ADDRESS:  Vancouver, Canada

Inspiring and motivating. Fascinating facts about your amazing body and brain. A focus on the practical art of coaching and exercise execution.

• Listen, watch, study, practise – with a focus on the art of coaching and ‘learning by doing’
• Highlighted of the most results-producing exercise techniques, corrective cues, coaching language, motivational strategies 
• Engaged learning, positive coaching, gamification 
• Applied learning, focussing on the art of science
• Reflective learning, with specific application to your world
• Layered Learning – step by step integrating information immediately into your own workouts + practise activities teaching them to a peer / friend
• The 3-step LEARN – DO – TEACH embeds the knowledge and skills deeper faster
• Bibliotherapy: gain double growth; as you study how to coach others you are being mentored by TWIST for your own personal growth

• High quality, visually artistic text book – your playbook to excellent coaching!
• Workbook, ppt of science and art of training, exercise inventory, how to coach videos, practical learning by doing lessons, guided mentoring workbook, coach “cheat sheet” handout summarizing guidelines and methods, course examination, certificate of successful graduation. 

• TIME: 45 Hours
• Study at YOUR pace and availability
• Some students study FT daily and finish the complete course within one week.
• There is no race, study at your own pace. Our data suggests it is consistency not speed to completion, that most impacts course success and takeaway value 
• Studying for just 2 hours each weekend while implementing what you learn into your own workouts all week, will layer up excellent knowledge and coaching skills. 
• Other students select one night a week for course study, practicing what they learn in their workouts that week, to really embed the principles
• You’ll retain access to all study materials and digital course assets for an entire year, so you can return to refresh on any parts you want to brush up on

HIGH PERFORMANCE PARADIGM

INTRODUCTION

STUDY INSTRUCTIONS

COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

TWIST PARADIGM

TRAINING METHODS AND PARADIGM 

STRENGTH-BALANCE-MOVEMENT-CORE INTEGRATION

SMART MUSCLE 

LAYERED PERIODIZATION MODEL

PURPOSEFUL PROGRESSION

THE PHYSICALITY OF MOVEMENT  

MOVEMENT SKILLS

DECELERATION

ATHLETIC READY

SETTING THE CORE AND MID BACK

POSTURE IN MOTION

BALANCE & INSTABILITY

STABILITY & MOBILITY

WHOLE BODY INTEGRATED STRENGTH

THE FASCIAL SYSTEM 

THE FASCIAL SYSTEM

CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCIA

COMMUNICATION

STABILIZATION IN 3D

ABSORBING AND DISSIPATING FORCE

TENSEGRITY

INITIATING / TRANSFERING FORCE

ADAPTABILITY 

FASCIAL LINES ANATOMICAL ORIENTATION

SUPERFICIAL BACK LINE

SUPERFICIAL FRONT LINE 

LATERAL LINES

SPIRAL LINE 

ARM LINES

FUNCTIONAL LINES

DEEP FRONT LINE

TRAINING THE FASCIA 

TRAINING THE FASCIA

TRAINING VARIABLES

IMPLEMENTING FASCIAL TRAINING 

ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF PROGRAM DESIGN

WORKOUT PLANNING 

BUILDING AND SELECTING EXERCISES 

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

EXERCISE INVENTORY  

THE ART OF COACHING 

THE ART OF COACHING

COACHING LEADERSHIP & SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL ACUMEN

POSITIVE COACHING

MINDSET – INTENT, SELF-TALK & SYMBOLISM

This course appeals to a wide spectrum of people who have a strong vested interest in improving human performance. Our graduates in 33 countries most commonly come from 1 of these 12 backgrounds or interests:

• Personal Trainers of Athletes & Active Adults 
• Strength & Conditioning Coaches
• Sport Coaches
• Sport Camp Operators 
• Professional, Collegiate and Olympic Athletes 
• Adult Recreational Athletes 
• Active Adults Learning How to Coach Themselves
• Adult Students Shifting Careers into Fitness and Sport
• Those aging striving to regain physical confidence
• Patients Rebuilding from Injury and Illness
• Physiotherapists & Athletic Therapists 
• Fitness Enthusiasts who want to Train Right: *Most Applicable to a Long Term Active Healthy Lifestyle* 

These are the environments past TWIST education participants went on to work in:

• Training Elite Athletes and Active Adults in Community Gyms
• Training 1-on-1 in Garage Gyms
• Remote Training, Traveling to the Homes of Clients
• Owning and Running Independent Training Facility
• Running Local Training Camps
• On-Line Coaching with NO Geographical Limits
• Coaching Teams in High School Setting
• Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coach 
• Coaching Athletes in NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL
• Professional Tennis, Volleyball, Soccer, Rugby and MMA
• Summer and Winter Olympic National Teams 
• Physiotherapy Clinics 
• Sports Medicine Clinics
• Corporate Wellness
• Graduate School Research Programs 
• 
  
  

• What exactly will I find in my online certification package? 

1. 1. 1. How to access your course information
      2. How to complete the course successfully 
      3. PDF workbook with engaged learning, mentoring exercises, and learn-by-doing training along with practise knowledge questions
      4. Digital video courses with teacher instruction, ppts, practical exercise instruction 
      5. PDF textbook – full color, premium quality, comprehensive manual 
      6. Hard copy of textbooks are available at additional cost. Once students see the quality and depth of the on-line textbook, most also order a hardcopy and we price them to encourage that memorable resource
      7. A coach’s “cheatsheet” handout summarizing the training guidelines and progressions 

• What is the best way to review information to prepare for the final exam?

1. 1. 1. We want you to succeed! Which is why at the end of of each chapter there will be an exam that will count towards your final grade
      2. Complete each step in the chapter > your workbook will be especially helpful
      3. Many students find reading the entire textbook first sets them up for success. After reading the textbook they enter the full course progressing through the videos, workbook and manual (again) chapter by chapter.
      4. Take lots of summary notes, mark your workbook and manual printout. These are great to review plus the very act of making notes helps embed the information.  

• Is it mandatory to complete the workbook?

1. 1. 1. The Workbook and Study Guide provides assistance in the retention of the course material. You are not required to submit the workbook for grading. However, experience has shown that individuals who faithfully use the Workbook and Study Guide achieve greater understanding of the course materials than those who do not use a workbook.
      2. You will also find information in the workbook that is not in textbook that will be mandatory for answering certain questions on the chapter exam
      3. The workbook offers 80 engaged learning exercises to hardwire your understanding. The 80 questions are not just rote learning and retyping words from the manual or video. Rather the workbook offers excellent mentoring and additional teachings while contextualizing questions for you to think through. By completing the workbook your take away expertise is greatly enhanced.  

• Do I have to complete all of the quizzes in the module?

1. 1. 1. Yes. Each section of the module is ‘gated’ > meaning you can’t advance further into the course until you complete each step. It is set up this way because what you learn at each step informs how you look at subsequent sections. 

• Will my final exam be online? 

1. 1. 1. Yes. After you complete each module of the course there will be an exam at the end – this will go towards you final grade

• What happens if I fail my exam?

1. 1. 1. If you fail any portion of your Examination, you will be offered the opportunity to resubmit that portion of the examination, free of charge. (This is known as your second attempt at the examination.) Each retest beyond the second attempt (e.g., third attempt, fourth attempt, etc.) will incur an administrative fee.

• Are there CEU’s available for my certification course? 

1. As the most current certifications available, all newly published in 2022, TWIST will be securing CEU’s for the most common organizations. The specific CEU’s awarded per organization will be added to the web site as they become available. 
2. The TWIST certification courses are an industry standard that you can readily petition, which means submitting to your association requesting CEU’s. Track your study time and provide the course information to the organization you wish to request CEU’s for your continued education.  

• What happens if I do not complete my course by the expiration date?

1. 1. 1. For all TWIST University Certifications, if you do not finish within 6 months, your student account will become inactive. A 2-month extension may be requested for a non-refundable fee. Completion of the program beyond the final extension period requires re-enrollment.
         
         To confirm the expiration date of a course, please log into your profile page at twistuniversity.inspire360.com, next, click on the profile icon in the top right hand corner of your screen to show the dropdown menu. Click on the ‘My Courses’ tab to see your certification details.

• How do I change the credit card on my file? 

1. 1. 1. Log into your account at twistuniversity.inspire360.com, click on the profile icon at the top right hand side of the screen, then click on ‘My Account.’
      2. You will find the tab ‘Credit Cards’ located on the menu bar on the right hand side. Click on the heading. Once the page is open, click on the ‘+ Add Credit Card’ button and follow the instructions.

• Are there taxes? 

1. 1. 1. Applicable Sales, Use, GST, and VAT Taxes are collected and remitted where required by local tax authorities.

•  Do I need a  printed copy of the textbook?

1. 1. You can purchase printed copies of our most popular courses <<here>> at an additional cost. 
   2. . Click here to look for your course and buy the book.

• High quality, visually artistic text book – your playbook to excellent coaching!
• Workbook, ppt of science and art of training, exercise inventory, how to coach videos, practical learning by doing lessons, guided mentoring workbook, examination, certificate of successful graduation. 

• Study at YOUR pace and availability
• Some students study FT daily and finish the complete course within one week.
• There is no race, study at your own pace. Our data suggests it is consistency not speed to completion, that most impacts course success and takeaway value 
• Studying for just 2 hours each weekend while implementing what you learn into your own workouts all week, will layer up excellent knowledge and coaching skills. 
• Other students select one night a week for course study, practicing what they learn in their workouts that week, to really embed the principles
• You’ll retain access to all study materials and digital course assets for an entire year, so you can return to refresh on any parts you want to brush up on

THE EVOLUTION OF SPORT STRENGTH

AN ATHLETE’S JOURNEY 

THE VALUE OF COMPETITIVE EDGE

FUNCTIONAL TRAINING

SPORT PERFORMANCE

MINDSET MEDICINE 

POPULATION-SPECIFIC APPLICATION

HIGH PERFORMANCE ELITE ATHLETES

HIGHSCHOOL ATHLETES

YOUTH PHYSICAL LITERACY

ACTIVE ADULTS

AGING ADULTS

THE TRAINING SYSTEM

(1) ART of COACHING PHILOSOPHY

(2) SPORT ANALYSIS

(3) 30 ATHLETIC LIFTING MOVEMENT PATTERNS

(4) 8 FUNCTIONS OF STRENGTH

(5) WHOLE BODY INTEGRATED TRAINING PARADIGM 

(6) MECHANICAL LOADING STRATEGIES

(7) TWIST TRAINING PRINCIPLES

(8) EXERCISE METHODOLOGY & CORRECTIVE CUES 

(9) STRENGTH MACRO SCHEDULING (periodization)

(10) LONG TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT (progression pyramid)

(11) MINDSET – INTENT, SELF-TALK & SYMBOLISM

(12) Per Exercise PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD

(13) Biomechanical COMPLEXITY PROGRESSIONS  

(14) WEEKLY MUSCLE GROUPINGS

(15) PER WORKOUT GENERAL TRAINING GUIDELINES

(16) COMPLETE STRENGTH & CONDITIONING PROGRAM DESIGN 

(17) COACHING LEADERSHIP & SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL ACUMEN

(18) WBI STRENGTH EXERCISE INVENTORY

THE SCIENCE

(1) THE NEUROSCIENCE OF BRAIN-BODY IMPROVEMENTS

(2) MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

(3) MECHANISMS OF STRENGTH GAIN

(4) ENERGY SYSTEMS 

(5) PHYSICS & BIOMECHANICS OF ATHLETIC ACTION 

This course appeals to a wide spectrum of people who have a strong vested interest in improving human performance. Our graduates in 33 countries most commonly come from 1 of these 12 backgrounds or interests:

• Personal Trainers of Kids, Athletes & Active Adults 
• Strength & Conditioning Coaches
• Sport Coaches
• Sport Camp Operators 
• High School Teachers
• Professional and Aspiring Athletes 
• Parents of Young Athletes
• Active Adults Learning How to Coach Themselves
• Adult Students Shifting Careers into Fitness and Sport
• Patients Rebuilding from Injury and Illness
• Physiotherapists
• Fitness Enthusiasts who want to Train Right: *Most Applicable to a Long Term Active Healthy Lifestyle*  

• Training Youth Athletes, Elite Athletes and Active Adults in Community Gyms
• Training 1-on-1 in Garage Gyms
• Remote Training, Traveling to the Homes of Clients
• Owning and Running Independent Training Facility
• Running Local Sport Camps
• On-Line Coaching with NO Geographical Limits
• Coaching Teams in High School Setting
• Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coach 
• Coaching Athletes in NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL
• Professional Tennis, Golf, Soccer, Rugby and MMA
• Summer and Winter Olympic National Teams 
• Physiotherapy Clinics 
• Sports Medicine Clinics
• Corporate Wellness

• What exactly will I find in my online certification package? 

1. 1. 1. How to access your course information
      2. How to complete the course successfully 
      3. PDF workbook with engaged learning, mentoring exercises, and learn-by-doing training along with practise knowledge questions
      4. Digital video courses with teacher instruction, ppts, practical exercise instruction 
      5. PDF textbook – full color, premium quality, comprehensive manual 
      6. Hard copy of textbooks are available at additional cost. Once students see the quality and depth of the on-line textbook, most also order a hardcopy and we price them to encourage that memorable resource
      7. A coach’s “cheatsheet” handout summarizing the training guidelines and progressions 

• What is the best way to review information to prepare for the final exam?

1. 1. 1. We want you to succeed! Which is why at the end of of each chapter there will be an exam that will count towards your final grade
      2. Complete each step in the chapter > your workbook will be especially helpful
      3. Many students find reading the entire textbook first sets them up for success. After reading the textbook they enter the full course progressing through the videos, workbook and manual (again) chapter by chapter.
      4. Take lots of summary notes, mark your workbook and manual printout. These are great to review plus the very act of making notes helps embed the information.  

• Is it mandatory to complete the workbook?

1. 1. 1. The Workbook and Study Guide provides assistance in the retention of the course material. You are not required to submit the workbook for grading. However, experience has shown that individuals who faithfully use the Workbook and Study Guide achieve greater understanding of the course materials than those who do not use a workbook.
      2. You will also find information in the workbook that is not in textbook that will be mandatory for answering certain questions on the chapter exam
      3. The workbook offers 80 engaged learning exercises to hardwire your understanding. The 80 questions are not just rote learning and retyping words from the manual or video. Rather the workbook offers excellent mentoring and additional teachings while contextualizing questions for you to think through. By completing the workbook your take away expertise is greatly enhanced.  

• Do I have to complete all of the quizzes in the module?

1. 1. 1. Yes. Each section of the module is ‘gated’ > meaning you can’t advance further into the course until you complete each step. It is set up this way because what you learn at each step informs how you look at subsequent sections. 

• Will my final exam be online? 

1. 1. 1. Yes. After you complete each module of the course there will be an exam at the end – this will go towards you final grade

• What happens if I fail my exam?

1. 1. 1. If you fail any portion of your Examination, you will be offered the opportunity to resubmit that portion of the examination, free of charge. (This is known as your second attempt at the examination.) Each retest beyond the second attempt (e.g., third attempt, fourth attempt, etc.) will incur an administrative fee.

• Are there CEU’s available for my certification course? 

1. As the most current certifications available, all newly published in 2022, TWIST will be securing CEU’s for the most common organizations. The specific CEU’s awarded per organization will be added to the web site as they become available. 
2. The TWIST certification courses are an industry standard that you can readily petition, which means submitting to your association requesting CEU’s. Track your study time and provide the course information to the organization you wish to request CEU’s for your continued education.  

• What happens if I do not complete my course by the expiration date?

1. 1. 1. For all TWIST University Certifications, if you do not finish within 6 months, your student account will become inactive. A 2-month extension may be requested for a non-refundable fee. Completion of the program beyond the final extension period requires re-enrollment.
         
         To confirm the expiration date of a course, please log into your profile page at twistuniversity.inspire360.com, next, click on the profile icon in the top right hand corner of your screen to show the dropdown menu. Click on the ‘My Courses’ tab to see your certification details.

• How do I change the credit card on my file? 

1. 1. 1. Log into your account at twistuniversity.inspire360.com, click on the profile icon at the top right hand side of the screen, then click on ‘My Account.’
      2. You will find the tab ‘Credit Cards’ located on the menu bar on the right hand side. Click on the heading. Once the page is open, click on the ‘+ Add Credit Card’ button and follow the instructions.

• Are there taxes? 

1. 1. 1. Applicable Sales, Use, GST, and VAT Taxes are collected and remitted where required by local tax authorities.

•  Do I need a  printed copy of the textbook?

1. 1. You can purchase printed copies of our most popular courses <<here>> at an additional cost. 
   2. . Click here to look for your course and buy the book.

Inspiring and motivating. Fascinating facts about your amazing body and brain. A focus on the practical art of coaching, exercise execution and program implementation.

• Listen, watch, study, practise – with a focus on the art of coaching and ‘learning by doing’
• Highlighted of the most results-producing exercise techniques, corrective cues, coaching language, motivational strategies 
• Engaged learning, positive coaching, excellent mentoring.  
• Applied learning, focussing on the art of science for practical
• Reflective learning, with specific application to your world
• Layered Learning – step by step integrating information immediately into your own workouts + practise activities teaching them to a peer / friend
• The 3-step LEARN – DO – TEACH embeds the knowledge and skills deeper faster
• Bibliotherapy: gain double growth; as you study how to coach others you are being guided by TWIST for your own personal growth and leadership skills

• High quality, visually artistic text book – your playbook to excellent coaching!
• Workbook, ppt of science and art of training, exercise inventory, how to coach videos, practical learning by doing lessons, guided mentoring workbook, examination, certificate of successful graduation. 

• Study at YOUR pace and availability
• Some students study FT daily and finish the complete course within one week.
• There is no race, study at your own pace. Our data suggests it is consistency not speed to completion, that most impacts course success and takeaway value 
• Studying for just 2 hours each weekend while implementing what you learn into your own workouts all week, will layer up excellent knowledge and coaching skills. 
• Other students select one night a week for course study, practicing what they learn in their workouts that week, to really embed the principles
• You’ll retain access to all study materials and digital course assets for an entire year, so you can return to refresh on any parts you want to brush up on

FUNCTIONAL PHYSIQUE

(1) LEARNING OBJECTIVES

(2) INTRODUCTION

(3) THE VALUE OF A STRONG PHYSIQUE

(4) THE BENEFITS OF A FUNCTIONAL BODY

(5) HEALTH, LIFESTYLE AND SUSTAINABILITY

(6) TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE-TRAINING

(7) MODERN FUNCTIONAL TRAINING

(8) THE ULTIMATE FUSION  

THE TRAINING SYSTEM

(1) ART OF COACHING PHILOSOPHY

(2) FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT PATTERNS

(3) MAXIMIZING OVERLOAD FOR HYPERTROPHY

(4) WHOLE BODY INTEGRATED LIFTS 

(5) 8 FUNCTIONS OF STRENGTH

(6) MECHANICAL STRATEGIES FOR LOAD MANAGEMENT

(7) FUNCTIONAL PHYSIQUE TRAINING PRINCIPLES

(8) EXERCISE METHODOLOGY 

(9) STRENGTH MACRO SCHEDULING (PERIODIZATION)

(10) PER EXERCISE PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD

(11) WEEKLY MUSCLE GROUPINGS

(12) FUNCTIONAL PHYSIQUE STRENGTH EXERCISE INVENTORY

(13) MINDSET – INTENT, SELF-TALK & SYMBOLISM

THE SCIENCE

(1) THE NEUROSCIENCE OF BRAIN-BODY MOVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS

(2) EXERCISE SCIENCE FOR 3D FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES

(3) MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

(4) MECHANISMS OF STRENGTH GAIN

(5) EXERCISE SCIENCE FOR HYPERTROPHY AND METABOLISM

(6) ENERGY SYSTEMS 

(7) PHYSICS & BIOMECHANICS OF ATHLETIC ACTION 

(8) HOLISTIC SUSTAINABLE NUTRITION PROGRAM

POSITIONING YOUR  PHYSIQUE + FUNCTION PROGRAM 

(1) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM & RESULTS

(2) TARGET MARKETS

(3) SAMPLE ADVERTISING 

(4) VALUE PROPOSITION 

(5) KEY CLIENT MESSAGING

This course appeals to a wide spectrum of people who have a strong vested interest in improving human performance. Our graduates in 33 countries most commonly come from 1 of these 12 backgrounds or interests:

• Personal Trainers 
• Strength & Conditioning Coaches
• Active Adults Learning How to Coach Themselves
• Adult Students Shifting Careers into Fitness and Sport
• Patients Rebuilding from Injury and Illness
• Physiotherapists
• Fitness Enthusiasts who want to Train Right: *Most Applicable to a Long Term Active Healthy Lifestyle* 

These are the environments past TWIST education participants went on to work in:

• Training Youth Athletes, Elite Athletes and Active Adults in Community Gyms
• Training 1-on-1 in Garage Gyms
• Remote Training, Traveling to the Homes of Clients
• Owning and Running Independent Training Facility
• Running Local Sport Camps
• On-Line Coaching with NO Geographical Limits
• Coaching Teams in High School Setting
• Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coach 
• Coaching Athletes in NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL
• Professional Tennis, Golf, Soccer, Rugby and MMA
• Summer and Winter Olympic National Teams 
• Physiotherapy Clinics 
• Sports Medicine Clinics
• Corporate Wellness
• Graduate School research programs 

• What exactly will I find in my online certification package? 

1. 1. 1. How to access your course information
      2. How to complete the course successfully 
      3. PDF workbook with engaged learning, mentoring exercises, and learn-by-doing training along with practise knowledge questions
      4. Digital video courses with teacher instruction, ppts, practical exercise instruction 
      5. PDF textbook – full color, premium quality, comprehensive manual 
      6. Hard copy of textbooks are available at additional cost. Once students see the quality and depth of the on-line textbook, most also order a hardcopy and we price them to encourage that memorable resource
      7. A coach’s “cheatsheet” handout summarizing the training guidelines and progressions 

• What is the best way to review information to prepare for the final exam?

1. 1. 1. We want you to succeed! Which is why at the end of of each chapter there will be an exam that will count towards your final grade
      2. Complete each step in the chapter > your workbook will be especially helpful
      3. Many students find reading the entire textbook first sets them up for success. After reading the textbook they enter the full course progressing through the videos, workbook and manual (again) chapter by chapter.
      4. Take lots of summary notes, mark your workbook and manual printout. These are great to review plus the very act of making notes helps embed the information.  

• Is it mandatory to complete the workbook?

1. 1. 1. The Workbook and Study Guide provides assistance in the retention of the course material. You are not required to submit the workbook for grading. However, experience has shown that individuals who faithfully use the Workbook and Study Guide achieve greater understanding of the course materials than those who do not use a workbook.
      2. You will also find information in the workbook that is not in textbook that will be mandatory for answering certain questions on the chapter exam
      3. The workbook offers 80 engaged learning exercises to hardwire your understanding. The 80 questions are not just rote learning and retyping words from the manual or video. Rather the workbook offers excellent mentoring and additional teachings while contextualizing questions for you to think through. By completing the workbook your take away expertise is greatly enhanced.  

• Do I have to complete all of the quizzes in the module?

1. 1. 1. Yes. Each section of the module is ‘gated’ > meaning you can’t advance further into the course until you complete each step. It is set up this way because what you learn at each step informs how you look at subsequent sections. 

• Will my final exam be online? 

1. 1. 1. Yes. After you complete each module of the course there will be an exam at the end – this will go towards you final grade

• What happens if I fail my exam?

1. 1. 1. If you fail any portion of your Examination, you will be offered the opportunity to resubmit that portion of the examination, free of charge. (This is known as your second attempt at the examination.) Each retest beyond the second attempt (e.g., third attempt, fourth attempt, etc.) will incur an administrative fee.

• Are there CEU’s available for my certification course? 

1. As the most current certifications available, all newly published in 2022, TWIST will be securing CEU’s for the most common organizations. The specific CEU’s awarded per organization will be added to the web site as they become available. 
2. The TWIST certification courses are an industry standard that you can readily petition, which means submitting to your association requesting CEU’s. Track your study time and provide the course information to the organization you wish to request CEU’s for your continued education.  

• What happens if I do not complete my course by the expiration date?

1. 1. 1. For all TWIST University Certifications, if you do not finish within 6 months, your student account will become inactive. A 2-month extension may be requested for a non-refundable fee. Completion of the program beyond the final extension period requires re-enrollment.
         
         To confirm the expiration date of a course, please log into your profile page at twistuniversity.inspire360.com, next, click on the profile icon in the top right hand corner of your screen to show the dropdown menu. Click on the ‘My Courses’ tab to see your certification details.

• How do I change the credit card on my file? 

1. 1. 1. Log into your account at twistuniversity.inspire360.com, click on the profile icon at the top right hand side of the screen, then click on ‘My Account.’
      2. You will find the tab ‘Credit Cards’ located on the menu bar on the right hand side. Click on the heading. Once the page is open, click on the ‘+ Add Credit Card’ button and follow the instructions.

• Are there taxes? 

1. 1. 1. Applicable Sales, Use, GST, and VAT Taxes are collected and remitted where required by local tax authorities.

•  Do I need a  printed copy of the textbook?

1. 1. You can purchase printed copies of our most popular courses <<here>> at an additional cost. 
   2. . Click here to look for your course and buy the book.

Inspiring and motivating. Fascinating facts about your amazing body and brain. A focus on the practical art of coaching, exercise execution, and engagement strategies. 

• Listen, watch, study, practise – with a focus on the art of coaching and ‘learning by doing’
• Highlighted of the most results-producing exercise techniques, corrective cues, coaching language, motivational strategies 
• Engaged learning, positive coaching, gamification 
• Applied learning, with how to connect learning to activity to homework 
• Reflective learning, with specific application to your world
• Complex Made Simple: functional exercises + key teaching points are summarized clearly to teach / coach / instruct with confidence including cues, guidelines and student flow.
• Layered Learning – step by step integrating information immediately into your own workouts + practise activities teaching to peers / friends
• The 3-step LEARN – DO – TEACH embeds the knowledge and skills deeper faster
• Bibliotherapy: gain double growth; as you study how to coach others you are being mentored by TWIST for your own personal growth

• High quality, visually artistic text book – your playbook to excellent coaching!
• Workbook, ppt of science and art of training, exercise inventory, how to coach videos, practical learning by doing lessons, guided mentoring workbook, examination, certificate of successful graduation. 
• Visually inspiring artistic resources: teacher manual, engaged video learning, lesson plans, student booklets, fun family homework activities, measurement and key tips for success. 
• Teacher / Trainer digital orientation and how-to facilitate student engagement
• TWIST sample lesson for student training groups and gym classes: from 20 minute primers to 60 minutes lesson plans. 

• “Homework” that kids can engage parents and siblings at home “be the change” inside their home, inspiring healthier family behaviors. Kids transform from students to teachers!

• Study at YOUR pace and availability
• Some students study FT daily and finish the complete course within one week.
• There is no race, study at your own pace. Our data suggests it is consistency not speed to completion, that most impacts course success and takeaway value 
• Studying for just 2 hours each weekend while implementing what you learn into your own workouts all week, will layer up excellent knowledge and coaching skills. 
• Other students select one night a week for course study, practicing what they learn in their workouts that week, to really embed the principles
• You’ll retain access to all study materials and digital course assets for an entire year, so you can return to refresh on any parts you want to brush up on

HEALTHY HAPPY ACTIVE STUDENTS 

(1) OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

(2) INTRODUCTION

(3) SPORT CONDITIONING, FITNESS TRAINING, PHYSICAL LITERACY

(4) DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPORT-SPECIFICITY AND ATHLETICISM

(5) PRIMARY VERSUS SECONDARY FITNESS CHARACTERISTICS 12

(6) OBJECTIVES OF CHILDREN’S TRAINING

(7) THE REALITY – STATE OF THE UNION

(8) YESTERDAY VRS TODAY – MODERATORS OF WELL-BEING 

(9) TOMORROW’S CURATIVE SOLUTIONS 

(10) HOW DEFINE A CHILD 

(11) MATURATION – NEURAL, SKELETAL, MUSCULAR, HORMONAL

(12) INJURY PATTERNS IN YOUTH

(13) GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES

(14) THE SOLUTION – INTEGRATED HOLISTIC EXPERIENCES

 PHYSICAL LITERACY 

(15) TWIST SPORT PERFORMANCE PARADIGM (2NDARY CHARACTERISTICS)

(16) 10 PILLARS OF PHYSICAL LITERACY THAT MATTERS 

(17) UNIFIED BALANCE

(18) STABILITY

(19) MOBILITY

(20) MOVEMENT SKILL PATTERNING

(21) WHOLE BODY MOVEMENT-ORIENTED 3D STRENGTH

(22) AGILITY, QUICKNESS, BRAKING, DECELERATION

(23) GAME-ENERGETICS

(24) AGE-SPECIFIC ABILITY-SPECIFIC GUIDELINES

(25) TRAINING PRINCIPLES

(26) SOLO EXERCISES – SKILLS & DRILLS

(27) PARTNER EXERCISES – SKILLS & DRILLS

(28) COOPERATIVE GAMES

(29) COMPETITIVE GAMES

(30) GROUP CIRCUITS 

MINDSET, FUNCTIONAL FOODS, LIFESTYLE

(1) FUNCTIONAL MINDSET

(2) WELL-BEING SELF-COACH ACTIONS

(3) FUNCTIONAL FOODS

(4) NUTRITION PROGRAM ACTIONS

(5) FUNCTIONAL LIFESTYLE

(6) HEALTHY LIVING ACTIONS

LESSON PLANS & HOMEWORK

(1) COMPONENTS OF THE LESSON PLANS

(2) ANATOMY OF A SINGLE PRACTICAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS WORKOUT:

1. DYNAMIC WARM UP – MOVEMENT SKILLS PATTERNING, BALANCE, FUN GAMES.
2. BALANCE
3. MOVEMENT
4. CORE
5. STRENGTH
6. CONDITIONING GAMES (BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER)

(3) ACTIVITY ENGAGEMENT

(4) 20 MINUTE PRIMERS – PER AGE CATEGORY

(5) 40 MINUTE PRIMERS – PER AGE CATEGORY

(6) 60 MINUTE LESSON PLANS – PER AGE CATEGORY 

(7) CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT

(8) HOMEWORK FOR STUDENTS (FAMILY ENGAGEMENT)

This course appeals to a wide spectrum of people who have a strong vested interest in improving the well rounded physical abilities of grade school and high school students, in a way that hardwires a positive relationship to exercise, healthy living and an empowered mindset. 

• Personal Trainers
• School Teachers
• Community Leaders
• Well Invested Parents 
• Strength & Conditioning Coaches
• Sport Coaches
• Sport Camp Operators 
• High School Students 
• College Students 
• Adult Students Shifting Careers into Fitness and Sport

These are the environments past TWIST education participants went on to work in:

• Training Children and Youth in community gyms
• Training Children and Youth outdoors at fields and parks
• Teaching Physical Education Classes (visiting instructor contract)
• Full-time Teachers for Physical Education 
• Remote Training, Traveling to the Homes of Clients
• Owning and Running Independent Training Facility
• Running Local Kids Camps
• 
  
  

• What exactly will I find in my online certification package? 

1. 1. 1. How to access your course information
      2. How to complete the course successfully 
      3. PDF workbook with engaged learning, mentoring exercises, and learn-by-doing training along with practise knowledge questions
      4. Digital video courses with teacher instruction, ppts, practical exercise instruction 
      5. PDF textbook – full color, premium quality, comprehensive manual 
      6. Hard copy of textbooks are available at additional cost. Once students see the quality and depth of the on-line textbook, most also order a hardcopy and we price them to encourage that memorable resource
      7. A coach’s “cheatsheet” handout summarizing the training guidelines and progressions 

• What is the best way to review information to prepare for the final exam?

1. 1. 1. We want you to succeed! Which is why at the end of of each chapter there will be an exam that will count towards your final grade
      2. Complete each step in the chapter > your workbook will be especially helpful
      3. Many students find reading the entire textbook first sets them up for success. After reading the textbook they enter the full course progressing through the videos, workbook and manual (again) chapter by chapter.
      4. Take lots of summary notes, mark your workbook and manual printout. These are great to review plus the very act of making notes helps embed the information.  

• Is it mandatory to complete the workbook?

1. 1. 1. The Workbook and Study Guide provides assistance in the retention of the course material. You are not required to submit the workbook for grading. However, experience has shown that individuals who faithfully use the Workbook and Study Guide achieve greater understanding of the course materials than those who do not use a workbook.
      2. You will also find information in the workbook that is not in textbook that will be mandatory for answering certain questions on the chapter exam
      3. The workbook offers 80 engaged learning exercises to hardwire your understanding. The 80 questions are not just rote learning and retyping words from the manual or video. Rather the workbook offers excellent mentoring and additional teachings while contextualizing questions for you to think through. By completing the workbook your take away expertise is greatly enhanced.  

• Do I have to complete all of the quizzes in the module?

1. 1. 1. Yes. Each section of the module is ‘gated’ > meaning you can’t advance further into the course until you complete each step. It is set up this way because what you learn at each step informs how you look at subsequent sections. 

• Will my final exam be online? 

1. 1. 1. Yes. After you complete each module of the course there will be an exam at the end – this will go towards you final grade

• What happens if I fail my exam?

1. 1. 1. If you fail any portion of your Examination, you will be offered the opportunity to resubmit that portion of the examination, free of charge. (This is known as your second attempt at the examination.) Each retest beyond the second attempt (e.g., third attempt, fourth attempt, etc.) will incur an administrative fee.

• Are there CEU’s available for my certification course? 

1. As the most current certifications available, all newly published in 2022, TWIST will be securing CEU’s for the most common organizations. The specific CEU’s awarded per organization will be added to the web site as they become available. 
2. The TWIST certification courses are an industry standard that you can readily petition, which means submitting to your association requesting CEU’s. Track your study time and provide the course information to the organization you wish to request CEU’s for your continued education.  

• What happens if I do not complete my course by the expiration date?

1. 1. 1. For all TWIST University Certifications, if you do not finish within 6 months, your student account will become inactive. A 2-month extension may be requested for a non-refundable fee. Completion of the program beyond the final extension period requires re-enrollment.
         
         To confirm the expiration date of a course, please log into your profile page at twistuniversity.inspire360.com, next, click on the profile icon in the top right hand corner of your screen to show the dropdown menu. Click on the ‘My Courses’ tab to see your certification details.

• How do I change the credit card on my file? 

1. 1. 1. Log into your account at twistuniversity.inspire360.com, click on the profile icon at the top right hand side of the screen, then click on ‘My Account.’
      2. You will find the tab ‘Credit Cards’ located on the menu bar on the right hand side. Click on the heading. Once the page is open, click on the ‘+ Add Credit Card’ button and follow the instructions.

• Are there taxes? 

1. 1. 1. Applicable Sales, Use, GST, and VAT Taxes are collected and remitted where required by local tax authorities.

•  Do I need a  printed copy of the textbook?

1. 1. You can purchase printed copies of our most popular courses <<here>> at an additional cost. 
   2. . Click here to look for your course and buy the book.

Inspiring and motivating. Fascinating facts about your amazing body and brain. A focus on the practical art of coaching and exercise execution.

• Listen, watch, study, practise – with a focus on the art of coaching and ‘learning by doing’
• Highlighted of the most results-producing exercise techniques, corrective cues, coaching language, motivational strategies 
• Engaged learning, positive coaching, gamification 
• Applied learning, focussing on the art of science
• Reflective learning, with specific application to your worl
• Layered Learning – step by step integrating information immediately into your own workouts + practise activities teaching them to a peer / friend
• The 3-step LEARN – DO – TEACH embeds the knowledge and skills deeper faster
• Bibliotherapy: gain double growth; as you study how to coach others you are being mentored by TWIST for your own personal growth

• High quality, visually artistic text book – your playbook to excellent coaching!
• Workbook, ppt of science and art of training, exercise inventory, how to coach videos, practical learning by doing lessons, guided mentoring workbook, examination, certificate of successful graduation. 

• Study at YOUR pace and availability
• Some students study FT daily and finish the complete course within one week.
• There is no race, study at your own pace. Our data suggests it is consistency not speed to completion, that most impacts course success and takeaway value 
• Studying for just 2 hours each weekend while implementing what you learn into your own workouts all week, will layer up excellent knowledge and coaching skills. 
• Other students select one night a week for course study, practicing what they learn in their workouts that week, to really embed the principles
• You’ll retain access to all study materials and digital course assets for an entire year, so you can return to refresh on any parts you want to brush up on

THE ATTRIBUTES ATHLETIC MOVEMENT

MAKING THE CUT

THE VALUE OF COMPETITIVE EDGE

FUNCTIONAL TRAINING

SPORT PERFORMANCE

MINDSET MEDICINE 

POPULATION-SPECIFIC APPLICATION

HIGH PERFORMANCE ELITE ATHLETES – GOING FOR GOLD

HIGHSCHOOL ATHLETES – GRADUATING LEVELS

YOUTH PHYSICAL LITERACY – GETTING A POSITIVE START

ACTIVE ADULTS – OUTDOOR REC & TRAINING AS A SPORT

AGING ADULTS IN ACTIVE LIFESTYLES

THE TRAINING SYSTEM

(1) ART of COACHING PHILOSOPHY

(2) SPORT ANALYSIS

(3) WHOLE BODY INTEGRATED TRAINING PARADIGM

(4) FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT SKILLS

(5) DECELERATION LOADING MECHANICS

(6) DYNAMIC WARM UPS

(5) NEURAL POTENTIATION & EXCITATION 

(6) AGILITY TRAINING

(7) MULTI DIRECTIONAL QUICKNESS

(8) INTERNAL & EXTERNAL REACTIVITY 

(9) PLYOMETRICS & READINESS ASSESSMENTS 

(10) SPEED TRAINING

(11) BIOENERGETICS 

(12) TWIST TRAINING PRINCIPLES

(13) EXERCISE METHODOLOGY & CORRECTIVE CUES 

(14) MACRO SCHEDULING (periodization)

(15) LONG TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT (progression pyramid)

(16) MINDSET – INTENT, SELF-TALK & SYMBOLISM

(17) Per Exercise PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD

(18) Biomechanical COMPLEXITY PROGRESSIONS  

(19) PER WORKOUT GENERAL TRAINING GUIDELINES

(20) COMPLETE STRENGTH & CONDITIONING PROGRAM DESIGN 

(21) COACHING LEADERSHIP & SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL ACUMEN

(22) ATHLETIC MOVEMENT EXERCISE INVENTORY

THE SCIENCE

(1) THE NEUROSCIENCE OF BRAIN-BODY IMPROVEMENTS

(2) PHYSIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS OF ATHLETIC MOVEMENT

(3) MUSCLE CHARACTERISTICS 

(4) MOTOR UNIT PHYSIOLOGY

(5) CONTROL OF CONTRACTIONS 

(6) GRADATION OF FORCE 

(7) PLYOMETRIC SCIENCE

(8) ENERGY SYSTEMS FOR SPORT

(9) PHYSICS & BIOMECHANICS OF ATHLETIC ACTION

(10) PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPONENTS OF ATHLETIC MOVEMENT

This course appeals to a wide spectrum of people who have a strong vested interest in improving human performance. Our graduates in 33 countries most commonly come from 1 of these 12 backgrounds or interests:

• Personal Trainers of Kids, Athletes & Active Adults 
• Strength & Conditioning Coaches
• Sport Coaches
• Sport Camp Operators 
• High School Teachers
• Professional, Collegiate and Olympic Athletes 
• Parents of Young Athletes
• Active Adults Learning How to Coach Themselves
• Adult Students Shifting Careers into Fitness and Sport
• Patients Rebuilding from Injury and Illness
• Physiotherapists
• Fitness Enthusiasts who want to Train Right: *Most Applicable to a Long Term Active Healthy Lifestyle* 

These are the environments past TWIST education participants went on to work in:

• Training Youth Athletes, Elite Athletes and Active Adults in Community Gyms
• Training 1-on-1 in Garage Gyms
• Remote Training, Traveling to the Homes of Clients
• Owning and Running Independent Training Facility
• Running Local Sport Camps
• On-Line Coaching with NO Geographical Limits
• Coaching Teams in High School Setting
• Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coach 
• Coaching Athletes in NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL
• Professional Tennis, Golf, Soccer, Rugby and MMA
• Summer and Winter Olympic National Teams 
• Physiotherapy Clinics 
• Sports Medicine Clinics
• Corporate Wellness
• Graduate School Research Programs 

• What exactly will I find in my online certification package? 

1. 1. 1. How to access your course information
      2. How to complete the course successfully 
      3. PDF workbook with engaged learning, mentoring exercises, and learn-by-doing training along with practise knowledge questions
      4. Digital video courses with teacher instruction, ppts, practical exercise instruction 
      5. PDF textbook – full color, premium quality, comprehensive manual 
      6. Hard copy of textbooks are available at additional cost. Once students see the quality and depth of the on-line textbook, most also order a hardcopy and we price them to encourage that memorable resource
      7. A coach’s “cheatsheet” handout summarizing the training guidelines and progressions 

• What is the best way to review information to prepare for the final exam?

1. 1. 1. We want you to succeed! Which is why at the end of of each chapter there will be an exam that will count towards your final grade
      2. Complete each step in the chapter > your workbook will be especially helpful
      3. Many students find reading the entire textbook first sets them up for success. After reading the textbook they enter the full course progressing through the videos, workbook and manual (again) chapter by chapter.
      4. Take lots of summary notes, mark your workbook and manual printout. These are great to review plus the very act of making notes helps embed the information.  

• Is it mandatory to complete the workbook?

1. 1. 1. The Workbook and Study Guide provides assistance in the retention of the course material. You are not required to submit the workbook for grading. However, experience has shown that individuals who faithfully use the Workbook and Study Guide achieve greater understanding of the course materials than those who do not use a workbook.
      2. You will also find information in the workbook that is not in textbook that will be mandatory for answering certain questions on the chapter exam
      3. The workbook offers 80 engaged learning exercises to hardwire your understanding. The 80 questions are not just rote learning and retyping words from the manual or video. Rather the workbook offers excellent mentoring and additional teachings while contextualizing questions for you to think through. By completing the workbook your take away expertise is greatly enhanced.  

• Do I have to complete all of the quizzes in the module?

1. 1. 1. Yes. Each section of the module is ‘gated’ > meaning you can’t advance further into the course until you complete each step. It is set up this way because what you learn at each step informs how you look at subsequent sections. 

• Will my final exam be online? 

1. 1. 1. Yes. After you complete each module of the course there will be an exam at the end – this will go towards you final grade

• What happens if I fail my exam?

1. 1. 1. If you fail any portion of your Examination, you will be offered the opportunity to resubmit that portion of the examination, free of charge. (This is known as your second attempt at the examination.) Each retest beyond the second attempt (e.g., third attempt, fourth attempt, etc.) will incur an administrative fee.

• Are there CEU’s available for my certification course? 

1. As the most current certifications available, all newly published in 2022, TWIST will be securing CEU’s for the most common organizations. The specific CEU’s awarded per organization will be added to the web site as they become available. 
2. The TWIST certification courses are an industry standard that you can readily petition, which means submitting to your association requesting CEU’s. Track your study time and provide the course information to the organization you wish to request CEU’s for your continued education.  

• What happens if I do not complete my course by the expiration date?

1. 1. 1. For all TWIST University Certifications, if you do not finish within 6 months, your student account will become inactive. A 2-month extension may be requested for a non-refundable fee. Completion of the program beyond the final extension period requires re-enrollment.
         
         To confirm the expiration date of a course, please log into your profile page at twistuniversity.inspire360.com, next, click on the profile icon in the top right hand corner of your screen to show the dropdown menu. Click on the ‘My Courses’ tab to see your certification details.

• How do I change the credit card on my file? 

1. 1. 1. Log into your account at twistuniversity.inspire360.com, click on the profile icon at the top right hand side of the screen, then click on ‘My Account.’
      2. You will find the tab ‘Credit Cards’ located on the menu bar on the right hand side. Click on the heading. Once the page is open, click on the ‘+ Add Credit Card’ button and follow the instructions.

• Are there taxes? 

1. 1. 1. Applicable Sales, Use, GST, and VAT Taxes are collected and remitted where required by local tax authorities.

•  Do I need a  printed copy of the textbook?

1. 1. You can purchase printed copies of our most popular courses <<here>> at an additional cost. 
   2. . Click here to look for your course and buy the book.

Inspiring, intelligent, heart-centric and motivating. Fascinating facts about your amazing body and brain. We focus on the practical strategies that optimize the exercise experience and healthful engagement.  Your study sets you up to positively impact the mental well-being, holistic health, activity levels and happiness of grade school and high school aged kids. 

• Listen, watch, study, practise – with a focus on the art of coaching and ‘learning by doing’
• Highlighted of the most results-producing exercise techniques, corrective cues, coaching language, motivational strategies 
• Engaged learning, positive coaching, gamification
• Study the efficacy of classroom activities and lesson plans that help shift perspective, thoughts, social ability, and lifestyle actions.  
• Applied learning, with how to connect learning to activity to homework 
• Reflective learning, with specific application to your world
• Complex Made Simple: physical and cognitive exercises + key teaching points are summarized clearly to teach / coach / instruct with confidence including cues, guidelines and student flow.
• Layered Learning – step by step integrating information immediately into your own workouts + practise activities teaching to peers / friends
• The 3-step LEARN – DO – TEACH embeds the knowledge and skills deeper faster
• Bibliotherapy: gain double growth; as you study how to coach others you are being mentored by TWIST for your own personal growth

• High quality, visually artistic text book – your playbook to excellent coaching!
• Workbook, ppt of science and art of training, exercise inventory, how to coach videos, practical learning by doing lessons, guided mentoring workbook, examination, certificate of successful graduation. 
• Visually inspiring artistic resources: teacher manual, engaged video learning, lesson plans, student booklets, fun family homework activities, measurement and key tips for success. 
• Teacher / Trainer digital orientation and how-to facilitate student engagement
• TWIST sample lesson for in-gym activities, outdoor activities and classroom activities: from 20 minute primers to 60 minutes lesson plans. 
• “Homework” that kids can engage parents and siblings at home “be the change” inside their home, inspiring healthier family behaviors. Kids transform from students to teachers!

• Study at YOUR pace and availability
• Some students study FT daily and finish the complete course within one week.
• There is no race, study at your own pace. Our data suggests it is consistency not speed to completion, that most impacts course success and takeaway value 
• Studying for just 2 hours each weekend while implementing what you learn into your own workouts all week, will layer up excellent knowledge and coaching skills. 
• Other students select one night a week for course study, practicing what they learn in their workouts that week, to really embed the principles
• You’ll retain access to all study materials and digital course assets for an entire year, so you can return to refresh on any parts you want to brush up on

HEALTHY HAPPY ACTIVE STUDENTS 

(1) OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

(2) INTRODUCTION 

(3) OBJECTIVES OF CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT

(4) THE REALITY – STATE OF THE UNION

(5) YESTERDAY VRS TODAY – MODERATORS OF WELL-BEING 

(6) TOMORROW’S CURATIVE SOLUTIONS 

(7) HOW DEFINE A CHILD 

(8) MATURATION – NEURAL, SKELETAL, MUSCULAR, HORMONAL, EMOTIONAL

(9) GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES

(10) THE SOLUTION – INTEGRATED HOLISTIC EXPERIENCES

(11) NEUROPLASTICITY AND RIGHT-BRAIN ACTIVITIES

(12) PERSONAL STRATEGIES

(13) THE PERCEPTION>SELF-TALK>MINDSET> EMOTIONS> ACTIONS CYCLE

(14) GUIDING STUDENTS TO INNER PEACE 

(15) MENTAL WELL-BEING & MOVEMENT

(16) EXERCISE GUIDELINES TO AFFECT MOOD, EMOTIONS, MINDSET 

(17) MOVE WELL, FEEL BETTER, THINK BEST 

(18) STRENGTH-BALANCE-MOVEMENT-CORE INTEGRATION

(19) EXERCISE GAMIFICATION – PURPOSEFUL PLAY 

(20) SYMBOLISM – LEVERAGING EXERCISE TO MENTAL EMPOWERMENT 

(21) MENTAL WELL-BEING IN NATURE

(22) THE TRIPLE PLAY – NATURE, MOVEMENT, MINDSET

(23) NUTRITION AND MENTAL WELLBEING 

(24) GUT-BRAIN COMMUNICATION

(25) RESTORATION AND MENTAL WELL-BEING

(26) SOCIAL CONNECTION, TRUST, SAFETY, LAUGHTER

(27) ART AND MUSIC FOR MENTAL WELLBEING

(28) RHYTHM AND IT’S MENTAL HEALTH ROLE IN EXERCISE

(29) AGE-SPECIFIC ABILITY-SPECIFIC GUIDELINES

(30) MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING PRINCIPLES

(31) SOLO EXERCISES – SKILLS & DRILLS

(32) PARTNER EXERCISES – SKILLS & DRILLS

(33) COOPERATIVE GAMES

(34) COMPETITIVE GAMES
(35) INCLUSIVE GAMES 

(36) GROUP CIRCUITS 

MINDSET, FUNCTIONAL FOODS, LIFESTYLE

(1) FUNCTIONAL MINDSET

(2) WELL-BEING SELF-COACH ACTIONS

(3) FUNCTIONAL FOODS

(4) NUTRITION PROGRAM ACTIONS

(5) FUNCTIONAL LIFESTYLE

(6) HEALTHY LIVING ACTIONS

LESSON PLANS & HOMEWORK

(1) COMPONENTS OF THE LESSON PLANS

(2) ANATOMY OF A SINGLE PRACTICAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS WORKOUT:

1. DYNAMIC WARM UP – MOVEMENT SKILLS PATTERNING, BALANCE, FUN GAMES.
2. BALANCE
3. MOVEMENT
4. CORE
5. STRENGTH
6. CONDITIONING GAMES (BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER)

(3) SYMBOLISM 

(4) PEER ENGAGEMENT 

(5) ACTIVITY ENGAGEMENT

(6) 20 MINUTE PRIMERS – PER AGE CATEGORY

(7) 40 MINUTE PRIMERS – PER AGE CATEGORY

(8) 60 MINUTE LESSON PLANS – PER AGE CATEGORY 

(9) CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT

(10) HOMEWORK FOR STUDENTS (FAMILY ENGAGEMENT)

This course appeals to a wide spectrum of people who have a strong vested interest in improving the well rounded MENTAL WELL-BEING, physical activity and healthful living of grade school and high school students, in a way that hardwires a positive relationship to exercise, healthy living and an empowered mindset. 

• School Teachers
• Active Therapists 
• Community Leaders
• Well Invested Parents 
• Personal Trainers
• Strength & Conditioning Coaches
• Sport Coaches
• Sport Camp Operators 
• High School Students 
• College Students 
• Adult Students Shifting Careers into Fitness and Sport

These are the environments past TWIST education participants went on to work in:

• Full-time Teachers for Physical Education
• Training Children and Youth in community gyms
• Small Group Training in semester long programs 
• Training Children and Youth outdoors at fields and parks
• Teaching Physical Education Classes (visiting instructor contract)
• Remote Training, Traveling to the Homes of Clients
• Owning and Running Independent Training Facility
• Running Local Kids Camps
• 
  
  

• What exactly will I find in my online certification package? 

1. 1. 1. How to access your course information
      2. How to complete the course successfully 
      3. PDF workbook with engaged learning, mentoring exercises, and learn-by-doing training along with practise knowledge questions
      4. Digital video courses with teacher instruction, ppts, practical exercise instruction 
      5. PDF textbook – full color, premium quality, comprehensive manual 
      6. Hard copy of textbooks are available at additional cost. Once students see the quality and depth of the on-line textbook, most also order a hardcopy and we price them to encourage that memorable resource
      7. A coach’s “cheatsheet” handout summarizing the training guidelines and progressions 

• What is the best way to review information to prepare for the final exam?

1. 1. 1. We want you to succeed! Which is why at the end of of each chapter there will be an exam that will count towards your final grade
      2. Complete each step in the chapter > your workbook will be especially helpful
      3. Many students find reading the entire textbook first sets them up for success. After reading the textbook they enter the full course progressing through the videos, workbook and manual (again) chapter by chapter.
      4. Take lots of summary notes, mark your workbook and manual printout. These are great to review plus the very act of making notes helps embed the information.  

• Is it mandatory to complete the workbook?

1. 1. 1. The Workbook and Study Guide provides assistance in the retention of the course material. You are not required to submit the workbook for grading. However, experience has shown that individuals who faithfully use the Workbook and Study Guide achieve greater understanding of the course materials than those who do not use a workbook.
      2. You will also find information in the workbook that is not in textbook that will be mandatory for answering certain questions on the chapter exam
      3. The workbook offers 80 engaged learning exercises to hardwire your understanding. The 80 questions are not just rote learning and retyping words from the manual or video. Rather the workbook offers excellent mentoring and additional teachings while contextualizing questions for you to think through. By completing the workbook your take away expertise is greatly enhanced.  

• Do I have to complete all of the quizzes in the module?

1. 1. 1. Yes. Each section of the module is ‘gated’ > meaning you can’t advance further into the course until you complete each step. It is set up this way because what you learn at each step informs how you look at subsequent sections. 

• Will my final exam be online? 

1. 1. 1. Yes. After you complete each module of the course there will be an exam at the end – this will go towards you final grade

• What happens if I fail my exam?

1. 1. 1. If you fail any portion of your Examination, you will be offered the opportunity to resubmit that portion of the examination, free of charge. (This is known as your second attempt at the examination.) Each retest beyond the second attempt (e.g., third attempt, fourth attempt, etc.) will incur an administrative fee.

• Are there CEU’s available for my certification course? 

1. As the most current certifications available, all newly published in 2022, TWIST will be securing CEU’s for the most common organizations. The specific CEU’s awarded per organization will be added to the web site as they become available. 
2. The TWIST certification courses are an industry standard that you can readily petition, which means submitting to your association requesting CEU’s. Track your study time and provide the course information to the organization you wish to request CEU’s for your continued education.  

• What happens if I do not complete my course by the expiration date?

1. 1. 1. For all TWIST University Certifications, if you do not finish within 6 months, your student account will become inactive. A 2-month extension may be requested for a non-refundable fee. Completion of the program beyond the final extension period requires re-enrollment.
         
         To confirm the expiration date of a course, please log into your profile page at twistuniversity.inspire360.com, next, click on the profile icon in the top right hand corner of your screen to show the dropdown menu. Click on the ‘My Courses’ tab to see your certification details.

• How do I change the credit card on my file? 

1. 1. 1. Log into your account at twistuniversity.inspire360.com, click on the profile icon at the top right hand side of the screen, then click on ‘My Account.’
      2. You will find the tab ‘Credit Cards’ located on the menu bar on the right hand side. Click on the heading. Once the page is open, click on the ‘+ Add Credit Card’ button and follow the instructions.

• Are there taxes? 

1. 1. 1. Applicable Sales, Use, GST, and VAT Taxes are collected and remitted where required by local tax authorities.

•  Do I need a  printed copy of the textbook?

1. 1. You can purchase printed copies of our most popular courses <<here>> at an additional cost. 
   2. . Click here to look for your course and buy the book.

Discover why the TWIST Training Methodology was created as neural based training that overloads the athlete’s muscle communication system.  This results in performing sport-specific movements stronger faster and more SKILLED in the athletic arena.

Reverse engineered from how the brain and body share information and compute whole body actions; this remarkable training paradigm integrates strength, balance, movement and core into every inch of every rep, every second of every drill, to link the body from feet to fingers while improving the brain software that orchestrates the body’s physical hard drive.

The exercise techniques, coaching methods and Training System account for the athletic characteristics sport requires, abilities of the most successful athletes and in the prevention of injury.

The most valuable result of TWIST Integrated Methods is transferring a higher percentage of gains made in the gym over onto the court, field, ice or wherever you and your clients like to play and compete.

This powerful advantage gained its genesis after intensive sport diagnostics. A time-motion analysis of the tempo and movement patterns in games, the biomechanics of technical sport skills, the physicality of individual tactics – those highlight reel offensive and defensive 1-on-1 maneuvers, along with positional variations and seasonal demands informed TWIST how the science is best expressed as training methods.

The Integrated Methods progressively train multi-directional movement skills, whole body linked strength, muscular power and endurance, athletic agility, reactivity, quickness, deceleration, speed and anaerobic conditioning.

Each of those performance attributes require other elements that are trained first, such as improving balance, joint stability and mobility before full body Linked Strength intensifies.

What if you could trust which physical attributes were best to improve today, with a proven order of training that protects your body while adding the abilities needed to strive higher next week – utilizing verified methods that define the how-to-train?

This accelerates the development of athletes of all ages and with well-defined guidelines TWIST Certified Coaches can make training level appropriate to confidently welcome all levels of adult clients.

Every day needs purpose, a plan and smart methods to keep athletes off the sidelines, getting better every day, and, in ways that transfer from the gym onto the playing field.

As a Certified Specialist you gain exclusive access to systemized training principles, coaching guidelines, biomechanical strategies, and exercise progressions + regressions to guide a spectrum of clients to their best ever.

These integrated methods make training much more sustainable – so clients can enjoy performing better 365 and for the lifespan. The methods to improve mind, muscle and movement together, and as instructed with TWIST’s Positive Coaching Program, have proven to also enhance mindset, attitude, social emotional skills and mental well-being, all key inputs to health, happiness and high performance.

The physical, neural and skill-based attributes we train this month give the body the tools and the brain the ability to train other attributes next month.

Knowing WHAT to work on when, in the RIGHT ORDER, and HOW to stimulate the most significant improvement safely, layers up athletic qualities and aggregates the highest outcomes.

TWIST Conditioning Inc. rocketed to global prominence upon introducing the world’s first Functional Training Certifications, with a mantra “Train Movement Not Muscle”.

This genre of training was launched with three certification courses that challenged existing sport performance models, fitness training and body building, adding a differentiated pillar to the how-to-train options.  TWIST created Linked Strength, Athletic Movement and Performance Balance courses to improve how gym training can transfer into sporting environments allowing expression of one’s physical attributes when players are up on their feet executing 3D action in unpredictable game situations.

Today TWIST Education produces human performance courses for large brands and sport governing bodies. Education partners have included American Council on Exercise, IDEA World, Under Armour, IMG and the China Olympic Committee. Through these efforts, in corporate partnerships and private-public partnerships with sport governing bodies, TWIST has helped scale coaching expertise for grassroots youth sport while also modernizing how national team programs develop athletes for the world stage.

TWIST University teaches students directly to prepare and certify fitness, health and sport leaders internationally for specialty niche careers training kids, active adults and elite athletes with the proven TWIST Training System.  TWIST Specialists are certified in the most forward thinking and evidence-based methods to help clients express skillful athletic sport action and the 3D movement patterns for an active healthy lifestyle. TWIST Specialists learn Positive Coaching that facilitates a client’s development, enhancing their social, emotional and mental well-being.

TWIST University has a suite of educational experiences for students to choose from (B2C), while TWIST Education produces customized globally recognized education courses bespoked for B2B partners. TWIST University and TWIST Education construct signature courses using the following curriculum development road map:

1. Collaborate in research and review scientific literature across multiple disciplines.
2. Assimilate the unique functions of each science relative to the course theme, for how each fact would inform training techniques.
3. Nothing in the body happens in isolation – with an eye from the sky for 3D whole body athletic action, expertly integrate the key sciences together for each specific training goal.
4. Develop the training paradigm.
5. Establish the coaching philosophy and content key art of coaching that establishes the student’s leadership style, teaching style and culture they facilitate.
6. Design an “exercise style” for the general movement patterns, rhythm and expressions of athletic prowess within exercises.
7. Define training principles, guidelines, mechanical strategies, overload progressions and periodization to package a Training System that is highly replicable with continuity in quality.
8. Create engaged learning experiences, gameification and symbolism that accelerates coaching excellence while also impacting mental well-being, mindset and social-emotional acumen.
9. Write the book, manual, Powerpoints, instructional aides, workbooks, exams and validate each.
10. Film all exercises and instruction, design the digital learning system and package everything into an on-line course.
11. Develop Master Teacher resources to graduate teachers in each geographical area.
12. Establish monthly mentoring for graduating students and for the Master Teachers to support their success and continued up level.

TWIST Methods reverse engineer from neuroscience and other integrated sport sciences to develop training techniques and systems that improve movement skill, athletic physicality, holistic health, mental well-being, and social-emotional acumen.

TWIST is on a mission to set coaches, trainers and health leaders up for success building specialized careers that help their clients overcome difficult setbacks and improve to the height of their greatest aspirational goals!

Our current development projects include the continuum from youth physical literacy to owning the podium programs, from overcoming injury to champion mindset and peak performance.

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FACULTY & ADVISORS 

TWIST is very fortunate to receive advice on its mission to impact fitness, sport, health and mental well-being by a group of world class exercise science, sports medicine and holistic health thought forwarders and education experts. 

Dr. Greg Anderson:

• Dean of Science at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops British Columbia
• VP of Research and Education
• PhD in Exercise Physiology
• Management specialist for Curriculum Design and Project Management. 
• Prolific researcher specializing in exercise physiology, instability and neural adaptations
• Recent research focuses on public safety, resiliency, coping strategies and well-being 
• Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at the Justice Institute of British Columbia
• Chair of Kinesiology and member of the Board of Governors at the University of the Fraser Valley
• Recognized by awards for teaching excellence, research, innovation and leadership to the health and fitness fields.  
• Exercise Physiologist 2008 Beijing Olympics with Canadian Women’s Soccer

Dr Jack Taunton: 

• Founder of Sports Medicine in Canada
• Founder of University of British Columbia Sports Medicine Clinic
• Co-Founder of the Vancouver Marathon and the Vancouver Sun Run, a get-active learn-to-train 10km run mobilizing 50,000 runners each spring. 
• Chief Medical Officer 2010 Winter Olympic Games
• Medical Doctor at ’84, ’88, 92, and 2000 Olympic Games
• Co-Creator of UBC’s Sports Medicine faculty, authoring its curriculum.
• Published researcher on injury prevention and rehabilitation techniques
• Most recently in Uganda teaching ACL surgery and rehab techniques to preserve careers of elite athletes 

Tom Root: 

• United Nations Wellbeing Network
• United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – Physical Literacy
• Foundation for Global Community Health, Co-Founder
• CEO, HOP Sports
• Development of a trademarked and peer-reviewed scalable wellness platform for kids, Brain Breaks, which currently reaches 2+ Million children/day in over 70 countries
• Delivered professional development to schools and after-school programs across the planet, with a global network of partnerships that include The Harlem Globetrotters, Cartoon Network, NFL Play60, The United Way, A.A.P.H.E.R.D, USRowing, USA Volleyball, WNBA, Blue Cross Blue Shield, the American College of Sports Medicine, American Heart Association, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Lions, and the US Army, to name a few.
• One of the very first early adopter developing multi-discipline approach training centres
• 30+ years working with Hollywood’s biggest kid stars, legendary Stuntmen, and world-class athletes
• In 2006, Tom was the recipient of the Hero of the Year Award from the Sports and Fitness Industry Association.

Dr. Cedric Bryant: 

• President & Chief Science Officer, American Council on Exercise
• Dr. Bryant is responsible to ensure the scientific accuracy of ACE-commissioned studies, publications and all other course materials that ACE creates
• World Health Organization, Panel for Physical Activity 
• CDC, Active People Healthy Nation initiative  
• National Association of Physical Literacy’s Advisory Board
• Exercise Is Medicine’s Credentialing Committee
• Vice President of Education, American Council on Exercise
• Senior Vice President, Stairmaster Sports/Medical Products
• Director of Sports Medicine, Stairmaster Health & Fitness Institute
• Professor, Arizona State University
• PhD, Pennsylvania State University

Bruce Craven:

• VP of Physical Therapy and Education
• 31 years of experience working with athletes in over 40 different sports, competing at provincial, national, international and Olympic/Paralympic competitions
• Owner and Physical Therapist at Craven SPORT Services 
• Associate clinical professor at the University of Saskatchewan School of Physical Therapy
• Canadian Paralympic Committee
• Sport  Physiotherapist
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
• Instructor for the National Coaches Association of Canada
• Physical Therapist, Canada Olympics Own the Podium 
• Chief Examiner and Educational Chair for Sport Physiotherapy Canada
• Member of the Canadian Sport Centre’s National Sport Medicine and Science Committee. 

Peter Twist: 

√ Sport Scientist and Professional Coach

√ Scientific research, 20 books and manuals, 22 industry certifications, 44 DVD courses, 1,200+ articles and over 1,000 international lectures.

√ Canada’s representative on the Foundation for Global Community Health Scientific Advisory Board 

√ 11 year NHL Strength & Conditioning Coach 

√ Global Education Partner Under Armour, IMG Academies, 

√ Founding partner of IDEA China

√ Content expert for American Council on Exercise

√ USA Hall of Fame, IDEA World Programmer of Year, NSCA President’s Award, CFP Presenter of Year, IDEA World Most Inspirational Award. 

√ Coach Twist & TWIST Performance Inc specialists guided training and rehab for 2,000 pro and Olympic athletes + over 20,000 high school and university athletes.