Diploma in Personal Training
Diploma in Personal Training
This Diploma in Personal Training and group training is the industry’s most popular fitness instruction qualification and is ideally suited to those with a passion for health and fitness.
You will learn all the essential knowledge and skills to enable you to confidently plan, instruct and evaluate successful one-to-one gym programmes. If you would like to start a career within this industry, this is the course for you. It will provide you with the stepping stones to achieving higher certificates such as exercise specialist, as it provides the underpinning knowledge and skills in preparation for this future career. It also provides the first step to progress and complete other CPD courses such as Exercise to Music, Kettlebells or Indoor Studio Cycling.
Entry requirements
There are no formal pre-requisite for this qualification, however experience of using a gym and a passion for fitness instruction will help you excel on this course.
Qualification Units
- Anatomy and physiology for exercise.
- Know how to support clients who take part in exercise and physical activity.
- Health safety and welfare in a fitness environment
- Principles of exercise, fitness and health
- Applying the principles of nutrition to a physical activity programme
- Planning gym-based exercise and personal training sessions
- Instructing gym-based exercise and personal training sessions
Tuition for all units is included in the cost.
Assessment
Two multiple choice theory exams:
- A 70% pass rate in an Anatomy and Physiology exam
- A 70% pass rate in the principle of exercise, fitness and heath
Worksheets
- Know how to support clients who take part in exercise and physical activity.
- Health safety and welfare in a fitness environment
- Applying the principles of nutrition to physical activity programme
- Planning and instructing group training sessions
Practical assessment
- Session planning – demonstrating your ability to effectively plan and programme gym based exercise and outlining the activities you plan to teach in your practical assessment.
- Design a 12 week progressive plan for a client which demonstrates your ability to effectively plan and programme personal training sessions.
- Final practical observation – you will perform a complete gym-based induction and personal training session, just as you would in the role itself.
- Session delivery for group training
Qualification Format
Tuition will included both online learning content via the Sports Fitness Academy HUB. 4 livestream days plus a 2 day face to face workshop
You will need to sign up to the Sports Fitness Academy HUB to access your theory units online with the practical tuition taking place through online coaching. You will have to attend 4 mandatory livestream lessons and you will then complete a 2 day workshop to ensure you are fully prepared for your practical assessment.
The practical elements will all take place within a working gym. Within class you will practice instruction and personal training techniques with your peers but in addition you will be expected to develop your skills by instructing clients outside of the class time.
Qualification
Course Duration
Dates
Next start date: March 27th 2022
LOCATION
ONLINE
Workshop locations:
Donegal, Dublin, Tippearary
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