Personal Fitness Trainer (Level 3)

Course

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Methodology

    Distance Learning

  • Class hours

    100h

  • Duration

    12 Months

Personal trainers enable faster, safer and more reliable results than training alone, and motivate clients to develop healthy habits, stay focused on their goals, and develop a winning attitude for life. This course is designed to help you learn all there is to know about becoming a Personal Trainer as well as preparing you to start your own business.

This course is designed to help you learn all there is to know about becoming a Personal Trainer as well as preparing you to start your own business.

Important information

Price for Emagister users: We are offering a 20% discount this month for all enrolments that are paid in full and made online.

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Location

Start date

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About this course


Key Topics

The Level 3 in Personal Fitness Trainer course is divided into six comprehensive modules:

Unit 1: Exercise and Lifestyle Psychology
Unit 2: Biomechanics
Unit 3: Exercise Physiology
Unit 4: Personal Training Skills
Unit 5: Functional Training
Unit 6: Business

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Personal Fitness Trainer and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.

Level 3 Award in Personal Fitness Trainer

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Trainer
  • Personal Fitness
  • Fitness
  • Personal Trainer

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Course programme

Personal Fitness Trainer (Level 3)

How is the course structured?

The Level 3 in Personal Fitness Trainer course is divided into six comprehensive modules:

Unit 1: Exercise and Lifestyle Psychology

  • Lifestyle psychology
  • Assessing stage of change
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Exercise adherence
  • Social support
  • Stress management
  • Exercise and stress management
  • Group dynamics
  • Goal setting
  • Application of psychology in personal fitness training

Unit 2: Biomechanics

  • Functional anatomy
  • Divisions of a skeleton
  • Joint movements
  • Cartilage
  • Ligaments and tendons
  • Understanding movement
  • Muscles and movement

Unit 3: Exercise Physiology

  • The cardiovascular system
  • Respiratory system
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Metabolism and energy systems

Unit 4: Personal Training Skills

  • Developing a programme
  • Resistance training
  • Myths and fallacies
  • Risk factors
  • Body composition
  • Muscle strength and endurance
  • Programme writing
  • Reps, sets and resistance
  • Progression
  • Alternative overload suggestions
  • Flexibility
  • Digestion and energy sources
  • Micronutrients
  • Calories and weight management
  • Kick start programmes

Unit 5: Functional Training

  • The kinetic chain
  • Sports performance
  • Sports specific conditioning
  • Posture and corrective exercises
  • Special populations

Unit 6: Business

  • Business essentials
  • Setting up
  • How much do you want or need to earn?
  • Getting clients
  • Your brand
  • Client experience
  • Marketing
  • Managing and keeping clients
  • Growing your business
  • Business planning
  • Legal status
  • Your business plan

COURSE ASSESSMENT

This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following standard guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a certificate of achievement will be awarded by NCFE, as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

COURSE FEES

Our aim is to provide you with the best deal available, therefore the registration fee, certification fee and full tutor support is included in the course price for you. The enrolment fee for the Personal Fitness Trainer home study course is £461.25 , though for a limited time we are offering you the opportunity to pay only £369 which is a 20% discount if you enrol online and pay in full.

You can also opt for our Easy Payment Plan and enrol online today by paying a deposit of £92.25 and then four equal payments of £92.25 per month. The first instalment is paid about a month after you receive your course.

We have two options for course format:

Online Version: £369
Paper version : £389.


Additional information

Career Prospects: Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer

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Personal Fitness Trainer (Level 3)

£ 369 VAT inc.