CYQ Level 2 - Fitness Instructing Gym

CYQ Level 2 Certificate Fitness Instructing - Gym

This qualification is for anyone looking to seek employment in a Gym environment. It will allow you to safely plan and instruct participants within a gym. You will learn skills in planning, instructing and evaluating a safe and effective gym/exercise session using a combination of cardiovascular equipment, resistance machines and free weights. It will also allow you entry to many other courses, for example level 3 Personal Trainer, Indoor Cycling, Outdoor Training and Circuit Training.

This is the ideal qualification for someone with a keen interest in fitness and exercise wishing to start a career within the fitness industry as a gym instructor.

The qualification is broken down into 6 modules:

• Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise
• Health, Safety and Welfare in a Fitness Environment
• Principles of Fitness, Exercise and Health
• Know How to Support Clients who Take Part in Exercise and Physical Activity
• Level 2 Planning Gym-Based Exercise
• Level 2 Instructing Gym-Based Exercise

Before the course begins, students are required to follow a 6 week distance learning programme for the Anatomy and Physiology and Principles of Fitness, Exercise and Health Modules. The practical course is taught over 4 days with an additional 1 day for assessment.

This certificate will allow you to gain entry onto the CYQ Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training.

How will I be assessed?

Both the Anatomy and Physiology and Principles of Fitness, Exercise and Health modules are assessed by an externally set multiple choice paper each consisting of 40 questions each, with a minimum mark of 28/40 to pass. This will be taken on the first day of the practical course.

The Health, Safety and Welfare in a Fitness Environment and Know How to Support Clients who Take Part in Exercise and Physical Activity modules are assessed by successful completion of Work Sheets.

Assessment of the two Gym Based Exercise Units is carried out in 4 Elements:

Element 1 Continual Assessment (direct observation) during the practical course

Element 2 Session Planning

Element 3 Summative Practical Session (direct observation)

Element 4 Reflecting on Gym Based Exercise (self-evaluation)