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Become a Certified ChiRunning & ChiWalking Instructor

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Becoming a Certified ChiRunning / ChiWalking Instructor is one of the most gratifying endeavors you can undertake. The ability to bring people joy through movement and to help them accomplish goals they never thought possible is life altering – for both you and your students.

Our ChiRunning / ChiWalking Instructor Training is a hybrid program (virtual and in-person) designed to thoroughly equip you to teach the principles of ChiRunning / ChiWalking in private or group sessions. The training includes 18 hours of live virtual sessions via Zoom plus 16 hours of in-person instruction during a weekend intensive hosted by one of our Master Instructors. Locations are still being finalized, but we’ll offer both East and West Coast options.

Transform Your Running Practice

Weekly lessons allow you time to integrate the ChiRunning & ChiWalking Technique into your body. Course instructors are available to critique your technique and provide valuable insight. Practice will make your running and walking more efficient while reducing injuries. The more efficiently you move, the more passionate you will become as a teacher and as a runner.

Gain Confidence as an Instructor

Build your confidence as an instructor through group discussion, weekly practice teaching, and self-reflection. The integrity of the course is designed to help you succeed!

A Business that Fits Your Lifestyle

Whether starting a new business or adding to your existing business, the ChiTeam will be available to guide your every step. Working with a few people or hundreds of people yearly is up to you! Once you meet the certification and licensing requirements, you have the freedom to create the business of your dreams.

Learn from Master Instructors

Learn ChiRunning in an organized and comprehensive way from professional Master Instructors. Each class is designed to allow Instructor Candidates time to ask questions, practice teaching lessons, and engage in learning new form focus lessons.

gain intensive training

Chi Certified Instructor Training is a five month online/offline fusion education program that thoroughly equips you to teach the principles of ChiRunning / ChiWalking in private or group sessions.

Enroll Today

As a Certified Instructor, you will receive the tools you need to succeed including the complete set of ChiBooks, ChiVideos, and training manuals — just to name a few things. New instructors are not responsible for licensing fees for 6 months.

For questions, please contact our Program Director, Vince Vaccaro, at ch***********@***il.com or call him at (603) 520-8268.

Interested in becoming a ChiWalking Instructor? Training sessions will be held concurrently, with the ChiWalking segment wrapping up in just 6 weeks. Sign up for ChiWalking Instructor Training!

Next Instructor Training starts
January 5, 2026

If you are unable to attend a Group Training, you can obtain your certification by scheduling Individual Training with one of our Master Instructors.

Train with a Master Instructor Privately any time/any where!

Enrollment & Renewal Information

To become a ChiRunning / ChiWalking Certified Instructor Candidate you should be experienced in the ChiRunning and ChiWalking techniques. It is highly recommended that candidates have attend a workshop, or worked privately with a Certified Instructor, before enrollment in the program.

Financing options are available.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations are allowed up to 30 days prior to the final registration date for a full refund minus the $250 cancellation fee. If you are working directly with a Master Instructor your fee is non-refundable.

Before Training Begins

Attend a ChiRunning and/or ChiWalking workshop, or work with a Certified Instructor within one year of attending the Instructor Training
Submit payment
Complete the Candidate Application
Sign the Non-Disclosure Agreement
Receive access to the online course, ChiRunning, ChiWalking and ChiMarathon Books, digital copy of ChiWalk to ChiRun & Hills & Trails, metronome and ChiRunning neck gaiter & gloves.

During Training

Attend 80% of the online classes
Score 90% or higher on 3 Online Quizzes and a final exam
Attend a six-hour 1-on-1 training session with a Master Instructor of your choosing. This session will include:
- A complete review of lessons and the ChiWalking / ChiRunning Technique
- Videotaping you teaching two random lessons and provide analysis of your teaching and ChiRunning / ChiWalking technique

After Training

Complete 10 hours of pro-bono ChiRunning and 4 hours of pro-bono ChiWalking practice teaching
Submit proof of Professional Liability Insurance
- If you don’t have this insurance, we recommend Sports Fitness Insurance
Submit proof of basic CPR certification within the last year

Certification Renewal

To maintain Certification, all Instructors must keep current Professional Liability Insurance, be current with licensing fee payment, have a current contract / NDA on file with corporate, and complete a biennial Recertification process.
Biennial Recertification includes assisting a Master Instructor at a workshop for evaluation of teaching and personal form. This ensures that each Instructor is up to date with current teaching methods and materials. A self-video analysis of the Instructor’s ChiWalking & ChiRunning technique is also required.

See What Others are Saying

It is incredibly rewarding to share the knowledge, knowing that it can change lives! I love the fact that ChiRunning is international! Because traveling is dear to my heart, ChiRunning has opened up many travel opportunities as an instructor.

I was motivated to become a ChiRunning instructor in order to dig deeper for both myself and my clients. I wanted to help them train smarter and recover faster. Today, posture, proprioception, and efficient movement are the cornerstones of my fitness and wellness teachings from kids to seniors.

ChiRunning has done so much to help my running be so relaxed, enjoyable, and injury free that I love to share what I have learned with other runners so they can find joy within their running practice. I have been teaching ChiRunning and ChiWalking to runners of all levels since 2015 and continue to grow my own practice as I help others.

I think of ChiRunning as a gift I received – a gift that has made my life better and more robust. I wanted to share this gift with others. Also, my entire professional career has been in public education – with a good part of that as a teacher and school leader. So, teaching ChiRunning was a great way to combine my passions – for ChiRunning and education…The people I work with are always so appreciative – they realize that they can do things with their bodies they didn’t know they could do. Giving people this gift is extremely rewarding.

In order to figure [out why I was having so many issues running], I went to a ChiRunning clinic with Danny in Boston and before the end of the day, I was “cured.” I knew why my body was responding the way it was and experienced immediate relief and was able to get back to running! By the end of the day I was so happy and asked how I could teach it to other people because it was just BRILLIANT!!!

I would like to say "thank you" to all of our Instructors for the engagement, professionalism and "Chi" spirit that you showed through the ChiRunning/ChiWalking Instructor Training Program. The final exam was a run against the clock, but you gave us all of the tools to get through it. I have learned so much during these months, now it's up to me to get the most out of it and become a good instructor.

Thank you again for a wonderful instructor training course. I liked the rhythm and content and the chance to spend more time with the subjects and our cohort. I really appreciate your time and dedication to this. The process ensures that approved instructors will know their stuff!