Level 3 Gym Instructing & Personal Training Diploma
If you are interested in becoming a Personal Trainer, the Fitness Group do discounted rates for PFA Scotland members. Among those who have successfully completed the course and are now working as a PT are Sam Wardrop (Dumbarton) and Chris Millar (Morton).
COURSE DETAILS
QUALIFICATION LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Anatomy and physiology, functional kinesiology and concepts and components of fitness.
- Nutrition for exercise, health and fitness.
- Lifestyle and medical factors that affect wellbeing.
- Analysis of client information using the most accepted techniques.
- Assessment of a client’s current health and fitness status.
- Planning and conducting of physical activity sessions.
- Client consultations using the most accepted methods and providing strategies for successful behaviour change.
- Communication skills to effectively build successful relationships with their clients.
- Legal and professional requirements for personal training.
- How to manage, evaluate and improve own performance.
- Perform the practical delivery of great sessions as a Personal Training which encompasses client communication, motivation, practical competence and complete understanding of programme design
- Prepare for employment or to set up in business on a self-employed basis – our Business Skills Course and Career Support free for all our students.
QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE
- Principles of Anatomy and Physiology of Fitness
- Professionalism and Customer Care for Fitness Instructors
- Health and Safety in the Fitness Environment
- Conducting Client Consultations to Support Positive Behaviour Change
- Planning and Instructing Gym-Based Exercise
- Applied Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise, Health and Fitness
- Lifestyle, Health, Wellbeing and Common Medical Conditions
- Encouraging Positive Health and Fitness Behaviours in Clients
- Programme Design and Delivery for Personal Training
- Professionalism and Business Acumen for Personal Trainers
