HIIT Hot Pilates Teacher Training
In-person Training
Barcelona
5 – 8 December 2026
The Evolution of Pilates Education
The only teacher training in Europe that unites Classical Mat Pilates, HIIT, and teaching in a heated room into one methodology.
Learn to build classes your students never want to miss.
Why This Training Is Different
You don’t need a background in Pilates or HIIT to begin. Years of practice and years of training teachers have taught us what matters, what’s efficient, and what actually makes a good instructor — and that’s exactly what this programme teaches, from first principles.
Classical Mat Pilates
Precision · Alignment · Breathing · Core control · Body awareness
HIIT Training
Strength · Functional conditioning · Interval programming · Athletic progression
Heat Training
Faster muscle tone and energy shifts, quicker results, longer-lasting post-class effects · Mobility · Circulation · Thermoregulation & hydration · Safe sequencing and pacing in heat
Combined, they create instructors who design classes that are safe, dynamic, effective and genuinely fun to take.
Why Become a HIIT Hot Pilates Teacher?
- Growing demand for hybrid, high-intensity formats
- Career opportunities. Teach anywhere, studios, gyms, retreats, corporate wellness
- International teaching. A methodology designed to travel, anywhere in the world
- Personal development. Deepen your own practice and knowledge
- A flexible career, primary or complementary
- Build a loyal following, not just a class list
Why Bikram Yoga Barcelona?
- 20+ years training teachers
- Small groups, personal attention
- Extensive hands-on teaching practice
- Evidence-based curriculum
- Optional mentoring after the course
- Supportive community
Meet Your Teachers
Lucia Kelley 30+ years of yoga practice · 23+ years teaching · Founder of Madrid and Barcelona’s first Bikram Yoga schools · Owner of four yoga schools · Senior Bikram Teacher and International Teacher Trainer · Mentor to hundreds of teachers. The programme’s expert in heat training.
Gustavo Martín Ramos 30+ years of dance training · Certified Pilates and Bikram Yoga teacher · Personal trainer specialised in biomechanics · Registered with ROPEC. The programme’s expert in Classical Mat Pilates and HIIT.
Together, Lucia and Gustavo complement one another with precision. Lucia brings decades of teaching experience and international perspective; Gustavo brings biomechanical rigour and scientific depth. The result is a training grounded equally in lived teaching wisdom and evidence-based movement science — an experience unique to Bikram Yoga Barcelona.
What You’ll Learn
Module 1 — Foundations of Movement Classical Pilates principles · Functional anatomy · Biomechanics
Module 2 — Training in Heat Heat physiology · Hydration · Thermoregulation · Teaching safely in heat
Module 3 — HIIT Programming Interval design · Progressions and regressions · Core stability
Module 4 — The Art of Teaching Cueing · Communication · Music and timing · Building class energy
Module 5 — Class Design Sequencing · Injury prevention · Building a class start to finish
Module 6 — Teaching Practice & Certification Supervised teaching · Feedback · Final assessment · Certification
Course Format
4 intensive days · 32 hours · small groups · hands-on practice · final assessment & certification
Dates: 5 to 8th December 202 Location: Bikram Yoga Barcelona
Who Is This For?
Yoga teachers · Pilates instructors · Personal trainers · Group fitness instructors · Anyone considering a career in fitness
No previous teaching experience required.
Mentoring Programme (Optional)
8 weeks of supervised teaching, video reviews, and individual feedback, closing the gap between certification and confident teaching. Leads to your Official Teacher Certification.
The Mentoring Program exists to close the gap between finishing a course and walking into a room ready to lead it. Is required to teach at Bikram Yoga Barcelona.
Course Investment
| Early Bird | Regular | |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Training | €1095 | €1395 |
| Mentoring Programme | €595 | €595 |
| Premium Package | €1495 | €1795 |
FAQs
Do I need previous experience? No.
What certification will I get? Provisional after the 4 days; Official after the Mentoring Program.
Can I teach immediately? After the 4-day intensive and final assessment, you will have the technical foundation to begin teaching. The Mentoring Program is recommended for instructors who want additional supervised practice and feedback before leading classes independently and want to teach at Bikram Yoga Barcelona.
Can yoga teachers join? Yes, many of our graduates come from yoga backgrounds.
What should I bring? A mat, workout clothes for heat, water, and a notebook.
Join the Evolution of Pilates Education
One methodology. Three disciplines. A training taught nowhere else in Europe this way.
This is not simply another certification. It is a complete teaching methodology, one that combines the precision of Classical Mat Pilates, the intensity of HIIT, and the physiological depth of teaching in heat.
Whether you are beginning your teaching career or expanding an established one, this training gives you the technical foundation, the practical experience, and the mentoring support to teach with confidence from day one.
Are you ready to take the step?
Any more questions?
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