Central YMCA Level 3 - Personal Training

Course review:

You will hold the ultimate fitness qualification; the highly valued Central YMCA Certificate in Personal Training. In addition we will establish you as a true expert in “Total Wellness”. As an Advanced Instructor trained by Discovery your expertise and credentials in fitness will be unsurpassed. On top of this, Discovery’s partnership with the leading Nutrition and Weight Management Company in the UK (Weight Management Centre) will ensure you are recognised as an expert in Weight Management, and your marketability and effectiveness to deliver will ensure your earnings match your expectations. You may also wish to consider our personal training diploma

Discovery Learning will ensure that you have the right basket of skills to work in the current climate of high expectations from clients requiring the very best in personal training, alongside a society and health care system that cannot cope with soaring obesity and lifestyle diseases. Many personal training courses do not equip you for a career with the top clubs or to freelance. Discovery Personal Trainer Courses are designed to ensure ultimate employability as well as an outstanding platform to launch a freelance personal training career.

PT component
5 compulsory course modules in the Central YMCA PT Certificate are:

• Client lifestyle and fitness appraisal
• Advanced fitness instructing
• Nutrition and weight management
• Training in different environments
• Business and marketing skills for the fitness professional.
  

The courses include:

• CYQ registrations for 5 certificated modules and the full PT qualification
• 6 tutorial days from top industry experts and leading Personal Trainers
• Full Tutor support for home learning component e-mail and telephone support
• All training manuals, workbooks and worksheets for each module and interactive DVD
• All CYQ assessment fees & Assessments.
• Full Certification on successful completion of criteria
• 20 CPD credits on REP’s and full Level 3 Status

Course Format:
This course is made up of 5 modules which can normally be completed over a period of between 8 and 12 weeks depending upon your time available. Learning is blended which means that you will combine home study with attended tutorial days (6 plus two days assessment), and is flexible to suit preferred learning pace.

Guided Learning hours

• Advanced Fitness Instructor (120 hours)
• Lifestyle and Fitness Assessment (40 hours)
• Nutrition and Weight Management (30 hours)
• Training in different environments (30hours)
• Business and Marketing skills (30 hours)

General

Personal Trainer courses are provided as distance learning courses which involves a combination of home study and attendance days. The Level 3 advanced instructor is contained within the PT course and you can undertake this as a separate module. Personal Training qualifications are offered at Level 3 PT qualification. Our courses are all Central YMCA qualifications and we deliver these courses in London, Manchester.

Following the Personal Training course you will be able to:

• Gather and analyse information to plan and adapt a fitness programme to ensure client success
• Use skills and strategies to successfully motivate and inspire client to change their behaviour
• Set out an effective and ethical weight management programme for adults and get real results.
• Plan, market and sell your services either in employment or set up business on a self employed basis
• Work with Local Authorities and Health Authorities with your weight management and obesity skills alongside your status as an Advanced Instructor (a potent and rare combination)