Instructor training · Jersey City
You've always been the energy in the room. Now lead it.
MKT Ready Prep is instructor training the MKT Ready way, from Jersey City's award-winning Pilates, Yoga & Strength studio.
Learn it. Feel it. Teach it.
Why MKT Ready Prep
Pilates was never meant to be exclusive.
Pilates began in a World War I prison camp, and it was carried forward by teachers like Kathy Grant, an African American dancer known as one of only two people Joseph Pilates himself certified. It was always meant for all of us.
MKT Ready was built on that belief: access to quality wellness should never depend on your ZIP code or your income. MKT Ready Prep is the next chapter, a path to teaching, a new income stream, and a way to become a catalyst in your own community.
Elevated, never exclusive.
The MKT Method
Tough, but truly accessible for all.
You'll learn to design and teach a 45-minute class people never want to miss: grounding, a connected main workout and a real cool-down. Start with base moves, progress them with purpose, and make it fun.
- ✦ Our signature countdown
- ✦ Cues people actually understand
- ✦ Circular sequencing
- ✦ Progressions for every body
- ✦ Music, energy & engagement
- ✦ Teaching presence
Four weeks
From “I love this class” to “I teach this class.”
01
Learn It
The MKT Method, movement foundations, functional anatomy and our movement library. Your first teaching lab.
02
Feel It
The art of cueing, class structure and sequencing. Build your first 45-minute class. Weekend intensive #1.
03
Teach It
Teaching different bodies, room presence and refining your class. Weekend intensive #2.
04
Prove It
Final rehearsal, knowledge review, and you teach your own 45-minute MKT class.
What's included
60 hours. In the studio, and in your pocket.
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20 hours of in-person weekend intensives in the studio
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Weekly teaching labs where you practice teaching and get real-time coaching
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18 hours of online coursework you do on your own time
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13 hours of guided classes, because great instructors take great classes
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AI coaching on every teaching rep record yourself, get instant feedback on your cues, countdowns and energy
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A personal study plan built around your life and synced to your calendar
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Daily check-ins and Ask RBREE a private coach in your pocket, 24/7
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Your final assessment teach a full 45-minute MKT class and earn your MKT Ready Prep completion
Meet your founder
Kendra Beauford
Founder & CEO, MKT Ready Fitness Club
After nearly a decade in finance and fintech at Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo and Carta, Kendra built MKT Ready in a Jersey City neighborhood others overlooked, and turned it into an award-winning studio with weekly Pilates for the People classes.
A certified Pilates and Yoga instructor, she created MKT Ready Prep to open the same door for you: the skills, the confidence and the community to lead a room, and to build something of your own.
“Where you come from should never determine how far you can go.”
The Founding Cohort
Nov 30 – Dec 31
- Nov30Live orientationMonday · 7:30 PM · on Zoom
- DecThuTeaching labsThursdays · 7:30–9:00 PM
- Dec12–13Weekend intensive #1Sat & Sun · 1:00–6:30 PM
- Dec19–20Weekend intensive #2Sat & Sun · 1:00–6:30 PM
- ByDec 31Final assessmentBook your own time slot
Tip: take the 6:30 PM Pilates class on Thursdays, then stay for lab. Two kinds of hours, one trip.
Your investment
$895$995
Founding Cohort price · save $100
Everything included: 60 hours of training, your weekend intensives, teaching labs, AI teaching coach, personal study plan and your final assessment. Small cohort, limited spots.
Apply first. We'll reach out personally with next steps.
Questions
Good to know
Do I need teaching experience?
No. If you love to move and you're ready to grow, you belong here. We start with the foundations and build from there, exactly how we teach our classes.
Is this a certification?
MKT Ready Prep is MKT Ready's own instructor training in the MKT Method, from an award-winning Jersey City studio. Complete the program and meet the MKT standard in your final assessment to earn your MKT Ready Prep completion. It isn't a third-party certification, and we'll always be upfront about that.
What's the time commitment?
60 hours over four weeks: a live orientation, two weekend intensives, a weekly Thursday teaching lab, guided classes and coursework you do on your own schedule. Your personal study plan maps it all out for you.
What if I miss a lab?
Life happens. You get one make-up, including a virtual option you can do on your own time.
Is it just Pilates?
The Founding Cohort focuses on MKT Pilates. MKT classes are known for borrowing from yoga and strength training, and future cohorts will cover more modalities.
What is RBREE?
RBREE is the platform that powers MKT Ready Prep: your lessons, quizzes, AI teaching coach, study plan, schedule and a private space to check in. Your check-ins and conversations stay private.
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Tell us a little about you. It takes two minutes, and Kendra's team will reach out personally with next steps.
Learn it. Feel it. Teach it.