Almost all fitness training courses, including gym instructor courses, personal training courses, and group exercise courses, have an element of anatomy and physiology with their content. So why the need of a dedicated anatomy and physiology courses? Well the anatomy and physiology course is a classroom-based course that allows any budding fitness professional to acquire a level of knowledge before signing up to more extensive course in personal training etc.
Studying a classroom-based or home study anatomy course allows potential gym instructor etc. to gain credits towards becoming a Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) accredited fitness professional. It also allows students to sign up to fitness courses that require a certain level of anatomy and physiology knowledge before signing up to study, for example many group exercise training courses.
Anatomy and Physiology course content
Of course not all anatomy and physiology courses will include the same level of content. For example some courses require students to hold a REPs Level 3 certificate or personal trainer award already. That means that these courses are far from beginners courses.
Typically, any anatomy and physiology course will encompass key elements, including:
- The skeletal system
- The muscles of the body
- Movement
- Cardiorespiratory system
- The theory of exercise
- Adaptation to exercise
The assessment of such a theory-based course will come in the form of a questions and answers paper (potentially online) and perhaps a written paper on anatomy and physiology to demonstrate your knowledge of the subject.
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