Full time training courses in the health and fitness industry are typically reserved for personal trainer courses or fast-track gym instructor courses. To become a qualified personal trainer, students may have to attend the training course 5 days a week, 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday, for anywhere between 3 and 12 weeks. Full time courses tend to be more expensive than part time fitness courses and as you can see they require a long term commitment. It is also highly unlikely that students attending a full time fitness course will be able work whilst attending. So it is important that the student has some form of financial stability before embarking on a full time course.
Full time personal training course
Full time training courses to become a personal trainer are a comprehensive way of become a fully qualified and certified personal trainer in the shortest amount of time as possible. Also, graduates of full time personal training courses, whether this is with Premier Global, Lifetime Health and Fitness or any number of other fitness training providers, are an excellent way to gain accreditation onto the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), a national body which all personal trainers and fitness professionals are encouraged to enrol.
Full time courses in personal trainer will cover a range of topics in depth. These topics will typically include:
- Anatomy & physiology
- Programming principles for personal trainers
- Fitness Testing
- Nutrition and weight management
- Delivering personal training sessions inside and outside the gym
- Advanced Functional Training and Movement Analysis
- Client Lifestyle & Fitness Appraisal
- Postural and Core Stability
- Advanced Flexibility methods
- Advanced Core Training
- Special Populations: obesity, diabetes and asthma
- Communication, motivational techniques and Behaviour change strategies
- Business skills to set up your own personal trainer business
Personal trainer course graduates will be able to enrol onto REPs as a Level 3 Personal Trainer.
Full time gym instructor and fitness instructor courses
Full time gym instructor and fitness instructor courses are a fast-track way to gain a new career with the health and fitness industry. Whilst personal trainer courses tend to be set over weeks, gym instructor and fitness instructor full time courses are set across a number of days, anywhere from 2 to 10 days, depending on the cost and content of the course in question. Many good full time gym instructor courses will cover the basics in:
- Anatomy & physiology
- Kinesiology (how the body moves)
- Warm ups, cool downs and stretching
- Exercise prescription
- How to use free weights and cardiovascular equipment within the gym
- Introduction to core and functional training
- Effective customer care and promoting physical activity
Gym Instructor and Fitness instructor course graduates will be able to enrol onto REPs as a Level 2 Gym Instructor
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