Gym Instructing & Personal Training Diploma Level 3

Before applying for this course you should have undertaken an initial advice & guidance appointment. You will have been provided with a course code, please ensure you select the correct code & start date. If you are unsure about any of this, please contact us on 0121 446 4545.

This 8 week course gives learners the knowledge and skills to work with individual and groups of clients in a personal training and/or gym setting. This qualification will provide students with a suitable introduction to gym instructing, advancing to the more specific personal training activity. It will support and compliment other fitness qualifications that we have on offer and provides a progression route.

This is a practical based course, 2 days a week, where skills and knowledge are developed through a portfolio of case studies, role plays, presentations, reports and discussions. On completion of the course you will have a comprehensive understanding of the key elements of personal training. Areas that you will study include:

Health, Safety and Welfare in a fitness environment
Know how to support clients who take part in exercise and physical activity
Principles of exercise, fitness and health
Anatomy and physiology for exercise and health
Programming personal training sessions
Applying the principles of nutrition to a physical activity programme
Principles of Gym Instructing and Personal Training