Diploma Overview

Our advanced fitness instructing and personal training program provides in-depth coverage of essential topics and modules, building on the fundamentals with advanced modules in areas such as sports science, injury prevention and rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, and advanced program design. Students will also gain business and marketing skills to succeed as entrepreneurs in the fitness industry. Our program is designed to challenge and equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the highly competitive fitness industry.

Diploma Overview

Our advanced fitness instructing and personal training program provides in-depth coverage of essential topics and modules, building on the fundamentals with advanced modules in areas such as sports science, injury prevention and rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, and advanced program design. Students will also gain business and marketing skills to succeed as entrepreneurs in the fitness industry. Our program is designed to challenge and equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the highly competitive fitness industry.

The Course In Detail

Our Program Covers Following Comprehensive Range Of Topics And Modules

Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Exercise Learning outcomes
  • The skeletal system
  • Functional kinesiology
  • The muscular system
  • The nervous and endocrine systems
  • The respiratory system
  • The cardiovascular system
  • Energy systems
  • Postural and core stability
  • Flexibility and stretching
Applying the principals of nutrition to a Physical Activity Programme Learning outcomes.
  • Introduction to nutrition
  • Macronutrients
  • Micronutrients
  • Digestion
  • Food labelling
  • Exercise nutrition
  • Weight management
  • Consult, communicate and goal set
  • Food reaction diary
  • The Harris Benedict Formula
  • Nutritional analysis and goals Summary
Programming Personal Training with Clients Learning outcomes
  • Introduction to personal training
  • Appraisal and lifestyle analysis
  • Consultation and goal setting
  • Designing aerobic training programmes
  • Designing endurance and hypertrophy based resistance training programmes
  • Designing strength and power resistance based programmes
  • Personal training outside the gym
  • Periodisation
  • Safely training special populations
  • Fitness tests
  • Static health tests
  • Example training log
Instructing and adapting exercise
  • Resistance training exercises – sagittal plane
  • Resistance training exercises – frontal plane
  • Resistance training exercises – transverse plane training exercises
  • Exercise for motor skills
  • Core training exercises
  • Assisted stretching

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