Being able to adapt to the audience is essential. Delivering a class is more than working to a lesson plan. 
'The exercises with Tracy were such good fun, what a breath of fresh air she is in this current climate of body shaming and social media trolling' 
​Attendee at Cherry Lodge Cancer Care 'Live Life Live Well' day on 17th September 2018

.Qualifications, Professional Status and CPD.
Delivering exercise for the older person and those who want to keep moving.

More than 'just an exercise class' and more than delivering a class plan. 
​Movement and dance are the perfect way to improve your physical and mental wellbeing and help reduce social isolation. Exercise and getting 'out and about' should be fun and if it feels like hard work then it probably is and if it isn't enjoyable and rewarding you just give up!  

​However, delivering an exercise class is more than 'demonstrating exercises to music' because the content has to suit the audience and the work has to be at the right level.

With over 25 years experience Tracy is able to adapt the class plan according those attending, picking the music and selecting apparatus as well as fine tuning the content so that everyone can participate regardless of their ability and previous experience.
As well as teaching classes, Tracy uses her experience from the 'Church Hall Floor' to promote movement and dance within the physical activity sector.

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PROFESSIONAL STATUS
To stand confidently alongside doctors, teachers and allied health professionals, we need to demonstrate the same rigour, standards and governance. Professional status gives us that common language of credibility and it allows us to collaborate on equal terms.

Tracy Levy FCIMSPA (Chartered): in December 2025 Tracy received the post nominals: FCIMSPA (Chartered) from the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).
The “F” in “FCIMSPA” stands for Fellow, and as a chartered institute, CIMSPA is able to award the title of fellow to individuals who have demonstrated significant professional achievement and distinguished service in their career.
 

Chartered Status

'The holder of FCIMSPA Chartered (the highest professional excellence in this field) shows that they have completed the Core Group Exercise Instructor occupational professional standard, as well as the Working with People with Long Term Conditions professional standard and one additional professional standard within the physical activity and health specialist area, by evidencing all of their competency statements.'

Chartered Status is much more than demonstrating competency as an exercise teacher - being a Chartered Senior Practitioner shows my fellow Directors and Trustees that I am an expert in my field.


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Qualifications.
Tracy qualified with EXTEND Exercise Training Ltd as Level 3 EXTEND Exercise teacher. In 2020 she received her Gold Teaching badge, celebrating 20 years of delivering EXTEND classes.
EXTEND ceased trading in 2021 but her classes are delivered with the same ethos of functional movements to songs you can sing to for everyday living and independence. Working the major joints of the body participants say they feel the difference and enjoy the music and the way the movements are put together. 
She qualified with Medau Movement in 2015 as a Level 3 Movement and Dance Teacher, a participant led movement system that embraces how the body moves with hand held appratus such as hoops, balls and gymnastic ribbons. 
Tracy qualified as a Para Dance Instructor with Para Dance UK in 2019, learning how to adapt and incorporate mobility aids into her classes. 

Tracy is a member of the EMD UK​

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Continual Professional Development

Teachers are required to undertake CPD to maintain, update, and broaden their knowledge and skills. To maintain her professional Tracy is required to complete 10 points of Continual Professional Development (CPD) per membership subscription year. 
Endorsed training is mapped against a professional standard and delivered by a CIMSPA education partner

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GOVERNANCE

​ICSA Certificate of Charity Management
​Level 4 qualification focused on charity regulation, compliance, and governance in England and Wales

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Essential Sports GovernanceIssued by Chartered Governance Institute UK and Ireland
This introductory course is perfect for governance leads and board members alike. Essential Sports Governance provides a detailed overview of the principles and practice of sports governance and how to get to compliance and beyond. This course may be of greatest use to those relatively new to a sports governance role.

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Module 4 Risk, Compliance and Finance in Sport.This module explores key themes concerning finance and risk in the sports sector, sports ethics and the importance to organisations of identifying and engaging effectively with their principal stakeholders.

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Would you like to try a class for free?
​Click here for a free class.

Is there anything you want to ask Tracy about her classes? 
Contact her at [email protected] or text or call 07949 055958
Tracy's Facebook page can be found here: @exercisewithtracy

Voluntary roles in the movement and dance sector: a movement and dance teacher who enables people to dance through good governance.  Click here