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Personal Fitness Trainer (Advanced)

Level: Professional Development

By successfully completing this course, you will:

  • Gain skills and knowledge in Advanced Personal Fitness Training
  • Be awarded the BSY Professional Certificate of Merit
  • Be eligible to become a member of AHCP (Association of Complementary Practitioners)

You can study this course from the comfort of your own home; in your own time and at your own pace; with helpful support and encouragement from our friendly tutors.

For advice or to enrol, please call 01409 220 400

Course overview

The rewards and satisfaction of working in this field can be great, and the core intention of this course is to show you the vital importance of lifelong development and improvement in your chosen career field.

Syllabus

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  • Lesson One
    • Introduction/Anatomy and Physiology
      • The Fitness Industry
      • The Course
      • What is Fitness, What is Health?
      • Potential Fitness
      • The Role of the Personal Fitness Trainer
      • The Skeleton
      • Joints
      • Muscles
  • Lesson Two
    • Anatomy and Physiology (Continued)/ The Business Side of Things/Nutrition
      • Muscles (Continued)
      • The Heart
      • Body Types
      • Men and Women
      • The Business Side of Things
      • Promotion
      • Nutrition
      • Water
      • Eating Patterns
      • What to Eat
  • Lesson Three
    • The Client/ Nutrition (Continued)
      • Reception
      • Assessment and Fitness Testing
      • The Protein Myth
      • Menus
  • Lesson Four
    • Exercise for Special Populations/ Nutrition (Continued)
      • Age
      • Diabetes
      • Pregnancy
      • Obesity
      • Hypertension
      • Osteoporosis
      • Arthritis
      • Treating Health Problems with Exercise
      • Carbohydrates
      • Supplements
  • Lesson Five
    • Skills for Success/ First Aid and Sports Injuries
      • Communication Skills
      • Teaching Skills
      • Health and Safety Issues
      • Types of Injury
      • Action
      • The First Aid Kit
      • Muscle Cramps
      • Repetitive Strain Injury
      • A Few Basic Rules to Keep Training Safe and Prevent Injury
      • Dehydration
  • Lesson Six
    • Exercise
      • The Warm Up
      • The Cool Down
      • Overtraining
      • Under-training
      • Goal Setting
      • Common Terms
      • Types of Exercise
      • What to Wear
      • Some Common Misconceptions
  • Lesson Seven
    • Exercise Application
      • Sit Up/Abdominal Crunch
      • Twisted Sit Up/Abdominal Crunch
      • Press Up
      • Neck Stretches
      • Shoulder Stretches
      • Overhead Stretch
      • Cross Arm Stretch/Triceps Stretch
      • Overhead Triceps Stretch
      • Humps and Sags
      • Side Bends
      • Hip Circles
      • Seated Back Twist/Stretch
      • Spread Leg Trunk Twist
      • Back Curl
      • Back Wall Stretch
      • Buttock/Upper Leg Stretch
      • Inner Thigh Stretch
      • Groin Stretch
      • Standing Thigh Stretch
      • Lower Leg (Calf) Stretch
      • Other Warm Up Exercises
      • Creating an Individual Training Plan
  • Lesson Eight
    • Exercise Application (Continued)
      • Lunges
      • Squats
      • Leg Extensions
      • Seated Leg Extension
      • Hamstring Curls
      • Hamstring Curls on Walls
      • Outer Thigh Raise
      • Inner Thigh Raise
      • Outer Thigh Wall Raises
      • Buttock Toners
      • Calf Raises
      • Triceps Dip
      • Mid-section Training
      • Working with Free Weights
      • Weight Training without Weights
      • Circuit Training
      • Gym-based Training
      • Reinforcing the Basic Golden Exercise Rules
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Practical training

No practical training is required to complete this course.

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Prerequisites

This course has been produced as professional development training for Personal Fitness trainers.  Our Gym Instructor and Clinical Personal Fitness Trainer courses are also acceptable prerequisites for this course.

View our Personal Fitness Trainer course.

View our Gym Instructor course.

View our Clinical Personal Fitness Trainer course.

Level

On successful completion of this course, you have received training designed as professional development to gain additional skills and knowledge to expand the practice of the existing therapist.

Certification

Certificate of Merit
On successful completion students will receive the following award: The BSY Professional Certificate of Merit in Advanced Personal Fitness Training.
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Upon enrolment you receive your first course lessons.

You can study in your own time, at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home. If you have any questions, or would like feedback or encouragement about your course or your studies then you can contact our friendly tutors by phone, email or post.

At the end of each lesson are a set of questions. Completing these can aid your learning and help you master each step before moving on to the next. Your next lesson will then arrive for you to continue when it suits you. This allows us to continually assess understanding and competence of the subject.

Having progressed through each lesson you can take your final examination at home, and at a date and time that suits you. Then, on successful completion you will be awarded your BSY certificate.

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Your tutor will mark your lessons, giving valuable, constructive feedback - helping you to master each step before moving on to the next. You can contact them for support or advice throughout your studies.
You can also contact the support team who are here to help you Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
We are proud of our friendly, caring ethos and aim to do all we can to help you succeed.
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To enrol by phone, please call our friendly course advisors on 01409 220 400.

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