Become a fitness instructor

The UK’s fitness industry is a growing sector that’s worth £5 billion, with one in every seven people having gym membership. It’s an excellent place to start a new career – one where you control your own time, work at something you enjoy around commitments you already have.

Accredited funded training

We’re here to help you get started. The Fitness and Health Academy provides accredited funded training to take anyone with an interest in personal fitness and help them become a successful personal trainer.

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Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training

This qualification is designed to help develop those with knowledge and/or experience in gym and fitness instruction to pursue a personal training career.

Accredited funded training

We’re here to help you get started. The Fitness and Health Academy provides accredited funded training to take anyone with an interest in personal fitness and help them become a successful personal trainer.

This is a level 3 qualification, comprising 7 required units (36 credits). This qualification recognises the skills, knowledge and competence needed for an individual to work as a personal trainer on an unsupervised basis. This course will help people establish a career as a personal trainer and build a career in the fitness industry that allows them to have flexible working hours as well as be their own boss.

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Funding the programme

• Affordable payment scheme
• Payment options and government-backed loans available
• Study now and pay later

About this course:

• Accredited Personal Trainer Diploma, level 3
• REPs- and CIMSPA-accredited course
• Expert mentors
• Support and guidance on the phone and in the classroom
• Online learning platform for flexible learning around your current commitments
• Guaranteed interviews for successful learners
• Career support to get you going, career development planning to help you succeed

The successful learner will be able to:

• understand the principles of health, fitness and exercise.
• understand anatomy and physiology for health and exercise.
• apply nutrition principles to a physical activity programme.
• provide baseline assessments, one-to-one personal training, nutritional/dietary advice and progressive fitness programming, tailored to each client’s requirements.
• improve a client’s well-being, enhance their fitness levels and help them train for sports events.
• encourage clients to train effectively and safely and to support them through the process.
• plan and instruct gym-based exercise.

Training programme structure:

• Anatomy and physiology (6 credits)
• Health and safety in a fitness environment (2 credits)
• Exercise, fitness and personal health (4 credits)
• Supporting clients during exercise and physical activity (2 credits)
• The principles of nutrition during a physical activity programme (6 credits)
• Programming clients’ personal training (7 credits)
• Delivering personal training to clients (9 credits)

Assessment:

• Ongoing coursework
• Health and safety in a fitness environment (2 credits)
• Practical assessments
• Multiple-choice questions/online assessment
• Practical examination and written work
• Worksheets
• Evaluation of your ability to plan and teach fitness sessions