Ready for five days that can change how you coach forever?
Train live with a CHEK Faculty member, build real assessment skill through hands-on practice, and learn the CHEK system in the most immersive way possible.
Learn faster, assess with more confidence, and leave ready to apply the system in real practice.
5 Days Live Training • Hands-On Assessment Practice • Faculty Feedback
Investment: $2,835
Live instruction with CHEK Faculty.
Choose how you want to experience IMS Level 1
Same system. Two different learning experiences.
IMS Level 1 Online
Learn at your own pace, on your own schedule, from anywhere in the world. Ideal if you need flexibility and want lifetime access to revisit the material as you build your skills over time.
To earn your certificate, you'll complete a practical assessment after the online training, either through a one-day in-person assessment session or a live online assessment with an instructor.
IMS Level 1 Live (5 Days)
Train in person over five focused days with a CHEK Faculty member. Ideal if you learn best through hands-on practice, real-time feedback, and the momentum of a live group environment. You'll practice the system directly, ask questions as they arise, refine your technique with faculty guidance, and build confidence through continuous application alongside other professionals.
Live classes and assessment sessions run on select dates and locations.
For professionals who want to build skill through live, hands-on learning.
Career changers
You want a clear path into meaningful work and a training experience that builds real confidence from the start. IMS Level 1 Live gives you five focused days to learn the system properly, practice it hands-on, and begin your new path with stronger skill and clearer direction.
Coaches and trainers
You want more than theory — you want to sharpen your eye, improve your coaching, and learn how to assess and prescribe with greater precision. IMS Level 1 Live helps you build those skills in real time through practical training, faculty feedback, and group learning.
Health and medical professionals
You want a structured movement assessment and corrective system you can integrate into your current work with confidence. IMS Level 1 Live gives you direct instruction, practical application, and hands-on experience that helps the methodology translate more effectively into real client settings.
Before you start IMS Level 1 Live
To prepare you for the live training experience, IMS Level 1 Live has clear prerequisites.
Complete the prerequisite courses first
Before attending IMS Level 1 Live, you'll complete three core CHEK courses that build the essential foundations and ensure everyone arrives ready to get the most from the five-day practical training.
- Program Design (2nd Edition) + exam
- Scientific Core Conditioning (2nd Edition) + exam
- Scientific Back Training (2nd Edition) + exam
Not included. Purchased separately.
View IMS 1 Prerequisite BundleYour essential reading (eBooks)
These two best-selling books introduce the CHEK method and give you the broader context behind the system you'll apply during the live training.
- How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy! (eBook)
- Movement That Matters (eBook)
Included with IMS Level 1 Live.
Certification requirements
To receive your Certificate of Completion, you'll complete your practical assessment during the five-day live training, allowing you to demonstrate what you've learned as part of the immersive classroom experience. You'll then complete an online multiple-choice exam afterward in your own time to finalize certification.
Included with IMS Level 1 Live.
Find an IMS Level 1 Live Class Near You
Live dates across North America, Europe, and the South Pacific — with real-time availability and payment plan options.
Can't find a class near you? Register your interest and we'll notify you when new dates are added.
Five days of full immersion in the CHEK assessment and corrective exercise system.
Stop guessing. Start assessing.
Learn the IMS Level 1 CHEK assessment system through direct instruction, guided demonstration, and hands-on application. Over five focused days, you'll build a clear, step-by-step approach to advanced postural and mechanical assessment.
The science and art of program design
Develop the CHEK functional exercise system through live teaching, practical examples, and faculty-led coaching. You'll learn how to prescribe with greater precision, individualize more confidently, and deliver a higher standard of service.
Excellence in delivery
What separates top practitioners isn't more exercises — it's standards. Learn the CHEK Exercise Phase System in a live environment where you can refine progressions, improve execution, and sharpen your coaching decisions in real time.
Five days of full immersion
Step away from distraction and immerse yourself fully in the CHEK system for five dedicated days. This focused format helps you stay engaged, absorb more, and build momentum through continuous learning and application.
Hands-on practice with expert feedback
Practice the assessment and corrective exercise system throughout the training with guidance from a CHEK Faculty member. Ask questions, refine your technique, and build skill through immediate feedback you can apply on the spot.
Learn alongside serious professionals
Train in a live group environment with other coaches and practitioners committed to mastering the method. Shared learning, practical repetition, and real-time discussion create a training experience that is both challenging and highly supportive.
Payment plan available at checkout.
Real results from real graduates.
This is what changes after IMS Level 1 Live.
The practical, professional, and career advantages of learning the CHEK system through live immersion.
Build real confidence, faster
When you learn through live instruction, hands-on practice, and immediate feedback, your confidence develops faster. You're not just understanding the system intellectually — you're applying it in real time.
Develop practical skill, not just theory
IMS Level 1 Live helps you build assessment, corrective exercise, and coaching skills through direct application. You leave with experience using the system, not just knowledge of it.
Raise your professional standard
You move beyond generic programming and step into a more structured, assessment-led approach. Your work becomes more precise, more credible, and more valuable to the clients you serve.
Learn how to coach with greater precision
Through live practice and faculty feedback, you refine how you observe, assess, prescribe, and deliver. That leads to better decision-making and a higher level of coaching quality.
Join a stronger professional network
Training live connects you with other serious professionals who are committed to mastering the method. The relationships, conversations, and shared learning often become part of the long-term value of the experience.
Leave ready to apply what you've learned
Because you've practiced the system during the training, you leave with greater clarity on how to bring it into your real work. That makes the transition from course to application far more immediate.
Everything you need to know before you start.
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Five days that can change how you coach forever.
Payment plan available at checkout.
If you're ready to build real assessment skill through live, hands-on training — this is where you start.