Combined Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer qualification is designed to train learners to a professionally competent level, enabling them to prescribe, plan and deliver safe and effective exercise programmes developing their skills and knowledge to pursue a career in personal training.
• Some experience of gym-based exercises, including free weights, is highly recommended.
• The course requires physical exertion, and individual participation is essential; therefore, a degree of
physical fitness is necessary.
• There is an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading and writing) involved and
learners should have basic skills in communication pitched at level 2.
| COURSE | FITNESS INSTRUCTOR |
| 1. | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1 |
| Principles of anatomy, physiology and fitness | |
| 2. | CUSTOMER SERVICE |
| Professionalism and customer care for fitness instructors | |
| 3. | HEALTH SAFETY |
| Health and safety in the fitness environment and Basic First Aid | |
| 4. | PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE 1 |
| Conducting client consultations to support positive behavior change | |
| 5. | PROGRAMME PLANNING AND DELIVERY 1 |
| Planning and instructing gym-based exercise |
- Theoretical exam
- Practical test
Graduate receives Fitness Academy Europe International Fitness Instructor certification
and Active IQ Certificate in Fitness Instructing (Gym)
This qualification provides progression to:
• Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training.
• Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Exercise Referral.
• Active IQ Level 3 Award in Designing Prenatal and Postnatal Exercise Programmes.
• Active IQ Level 3 Award in Designing Exercise Programmes for Older Adults.
• Active IQ Level 3 Award in Designing Exercise Programmes for Disabled Clients.
• Other related Level 2 and/or Level 3 qualifications, for example:
• Active IQ Level 2 Award in Instructing Circuits.
• Active IQ Level 2 Award in Instructing Kettlebells.
• Active IQ Level 2 Award in Instructing Suspended Movement Training.
• Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing (Group Exercise).
• Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Promoting Community Health and Well-Being.
• Active IQ Level 3 Award in Nutrition for Exercise and Health.
Applicant should have been training regularly 1-2 years in various forms. There are no specific pre-requisite qualifications but some experience of gym-based exercises, including free weights, is highly recommended. The course requires physical exertion and individual participation is essential; therefore, a degree of physical fitness is necessary.
There is also an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading and writing) involved and learners should have basic skills in communication. This course is in English.
1.06.2021
