Instructor Training
Help others in your community maintain and improve their quality of life.
Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) classes are conducted by fitness, exercise science and healthcare professionals who have completed SAIL program leader training. Program leaders usually have an exercise science or clinical practice background. All program leaders are carefully selected for their ability to deliver effective and efficient training, while adhering to the core components of the SAIL program. Leaders work with participants to help achieve the best results from the fitness classes. All potential SAIL Instructors must complete their initial training through an onsite, live class format, or by taking the online class.
All training formats will provide you with the tools and resources to initiate, establish, and market a SAIL Program in your community. In addition, you’ll learn how to keep the interest of your older adults to ensure that your program continues to be successful over time.
Requirements to be a SAIL Instructor:
Completion of the in-person training or online training
Current Adult CPR Certification
Minimum of one-year related experience working with older adults.
Who should attend the Instructor Training?
Community Members
Retirement Community Activity Directors
Senior Fitness Instructors
Physical and Occupational Therapists
Nurses
Become a SAIL Program Leader!
In-Person Instructor Training
Saturday, November 15, 2025: 8:30am - 4:30pm PST at the Fitness Quest Club in University Place, WA. Click here to learn more and register today.
Friday, January 16, 2026: 8:30am-4:30pm PST at Pen Met Parks Recreation Center in Gig Harbor, WA. Click here for event details and registration.
Interested in hosting a training workshop?
Contact Cindy Jaffe at sailwithme.cjaffe@gmail.com for Washington State SAIL Instructor Training.
Contact Sandy Gatlin at sailwithmesg@gmail.com for SAIL Instructor Training in North America.
Online Instructor Training
Thursday and Friday, November 6-7, 2025: 8:30am - 12:30pm MST. Click here to register and learn more.
Thursday and Friday, December 11-12, 2025: 8:30am - 12:30pm MST. Click here to register and learn more.
Thursday and Friday, January 7-8, 2026: 8:30am - 12:30pm MST. Click here to register and learn more.
Enroll in the Pierce College online course. The online training is appropriate for potential SAIL program leaders with an exercise science, healthcare, physical, occupational or recreational therapy background.
Online Instructor Recertification
SAIL Instructors are required to attend a recertification workshop to maintain Program fidelity and update / enhance instructor skills and resources.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025: 12:00pm – 4:00pm PST. Click here to register.
“Master Trainer, Sandy Gatlin, led us through a highly-interactive, fun, and very informative training! By the end of the day training, I had all the tools to start a SAIL class in my community. ”