Be wary of quick trainers in yoga studios

The reporter learned that the "International Yoga Association" and "International Yoga Alliance" qualification certificates popular among yoga studios in Yangcheng were issued by two "shell companies" in Hong Kong. In 30 days, anyone can get an "internationally certified""Advanced Yoga Instructor" certificate by paying 6000 yuan.

Yoga is popular among urban women

On Wenchang West Road, a beauty yoga studio attracts the attention of young and fashionable women. The person in charge of the yoga studio told reporters that the yoga studio offers 4 classes a day, with about 15-20 people in each class, and fifty to sixty people practice yoga a day.

"We have now developed five to six hundred members." The person in charge said that among the current practitioners of yoga, there are from teenagers to forties and forties, but most of them are young and fashionable urban white-collar workers. Ms. Wang, who is practicing yoga, said that yoga can not only keep fit, but also recuperate the body and mind. It is the best choice in spare time.

The reporter learned that in addition to professional yoga halls in Yangzhou, many fitness centers have also followed suit and opened yoga courses. Some time ago, Miss Xu from Xihu Town, Viyang District spent hundreds of yuan to get a fitness card at a gym on Yangzijiang South Road. The item that attracted her most was yoga. According to industry insiders, yoga courses are now offered in fitness centers of slightly larger size, and yoga has become a "signature dish" in the fitness industry that attracts female members.

Coach qualifications lack authoritative certification

As the yoga hot wind blows, yoga instructors begin to exceed demand. Reporters found that several gyms and yoga studios are recruiting yoga instructors online. The reporter called according to a recruitment phone number, and the other party told reporters that the number of people learning yoga has increased sharply, and the original coaches seem to be stretched. They hope to recruit more coaches with work experience.

Yoga is a sport with high professional requirements. Wrong methods will not only fail to achieve the proper fitness effect, but may even backfire. A professional said in an interview that there are often cases where practicing yoga and fitness fails to harm the body. The main reason is that the coach is not professional enough and has problems with his own practice methods, and he even teaches others. A yoga practitioner once complained to him that he felt unwell after practicing yoga. Now he doesn't know whether to continue practicing.

So what qualifications do yoga instructors need?

A person in charge of setting up yoga classes told reporters that they usually contact coaches from universities such as Yangzhou University and hire them to serve as yoga course instructors. However, when the number is not enough, coaches with certain coaching experience will also be recruited from the society.

How to ensure the quality of teaching by coaches? Industry insiders told reporters that there is currently no authoritative certification body in China. The certificates held by coaches appearing on the market are generally issued by certain associations and clubs themselves. There is no valid certification by management departments and authoritative organizations. Some coaches even have no certificates. Therefore, it is inevitable that there will be a mixture of good and bad, and that there will be no shortage of people.

For 6000 yuan, patients can also teach yoga

Reporters from Nanjing's Oriental Guardian conducted an unannounced visit to yoga training institutions, which helps us understand the inside story of the so-called yoga instructors:

"Want a certificate? Senior coaches can get 6000 yuan a month." Under the guidance of industry insiders, the reporter contacted a yoga academy, which claims to be the most authoritative training institution in Nanjing, but the threshold is pitifully low.

When the reporter consulted the school's admissions staff, he asked if he could become a yoga instructor because he was sick and had poor physical conditions. "Absolutely." In the school's admissions guide, the reporter saw that anyone can sign up for the junior high school senior yoga instructor certification class only by paying 6800 yuan. "Everyone can get a certification certificate. We also recommend working in various yoga studios."

The class hours of the junior high school advanced yoga instructor certification class are 30 days. "After completing this month, you will be a senior coach!" The reporter learned from a staff member of the school who asked not to be named

The staff learned that the college is a branch of a yoga certification agency in Beijing. "To apply to join and establish such a school, you only need to pay a joining fee of 70,000 yuan." The reporter asked the franchisee institution, the International Yoga Association Mentor Training School, for verification. The other party said that 70,000 yuan could be used to join for 5 years and use the "International Yoga Association" brand.

"Before becoming a yoga instructor, I served dishes in the hotel." Sun Pingping (pseudonym) went through a month of training here and has become the chief coach of a high-end community yoga studio. "Junior coaches have to learn 80 postures a month and intermediate 100 postures. Junior high school level does not require you to do every movement, but it just means that you just need to do it basically." Sun Pingping said that when he was learning yoga, all his classmates were monks halfway through the way. "Some are standing at the counter, some have just graduated, and many have nothing to do."

"The popular yoga in many countries nowadays simply isolates the movements. In fact, this is not real yoga. The most essence of Indian yoga lies in breathing and recuperation. It lies in improving people's physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual abilities through some postures to achieve harmony and unity between body and soul. Most Indian yoga masters practice from an early age and have a good foundation. In the UK, you have to study for three years before you can become a yoga instructor."

Yoga market urgently needs industry regulation

The yoga market is not regulated enough, making consumers suffer secretly. "I spent money to apply for a card because I wanted to learn yoga, but now I have lost interest in going to the gym because of yoga." Miss Xu told reporters that she was very interested when she first started applying for the card. She went to practice yoga for a few days, but she practiced and found that it had no effect."It feels like doing radio gymnastics in school." After a week or two, she simply gave up and never went to the gym again. What confused Miss Xu was that she still hasn't understood what yoga looks like and what constitutes an authentic practice method.

"In order to seek economic benefits, some yoga classes offer coach training courses at will. They are often coaches who have just been trained in simple ways. When they go back and teach others, the quality of teaching is difficult to ensure." This person said that this phenomenon is particularly serious in some fitness centers where "yoga" is tied, so the coaching level of the coaches is worrying.

He hopes that relevant departments can step forward to put a "tight spell" on the yoga industry, conduct unified certification of yoga course offerings and coach qualifications, and standardize the development of the yoga industry. (Internship Editor: Wu Jinyu)