By completing this qualification, learners will meet industry requirements to become a Gym Instructor, as set out within the CIMSPA professional standard.

The purpose of this qualification is to enable learners to:

• Maintain health, safety, and hygiene in the gym-based environment.
• Supervise and support clients in a gym-based environment.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate gym-based exercise programmes.

Completing this qualification allows learners to access jobs instructing gym-based exercise sessions.

What will I learn?

Learners will cover underpinning knowledge and skills for exercise and fitness instructors including:

• Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology for exercise and fitness professionals
• Providing a positive customer experience to exercise and fitness participants
• Principles of physical activity, exercise, and training approaches to develop fitness and health
• Health screening, risk stratification and scope of practice
• Health awareness and lifestyle management

Learners will also cover knowledge and skills related to supporting clients in a gym environment, including:

• Consultation, assessment and induction processes in a gym-based environment
• Maintaining safety and hygiene in the gym-based environment
• Using client information to plan gym-based exercise
• Principles for planning and designing gym-based exercise for a range of clients
• Delivering gym-based exercise sessions
• Reviewing sessions and reflecting on practice

Requirements

Learners must be aged 16+. Ideally they should have some experience of gym-based exercises through personal practice and should have a certain amount of physical fitness. Learners should also have communication skills pitched at level 2 which can be developed during the course.

Assessment

• Questions and answers
• Worksheets
• Information resources
• Applied case studies
• Session planning documents
• Exercise induction portfolio
• Observation of practical skills
• Evaluation documents

Additional Costs

You may re-sit the assessment portion of this course for £50.

Payment Options

• Pay in one and receive a 5% discount on course cost
• Pay in 3 interest free instalments
• Pay via an affordable flexible payment plan. Contact us to discuss

Accreditation

On achieving this qualification, your nationally recognised certificate will be processed. On certification, you will gain a CIMSPA endorsed qualification. The qualification is mapped directly to CIMSPA professional standards for a Gym Instructor. All Leisure Active Training qualifications are Ofqual regulated and officially recognised as part of the Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF).

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