding any of our Higher Learning certifications, please email fitness@summitathleticclub.com
Auditing: A Key Part of the Learning Journey
Auditing is an invaluable opportunity to refresh your knowledge of the Reformer repertoire and theory in a stress-free environment. Open exclusively to certified instructors, auditing allows participants to revisit as many trainings as they wish, deepening their understanding of Pilates and gaining clarity on lingering questions from their training. Audit fees are $100 per weekend. Contact us for detailed information on specific courses and enrollment.
Instructors / Content Creators
Karen Swift
Body Control Pilates
Pilates helped Karen to rebuild her mind and body 20 years ago after a car accident from which she suffered terrible back and neck pain.
Ultimately by improving a mind-body connection and gaining a deeper understanding of movement through Pilates, Karen was on a faster road to recovery. Karen learned Pilates can literally enable clients to heal and get back into life.
In 2004 Karen started her Pilates Certification with Body Control Pilates, Europe’s largest professional body for Pilates teachers. Karen has continued with a Pilates journey and teaching ever since. She attends regular courses to keep up to date with the latest research. She has had the privilege to train with some of the industries most renowned and respected teachers.
Amy Davis, Stott Certified, Club Pilates Certified, NPCP
Amy has been in the fitness industry for over 30 years. She has worked as a Group Fitness Director, Education and Content creator for NASM and AFAA, and a Master Instructor for multiple companies. For the last ten years Amy has focused on training for trainers and has created or participated in trainings for indoor cycling, group fitness instructor, yoga and pilates. Amy started training with pilates in 2012, and has completed two different comprehensive schools certifications.