Research Article

Instructors’ Perceptions of Mostly Seated Exercise Classes: Exploring the Concept of Chair Based Exercise

Table 3

Instructors training qualifications.

Instructors trainingNumber of instructors, Number of instructors, subsample, (%)

EXTEND237 (62.7%)149 (66.8%)
Later Life Training, Postural Stability Instructor (PSI)82 (21.7%)41 (18.4%)
YMCA/YFIT28 (7.4%)15 (6.7%)
Later Life Training, Otago Exercise Programme Leader29 (7.7%)14 (6.3%)
Later Life Training, Chair Based Exercise Leaders (CBE)29 (7.7%)8 (3.6%)
Fitness League31 (8.2%)7 (3%)
KFA13 (3.4%)9 (4%)
Medau3 (0.8%)2 (1%)
Laban2 (0.5%)1 (0.5%)
BACR (L4)9 (2.4%)2 (1%)

Most instructors had multiple qualifications.