Fitness Instructing Level 2 Certificate - City of Wolverhampton College

If you want to work as a fitness instructor, this course is the first step to your future career!

You will learn how to plan, deliver exercise and fitness sessions to meet the needs of individual clients and how to inspire them to commit to trainig and improve their health and wellbeing through exercise.

You will also learn about the effects of nutrition and training on the body, how to evaluate the effectiveness of sessions or specific exercises and adapt them to individual needs when necessary, and how to support clients so that they get the most out of their sessions to achieve their and long-term fitness goals.

You will learn in a practical way in a real work environment by delivering training sessions to paying clients in our purpose-built 30-station fitness suite at the Wellington Road campus which is equipped with the latest equipment including treadmills, exercise bikes, running machines, cross trainers, resistance machines and free weights.

What's more, you will benefit from competitively-priced membership of the gym yourself, so you can improve your own fitness at the same time as that of others!

Also, if you earn less than £30,000 per year and aged 19 or over, you could study this course for FREE! Take advantage of the new funding and #DoMore with your future.

There are no formal entry requirements for this course, however you are required to:

Have an interest in health and fitness
Agree to maintain a minimum of 90% attendance throughout the course
Be punctual for lessons
Demonstrate a commitment to learning
Be positive in your studies

During this course you will study:

Anatomy and physiology for exercise
Supporting clients who take part in exercise and physical activity
Principles of exercise, fitness and health
Planning gym-based exercise
Instructing gym-based exercise
Factors affecting participation in sport and physical activity
Planning and preparing for personal exercise and nutrition
Instructing a circuit training session

By studying this course you will:

Develop practical skills in gym-based exercise, delivery of leisure activities, fitness testing and emergency first aid
Improve your interpersonal and communication skills, self evaluation and reflection
Learn about anatomy, physiology and nutrition, the components of an active and healthy lifestyle and the factors affecting participation in physical activity
Develop an understanding of health and safety, safeguarding and child protection, employment rights and responsibilities and the sport and active leisure industry as a whole

This is a practical course and there are no exams.

Throughout the course you will be assessed in the following ways:

Individual and group presentations
Client case studies
Role play in a range of related scenarios
Question and answer sessions
Producing informative display materials
Timed assessments,
Work-based assignments
Observation of your work with clients
Production of a portfolio of evidence demonstrating your learning and activities throughout the course