Personal Fitness Trainer
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Personal Fitness Trainer Course This course is designed to enable the fitness instructor and coach to develop skills in providing a dedicated one-to-one service for health and fitness clients. About Personal Training Personal trainers assess the wants and needs of their clients with regard to health and fitness. They measure clients’ present fitness levels and design fitness programmes and regimes which are tailored to each individual. Providing a comprehensive service, the therapist is a motivator, nutrition advisor, lifestyle consultant, and fitness instructor. About Our Personal Fitness Trainer Course Our Personal Fitness Trainer course covers the aspects of personal training essential to providing a professional and knowledgeable service. Testing, evaluation, and progression form an integral part of the course. What Could I Do After Taking This Fitness Training Course? Work as a fitness instructor. After successfully completing our Personal Fitness Trainer course , you could apply for jobs as a fitness instructor in gyms or community centres, earning up to £21,000+*/year. Continue your training. If you wish to further your personal trainer courses and education in personal fitness, you could study for relevant BTEC HNCs or HNDs, foundation degrees, degrees and postgraduate qualifications. Build your career. If you wish to increase your responsibilities and build your personal training career, you could gain a personal trainer qualification to become a self-employed personal trainer, or work in health clubs, resorts and spas, or on cruise ships. You could even move into sports physiotherapy. *Source: Payscale.com, Oct. 2012
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- Trainer
- Fitness
- Personal Fitness
- IT
Course programme
Syllabus
Review of anatomy, kinesiology & exercise physiology
Exercise prescription
Qualities of the personal fitness trainer
The benefits of having a personal trainer
Psychology of fitness & the client
Writing training programmes
Physical fitness
Motivational techniques
Motor fitness
Sport-related fitness
Sales & marketing
Remedial fitness
Contracts with the client
Sports injuries & rehabilitation
Business plans
One-to-one training
Client care
Appraisal, screening, testing & evaluation of health & fitness
For a more detailed syllabus on this course, click here
Study Hours
This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.
The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 200 hrs.
Personal Fitness Trainer