All RTS® Levels of Education Focus on Live Practical Labs and Hands-on Training
Each RTS level has associated prerequisite online lectures. The amount and depth of prerequisite information is determined by the requirements of the associated practical experiences.
RTS is for the unbiased exercise professional, and therefore focuses on exercise design, execution, delivery, and decision making for the individual client or patient. It focuses on professional skills required for the varying needs of a client. RTS is not focused on the biases, beliefs, likes and fitness goals of the trainer!
While universities focus on the physiological responses to exercise, RTS focuses on the unexplored, yet primary factor… the design of the exercise itself… the stimulation that produces the response. While they look at averages and numbers, RTS focuses on the principles required to design Client-Defined™, Custom Fit Exercise®.
You choose where to start!
Depending upon your educational and professional experiences, home country, and/or willingness to travel, you can enter Mastery, Foundations (Level 2), or Level 1. It’s your decision.
RTS Mastery
If you are ready for the ultimate in paradigm shift, start down the road of RTS Mastery. 50-60% of Mastery students come from outside of the US. RTSM (RTS Mastery) is an extremely advanced hands-on program taught exclusively by Tom Purvis. It is called “mastery” because true mastery is NOT a final achievement. It is quite the opposite! The hallmark of a true master of any skill is a passion and commitment to lifelong learning. True masters live in humble recognition of the fact that the more they learn, the more they find that they don’t know. That higher levels of knowledge and skill are attained only by maintaining and embracing the mindset and status of a beginner! Masters are not“memorizers” or protocol followers. They are thinkers and problem solvers. They do not preach generalizations, but continually explore scenario specific solutions.
The sole purpose of lower level RTS courses is to provide incremental educational progression toward this level of educational experiences, primarily the hands-on experiences provided only by the founder. That said, anyone can come straight to RTSM if they are extremely prepared.
RTSM is consists of over 120 hours of online Video Lectures and 72 hours of Advanced Hands-on Labs. (Please click here to go to RTSM Details for more on the Lectures and Labs)
Dive into the required online Video Lecture prerequisites and when you have mastered that information, join the best, brightest, and most unbiased, committed learners at the Advanced Hands-on Labs!
The RTSM Advanced Hands-On Labs (Spine/Trunk, LE, and UE) are three 3-day sessions in Oklahoma City, OK.
RTS Foundations
RTS Foundations is 26 hours of Online Prerequisite Lectures and 42 hours of LIVE Practical.
- RTS is for the exercise professional, and therefore focuses on exercise design, execution, delivery, and decision making for the individual client or patient.
- The scope of the Foundations Practical includes the analysis and delivery of resistance exercises for “real people” and “general fitness”.
- It does NOT include the specifics of decision making associated with rehab, sports performance, bodybuilding, etc. These topics are covered in RTSM.
For comprehensive information on the RTS Practical Labs as well as schedules and registration go to the exclusively dedicated site…
RTSFoundations.com
UK Students can get more information on RTS Foundations in the UK at integra-education.net.
Foundations in all countries other than the US, Canada, Brazil, and the UK is entitled RTS Level 2. For more information go to RTSglobal.org
Level 1
A very basic RTS Level 1 course is offered in countries other than the US, Canada, Brazil, and the UK. For more information go to RTSglobal.org
WARNING
- Be leery of those who claim to know anything about “RTS” who have not attended RTSM … even if they attended more than two years ago, they are not up to date with this constantly evolving program.
- Likewise, do not represent yourself as knowing about “RTS” without having experienced it in the most recent incarnation, or more importantly, at the most advanced level.
- Furthermore, don’t assume the information and experiences of one level represent another level.
- No one judges a university’s PhD program by its 101 classes.