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Senior Fitness Instructor Training (Studio Certified) (Udemy.com)

A Studio Certified Training for Safe & Fun Senior Fitness Instruction

Created by: Emily Carter

Last updated March 2026

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What you will learn

  • Learn how to safely teach seniors of all ages and abilities gentle fitness routines
  • Learn about common injuries and ailments and how to modify exercises specifically for them
  • Learn how to incorporate the best of yoga, pilates and weight training into senior specific classes
  • Learn in-depth how to modify fitness classes of all kinds using a chair
  • Learn how to sequence full-length classes that flow and are fun!

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Course Description

Welcome! This is our 20hr Senior Fitness Instructor Training created by full-time Senior Fitness Instructor and Yoga Teacher, Emily. This course brings together the best of yoga, pilates and weight training so that you can create fun, functional and safe fitness classes for senior students. We are so excited to have two of our courses topping the charts as the #1 Best Selling Yoga Trainings on Udemy for 2023!  T


Emily has over 3,000 hours of teaching experience and is so grateful to share all of what she has learned with you. Emily is available for mentoring support in this course.


Join this training for the most in-depth insight and techniques that you can share with your senior students (or your own personal practice!) The course begins with an in-depth guide on how to support students of all ages, walks of life and experience levels, including how to teach from a trauma-informed perspective. We then break down the best of Yoga, Pilates and Weight training modifying with a chair. We learn how to create a full length class without ever needing to go down to the ground! 

However, this course is not just chair-based. We go over how to modify classic standing stretches and exercises so that your class is supportive of all levels of practitioner! Then, we it shake up even more by learning how to incorporate props like bands, and weights into the seated portion of your class.


You can use this course to supplement a current yoga teacher certification or add onto your other ACE/NASM certifications. You do not need to be a yoga teacher or fitness instructor to take this course! This training is for everyone looking to share the love with our senior community.  Our fun and honest approach will help you teach and take your classes with full confidence in yourself.


Upon completion of the course and all of the requirements including 30 day enrollment, you will receive a special Lilac Lotus Wellness certificate of completion and studio reference!


Our curriculum includes written content supplemented with video'd content and other resources. The course includes 24hr mentorship and connection to the creator, and you have lifetime access to all of the content!


There is NO HOMEWORK!

This course is 100% SELF-PACED

At the end of the training we reinforce everything learned through a short quiz.


Remember, this content is yours FOR LIFE! And our course creator Emily will always be here to support you with any future questions.


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Instructor Details

Emily Carter

Lilac Lotus Yoga & Wellness was founded in 2018 by wellness coach & yoga instructor Emily Carter. Emily opened LLY with the mission to bring affordable classes to the area and to those who may not feel comfortable in the traditional studio environment. She has a passion for teaching chair yoga & pilates and is always excited to share her knowledge and talk all things Yoga!

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Reviews

4.6

236 ratings on Udemy

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By Csilla Szabo on 9/2/2026

Yes, great education! The one thing I felt was missing was a full-flow class at the end, where everything is put together from beginning to end. It might also be helpful to have simple pictures or visual guides for each exercise/instruction that we could print and refer to during the class until we learn the movements by heart.

By Tiina Kärkkäinen on 3/15/2026

Kurssissa ei ollut mitään vikaa, mutta se oli hyvin lyhyt ja pintapuolinen, eikä oikeastaan tarjonnut mitään uutta. Ja kyllä aika moni seniori pystyy seisomaan ihan ilman tukea ja tekemään liikkeitä tai menemään lattialle. Eli myös heille olisi voinut tarjota jotain. Ohjaaja oli hyvin miellyttävä, nuori ja innokas.

By Andrea Picarelli on 10/28/2025

I love Emily's loving and supportive teaching methods! I feel like this course was designed for me! She is addressing all of my concerns and making me feel confident and comfortable! Emily explains this well! She is the kind of teacher that I want to become for my future students!

By Regine Lyne on 3/18/2025

Emily was so engaging and thorough. The material is great, the videos and pacing were perfect. I really enjoyed the class and I feel so much more confident about teaching seniors now! I have been a yoga teacher for over 15 years and have always been intimidated by chair yoga for some reason, even though I have subbed these classes often. Not any more! Thank you so much!!!

By Mariellen Wheeler on 2/9/2025

I took this course originally to learn how to safely implement some weights into my yoga classes. I teach Yoga for Osteoporosis and want to add in some weights. The course gave me a good foundation to start . I also teach a chair yoga class or seniors ( I am 66) and I found some great new ideas! Thank you for presenting such a clear, concise, and worthwhile training.

By Caroline Hutton on 11/22/2024

I am already quite an experienced exercise class lead with older people but wanted to ensure that my knowledge was up to date and appropriate since it has been some time since my previous formal training. I was pleased with they layout/home page/dashboard - clear and simple. I also enjoyed being able to study for varying lengths of time depending on my day to day priorities.

By Denise Elfenbein on 7/13/2024

Emily is very pleasant as an instructor. I enjoy her delivery of information. Although I am already teaching many of these exercises and poses to my seniors, I am still learning valuable new info and 'ways' of wording and different language, which is helpful. I've already created a fresh new routine for my Monday Chair Yoga class with some new ideas!!

By Leah McPhail on 5/6/2024

I enjoyed this course. I have worked with seniors and those with limited mobility in the past, but I did find that this course helped to build upon my existing knowledge. As always Emily is a pleasure to learn from. Her voice is not annoying, nor does she play distracting music throuought the course.

By Anonymized User on 1/29/2024

Well done, Emily! You're a breath of fresh air and often made me smile as I followed along with the instructions. Your cheerful and encouraging personality shine though! Thank you for creating this wonderful course. I'm going to rewatch and continue practicing along with the videos until I can teach it smoothly on my own. The printable pdf classes are very helpful and much appreciated. Best wishes in teaching and training.

By Carolina M. Umali on 12/29/2023

This course has given me the information I need to continue helping the participants maintain their independence at the Adult Daycare Center where I work. I enjoyed Emily Carter’s teaching style so much I took another course taught by her right after this one. She presents the topics in way that is easy to understand and then retain.

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Overall Score : 92 / 100