SUP Fitness Certification
Spend time on the water learning how to teach SUP and different styles of paddleboard fitness! Learn advanced stroke technique, turns & rescue skills from a professional SUP athlete & ocean lifeguard. After you complete the SUP & WPA Certification, you’ll learn to teach PIF’s signature SUP Fitness classes: Surfer’s Sculpt and Advanced SUP.
What makes Paddle Into Fitness the right choice for you?
Spend time training with the Paddle Into Fitness® team including former ROXY Pro SUP Athlete Gillian Gibree (EMT, Ocean Lifeguard, ACE-PT, WPA Instructor, E-RYT 200) or a certified PIF Master Trainer honing your paddle skills, learning key techniques, advanced turns and a SUP race workshop. Learn from a professional paddle athlete with SUP racing experience!
Receive extensive water safety training from a qualified Ocean Lifeguard & certified Aquatic EMT with real-life scenarios, board rescue techniques, and information on water laws and regulations.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of all equipment required to teach and how to choose proper equipment – boards, paddles, accessories, anchors, and fins.
Learn how to instruct a safe and thorough beginner stand up paddle board lesson
Receive an advanced stroke technique and turns workshop from a professional SUP athlete
Learn how to create and instruct a Surfer’s Sculpt class, learning key movement techniques, mastering effective exercise cueing and learning the essential elements of creating successful SUP fitness experiences.
Learn how to navigate the fitness industry and successfully build your personal brand through our Business of SUP workshop.
Learn how to teach Advanced SUP lessons: How to correct student’s stroke technique, how to teach advanced turns, and how to design an interval training program for private clients.
Receive our 12-Week Intro to SUP Fitness beginner training program. Learn how to get your client from “Couch to 5K”
Receive a Level 1 WPA (World Paddle Association) Certificate ($300 value), Paddle Into Fitness SUP & SUP Fitness Certificate, and 2.6 CEC’s from the American Council on Exercise (ACE). Also receive CanFitPro, NASM, AFAA CEC units.
Listing in our Instructor Directory. Receive traffic to your business website!
As a Paddle Into Fitness ambassador, you will receive a discount on water sports insurance, equipment, and SUP accessories. Get great deals on your new business venture!
Added to our private Paddle Into Fitness Ambassador Facebook Page and continued access to current course materials, manual, and online videos.
Add on our signature Paddle Into Fitness Inflatable Paddleboard to the SUP Fitness Certification and SAVE 25%!
You will learn to confidently teach Paddle into Fitness® signature 1.5 hour Beginner Lesson (how to teach a beginner SUP lesson, technique, water safety) a 1.5 Hour Surfer Sculpt (Beach & water based fitness followed by SUP interval training & a SUP Yoga cool down) as well as Advanced SUP (Race starts, turns, and finishes as well as creating a SUP Interval training program for private clients)
Get Started:
Paddle Into Fitness now has an online learning module in addition to the water skills practical. This allows you to start the classroom portion of our certification online by reading the manual, watching videos, and taking quizzes. Once the online learning module is completed, you may schedule the water skills practical. You are required to demonstrate SUP technique, advanced turns and water safety with Gillian in California or a Master Trainer at their location.
Why did we decide to offer a partially online course? This way you can start your certification wherever you live, at any time of the year. If you aren’t confident in your paddle skills yet, you have the option to receive video feedback from Gillian prior to your student testing. After the classroom portion, receive extensive stroke and water skills training with Gillian or a Master Trainer so you feel extra confident. These course options give you the freedom to schedule your training at a master trainer location that may be more convenient!
Here's what to expect.....
Complete the Paddle Into Fitness online course! Read all the course notes, look at the How To's, watch the detailed videos, and pass all the quizzes. Take the WPA Level 1 Test and PIF Test. The online learning model is accessible at anytime, allowing you to study at your own pace, and refresh your learning after the certification.
Option to submit videos. Your stroke and pivot turn doesn't need to be perfect, we want to see where you are at, give you feedback, and help you progress!
Schedule your water skills practical with Gillian in California or at any of our Master Trainer locations, at any time, for your convenience. There is no time limit. SUP rental equipment is included, or if preferred, students can bring their own equipment.
Register:
Click ‘Add to Cart’ above, make the payment, and you will be given a login to our online portal. Please also fill out an application. You will be prompted to upload a CPR, AED, & First Aid Certificate before receiving your Paddle Into Fitness Certification. You should be a proficient swimmer (able to swim 25 yards) and be comfortable doing water sports. It is recommended that you have at least one year of SUP experience and teaching experience.
It is recommended to have one year of fitness instruction or coaching experience (e.g. group fitness instruction, personal training, etc.). It is also highly recommended to have a nationally recognized NCCA-accredited fitness certification (such as ACE, ACSM, NSCA or NASM), however it is not required to apply. (You should be currently studying for an NCCA-accredited fitness credential or have plans in the next 12 months of earning a reputable credential. It is not advised to be instructing SUP Fitness programming until a primary fitness certification is earned.)
“Gillian leads a very well-rounded SUP certification program, and the written material is informative and easy to follow. The practical training includes yoga and fitness as well as water safety. Gillian is extremely knowledgeable about the sport of paddle boarding, and she offers great advice on improving your stroke which not only makes you a faster paddler, but keeps your shoulders safe; and as a teacher, your students will appreciate that. Gillian is easy-going and fun. The training was not only a wonderful learning experience but also a blast! I would, without hesitation, recommend Paddle Into Fitness if you’re considering a SUP yoga/fitness certification program.”
