Level 2 Gym Instructor Certificate
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to plan and prepare a gym based exercise programme with apparently healthy adults.Achievement of this qualification can lead to you becoming a Health and Fitness Instructor.This qualification is the prerequisite to doing the Level 3 Personal Training Instructor course.Prerequisites and RequirementsThere are no specific prerequisites to this qualification.It is highly recommended that you have some experience of the gym or studio environment.The qualification requires physial exertion and participation is essential; a degree of physical fitness is necessary.The course includesAnatomy and Physiology for exercise.Health, safety and welfare in a fitness environment.Principles of exercise, fitness and health.Planning gym-based exercise.Instructing gym-based exercise.Learning OutcomesUnderstand how to collect client information to plan gym-based exercise.Understand how to use client information to plan gym-based exercise.Understand how to plan gym-based exercise with clients.Be able to collect and use client information to plan a gym-based exercise programme.Be able to plan a safe and effective gym-based exercise programme with clients.QualificationLevel 2 Certificate in Fitness Instruction (QCF)- Gym BasedAccreditationThis course is fully accredited by ITEC and provides access on to the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) at Level 2. (20 points)Cost£868 (incl VAT and exam fees)