Course description
Level 3 Diploma in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training (RQF) (Full Time)
The Level 3 Diploma in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training provides you with the essential skills and knowledge to become a REPs recognised Personal Trainer through quality training and expert tutors.
Each package will increase your employability as a personal trainer, provide you with a wider potential client base and enhances your own professional development. Once qualified you will be able to work on a self-employed basis, train clients in an environment of your choice, or become employed by a gym or fitness setting.
You will develop a deeper understanding of how to create advanced fitness plans and provide consultations; giving you the ability to utilise a full range of activities for your clients.
Full Time
The full-time Diploma in Personal Training is 20 days of intensive study where you will learn in a classroom setting from 9:00am-5:00pm, Monday to Friday. We also have a weekend option delivered over 10 weekends, and an option that includes both weekdays and weekends.
Only our most experienced tutors teach our full-time courses and you will study in groups no more than 12 to maximise your learning experience. Keeping the full-time course engaging and practically based, you will be on the gym floor everyday as well as learning in our designated classroom area.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
There are no entry requirements start this course straight away, but a level of physical fitness is necessary and some experience of gym based exercise is recommended. However, working experience in the fitness industry is not mandatory.
You will not need to study the Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing before you enrol on this course. No prior qualifications are necessary.
Training Course Content
- Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise – The Skeletal System
- Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise – The Muscular System
- Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise – The Musculoskeletal System
- Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise – Postural and Core Stability
- Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise – The Respiratory System
- Anatomy and physiology for exercise and health – The Heart & Circulation
- Anatomy and physiology for exercise and health – The Nervous System
- Anatomy and physiology for exercise and health – The Endocrine System
- Anatomy and physiology for exercise and health – The Energy Systems
- Principles of exercise, fitness and health
- Principles of nutrition and guidelines
- Clients and nutrition – Collating Information and Advice
- Applying the principles of nutrition to a physical activity programme
- Health, safety and welfare in a fitness environment
- Exercise Safety and Monitoring
- Know how to support clients who take part in exercise and physical activity
- Planning gym-based exercise
- Planning gym-based exercise tasks – consultation and goal setting
- How to Instruct gym-based exercise
- Instruct gym-based exercise tasks
- Understanding programming personal training with clients
- Planning a personal training programme for the individual
- Delivering personal training sessions
- Delivering personal training tasks
Expenses
The price of this course is £2500 (or £1250 for first-time students). Please enquire for more information