Certificate in Fitness Instruction

The Certificate in Fitness Instructing is the starting point for your new and rewarding career in health and fitness. Once qualified, you will have the necessary skills and knowledge to successfully instruct and supervise safe exercise as well as design effective exercise programmes.

What will I learn?

Course Content

• Anatomy and physiology of the major body systems
• Concepts and components of fitness
• How to design an exercise programme through the use of free weights, resistance machines, warm up/ cool down, flexibility, abdominal and lower back exercise
• Professionalism, including ethics, customer service and health and safety
• Exercise considerations for the older population, 14-16 year olds, disabled people and pregnancy
• Group sessions

Entry Requirements

The Certificate in Fitness Instructing can be taken without prior qualifications. You must, however, be at least 16 with a reasonable level of fitness as well as reading, writing and numeracy skills. Experience of free weights and resistance machines is recommended, but not essential.

How will I be assessed?

Practical assessments, multiple choice theory exams and a number of worksheets.

How will I benefit from taking this course?

On successful completion of this course you will be qualified to join the Register of Exercise Professionals as a Level 2 Fitness Instructor.