Online Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym Based Exercise & Focus Awards Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training Package
Description
Level 2 gym -
Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym Based Exercise & Level 3 Diploma Practitioner in Personal Training or Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training Package
Who is the course for?
This course is ideal for learners who would like to pursue a career in the health and fitness industry and are looking for an entry level course to get started.
The Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym Based Exercise enables learners to become a gym instructor to teach and deliver gym based exercise including being able to plan, instruct and evaluate one-on-one gym programmes. The course can also be used as a starting point for a Personal Training qualification.
By completing this qualification you will be able to complete a British Weight Lifting CPD course; Fundaments of Teaching the Olympic Lifts; for FREE. The fundamentals of teaching the Olympic lifts focuses on an introduction to how coaches and athletes can teach and perform the basic elements of the Olympic lifts safely and effectively, to people of all ages and abilities.
Accredited by Focus Awards, our regulated awarding body, the Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym Based Exercise is also endorsed by CIMSPA.
What does the course cover
The Level 2 course will teach you everything required to start working as a gym instructor including:
- Anatomy and physiology for fitness
- How to deliver safe and effective gym sessions to clients
- Understand how to support client’s lifestyle management and enhance client motivation for exercise and physical activity
- Understanding the methods required to create a safe fitness environment and assessments for gym-based exercise sessions
- Instructing professional practice and effective exercise supervision in gym-based exercise sessions
To qualify for your Level 2 Gym Instructor certificate, you will be required to complete a selection of online assessments.
PLEASE NOTE: we currently do not offer the Level 2 Certificate with practical learning.
What does this course qualify me to do?
This course will qualify you to operate as a gym instructor and give you the pre-requisite qualification you need to complete your Personal Training qualification.
Level 3 PT -
Who is the course for?
The Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training has been created for fitness professionals looking for the next step in their career.
If you would like to progress to a Personal Trainer this course will develop your knowledge in anatomy and physiology, nutrition, postural and core stability, how to design and adapt personal training programmes plus more.
By completing the Level 3 Certificate with British Weight Lifting, the experts in strength training, you will be able to complete an additional CPD course for FREE; Essentials of Weightlifting Technique
Accredited by Focus Awards, our regulated awarding body, the Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training is also endorsed by CIMSPA.
What does the course cover?
The Level 3 Certificate will teach you everything required to start working as a Personal Trainer.
The course will cover:
- Anatomy and physiology
- Postural and core stability
- The nervous, endocrine and energy systems and their relation to exercise and health
- How to maintain safety during sessions
- How to programme safe and effective exercise for a range of clients
- The health benefits of physical activity
- Understanding how nutrition can affect fitness
- Understand how to communicate with clients effectively and motivational tactics
- Understand how to design, manage, and adapt a personal training programme
- Be able to deliver exercise and physical activity as part of a programme
To view the course modules please click here.
To qualify for your Level 3 Personal Trainer Certificate, you will be required to complete a selection of online assessments.
What does this course qualify me to do?
This course will qualify you to operate as a Personal Training.
Level 2 Functional Fitness -
Functional Fitness is a type of training that focuses on movements that mimic real-life activities, such as squatting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and twisting. These exercises help improve functional movements, reduce the risk of injury, and increase strength, stability, and core balance.
Who is this course for?
This course is an entry-level certification that enables you to add Functional Fitness to your coaching credentials. Whether you are already working as a trainer or instructor, or new to coaching, this coaching course is a great addition to your CV.
What does the course cover?
The Level 2 Award in Coaching Functional Fitness covers effective coaching techniques and how to work with a range of different clients to develop functional fitness training sessions through learning about a system of training that encourages individuals to develop physical fitness components e.g., strength and cardiorespiratory fitness.
The course will cover safe coaching practices, how to design and plan functional fitness focused training sessions, a detailed profile of key training exercises and an understanding of programming, anatomy and nutrition for developing replication of day-to-day demand of an individual’s lifestyle in some way (functional movements). For example, hinging and squatting movements that are performed in the gym provide individuals with the fitness required to pick up and lift objects safely from the floor.
The modules covered on the course are:
o The Functional Fitness Coach
o Underpinning coaching theory
o Safety in a Functional Fitness setting
o Athlete assessment
o Functional Fitness exercises
o Weightlifting for Functional Fitness
o Programming for Functional Fitness
o Applied coaching
o Holistic development of the athlete
o Functional Fitness coach case study
What does this course qualify me to do?
With this certification, you will be able to demonstrate to your clients that you have the knowledge and skills necessary to help them improve their functional fitness regardless of their experience in the gym.
How long does it take to complete this course? The length of this course is 12 - 16 hours