Course Description

Becoming a fitness instructor, also known as a gym instructor, is a great starting point for your career in fitness. Our online gym instructor course aims to provide you with the skills and knowledge to plan and prepare gym-based exercise programmes for apparently healthy adults, to conduct consultations, and to communicate with and motivate clients effectively.

Our gym instructor course exceeds the Level 2 standards set out by the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) and CIMSPA, and is accredited by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

• Anatomy and physiology
• Diseases and common health conditions
• Analysis of client information
• Functional programme design
• Movement screening
• Effective coaching models
• Health risk stratification
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Health and safety
• Planning and instructing gym-based exercise
• Nutrition for health
• Motivational interviewing
• Conducting consultations