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This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills you will need as a fitness instructor / personal trainer in order to to design safe and effective programmes of exercise for use outdoors, at home or at work.
For a wide variety of reasons, not all clients want to train in the traditional gymnasium environment. These vary from lack of confidence, feelings of intimidation to lack of time, financial issues or just personal preference. It is essential that the personal trainer has the necessary skills and knowledge to be able to design programmes of exercise away from the gym environment for use in the home, at work or outside.
Unlike full time intensive training courses, this online training allows you to set your own pace for learning and achieve the qualification you desire in your own time. There is no restriction on the time you take. You can tailor your learning experience to suit your lifestyle and learning ability. You will also have access to tutor support should you require assistance.
In this course you will learn how use walking as the main component and a variety of small portable equipment to create a safe and effective range of strength and endurance exercises for your client.
You will learn how to use
- hand weights
- resistance bands
- gym stick
- flexibar
- focus pads
- wobble board
- medicine balls
- stability balls
- skipping rope
- step
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Course Requirements
You should have some experience of using a gym and during the course you will gain further knowledge and skills by participating in work experience activities in the gym environment.
Assessment
You will submit a portfolio of evidence which contains the following:
- Screening documentation for a client
- Session Plan designed for client specific needs
- Risk assessment for the planned session
- Evidence of CPR/First Aid Certificate
You will then be observed instructing your client through the fitness programme in an outside environment. Following assessment you will carryout a written evaluation of your performance and create an action plan for your continued professional development.
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