Certified Personal Trainer

This course can help students develop skills to work as a personal fitness trainer in the fitness industry.

In today’s modern age where people live a sedentary life, personal fitness trainers are important to achieving fitness goals. This course covers all of the information that is pertinent in providing a professional and knowledge service which will be of value to their clients needs. Testing, evaluation and progression form an invaluable part of the course.

A personal fitness trainer is someone well-versed in the techniques and strategies which are appropriate and applicable to achieving a client’s health goal. Personal fitness trainers must be able to assess their client’s fitness level and then create a fitness regimen that is suitable for the individual’s needs and conditions. Being a personal fitness trainer means having to fulfill a variety of roles – a nutrition adviser, exercise expert, and lifestyle consultant.

Course topics covered:

• Unit 1: Personal fitness trainer – Introduction
  
  • Personal Qualities
  • Client Market
• Unit 2: Screening And Testing
  
  • Appraisal, Screening, Testing and Evaluation
  • Physical Assessment
• Unit 3: Programme Writing
  
  • Elements of Programme Writing
  • Periodisation
• Unit 4: The Components Of Fitness
  
  • Defining Fitness
  • Exercise Benefits
• Unit 5: The Physiology Of Healing
  
  • Phases of the Physiological Processes
  • Restoring Tissue Integrity
• Unit 6: The Nature Of Injuries
  
  • Assessing and Diagnosing Injuries
  • Factors Associated with Sports Injuries
• Unit 7: Foot And Ankle Injuries
  
  • Fractures
  • Common Sites of Injury
• Unit 8: Injuries To The Leg
  
  • Assessment and Diagnosis Tools and Procedures
  • Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
• Unit 9: Hand, Arm and Elbow Injuries
  
  • Hand, Arm and Elbow Injuries
  • Assessment and Diagnosis
• Unit 10: Injuries
  
  • Symptoms, Causes and Treatment:
  • Chest Injuries and Pain
• Unit 11: First Aid
  
  • First Aid Essentials
  • Describing Symptoms
• Unit 12: Goal Setting
  
  • Defining Self-Concept
  • Improving Self-Esteem
• Unit 13: Business Management
  
  • Organizing a Therapy Practice
  • Awareness of Opportunities

Certificate

Students who complete this course will receive a certificate of achievement from Touchawards, a recognized accrediting organisation. The certificate serves as an official recognition for the students’ educational experience, and can be used to add weight to their educational qualifications.

Course Format

This course consists of several modules, each of which is self-contained. This ensures that students can easily get the information they need when they need it.

Students can completely access the course using a PC/laptop. Our learning management system (LMS) is 24/7, the LMS itself is accessible online and operational everyday at any time, students have the freedom to tailor their study time around their existing schedules.

Course Duration

Estimated duration of completion for this course is 60 hours. Such number of hours may be cut shorter or may take longer depending on the students’ pace of learning and ability to take in information. Also, students’ may choose to study the modules over several sessions or complete the entire course in one sitting.

One year full access will be given to students who intend to take the course. The students can then define the pace at which they will complete all modules within the abovementioned period.

No requirement to take this course

- Develop or fine-tune your knowledge and skills to achieve career progression

- Gain background in your chosen career

- Improve promotional opportunities or transition to a new profession

- Enable you to achieve personal enrichment

- Help build your CV

- Show your commitment to lifelong learning

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Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included