TRAINFITNESS Update V26-40
The bleep test is still being run in school halls across the country, four decades after it was designed, and a survey of 260 UK secondary schools has measured how widely it is still used. With it, there is also more research on physical literacy, which argues that a child’s relationship with movement predicts their adult-life activity. This week, we’ve taken a look at both these areas to look at the effects school-based activities have on exercise habits later in life.
There are some amazing course offers this week too, including an EXTRA £200 off every PT Diploma when you pay in full upfront, as well as savings on children’s fitness, disability inclusion, exercise to music and the teaching and tutoring qualifications.
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Get an EXTRA £200 off any PT Diploma when you pay in full upfront.
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Physical Literacy or Fitness Testing
Eighty per cent. That’s the share of UK secondary schools still putting fitness testing into the PE curriculum, from a survey of 260 of them across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
What’s even more interesting is that sixty-two per cent of those PE teachers either agreed that fitness testing can damage pupils’ psychological health or were not sure if it did or didn’t. Four out of five are running it. Fewer than two in five are confident it’s doing no harm.
But there is more to it than simply dropping fitness tests. The important part is helping children develop skills, confidence and a positive relationship with movement.
Get Kids Moving for Life
Coaching children is a different job from coaching adults, and the difference is not simply a matter of scaling the session down.
Our Level 2 Children’s Fitness Course covers age-appropriate programming, safeguarding and how to build competence and confidence in a school setting where a third of the children already think they’re no good at it. It’s the qualification you need to give children the confidence and enthusiasm they need to be active later in life.
Save £100 on the Level 2 Children’s Fitness Course this week with code KIDS16 at checkout. Valued at £599, yours from £499 or £50 a month.
3 to 48 month payment plans from 0% interest available on all courses.
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Your Winter Advantage
This week is about the qualifications that give you more opportunities with different groups, from the school hall to the studio to the training provider. Our PT Diplomas have an EXTRA £200 off when you pay in full upfront, including the NEW Functional Movement & Exercise and the Women’s Health & Exercise Specialist and Master Diplomas™. The four CPD offers below are also all about who you can teach rather than how heavy they can lift.
Personal Trainer Diplomas
Save an EXTRA £200 on any PT Diploma (Practitioner, Specialist or Master) when you pay in full upfront.
This week, the Gym Instructor & Personal Trainer Practitioner Diploma starts at £1,049 or £104 a month, down from an RRP of £1,665. The Specialist Diplomas™ in Nutrition & Exercise, Strength & Conditioning, Women’s Health & Exercise and Functional Movement & Exercise start at £1,599 or £150 a month, and the Master Diplomas™ start at £2,099 or £192 a month.
Take Your PT Qualification Further
Clients rarely arrive with one simple goal. They want to get stronger, lose weight, train around back pain, improve their health, work through menopause or come back from an injury. Most of them want several of those at once.
As a PT, you’ll be able to help with some of that already. But sooner or later, you’ll meet clients whose needs go beyond what you covered at Level 3, and that is the point at which most trainers either refer the client on or quietly work outside their scope.
That’s why we created our Specialist and Master Diplomas™ for already-qualified PTs. You’ve done the groundwork. Now you can build on it with specialist qualifications that let you take on the clients you are currently turning away. If you are looking at school and junior work this term, the Functional Movement & Exercise pathway is the one that carries the most transferable content.
| Diploma |
What You Add |
You Save |
| Specialist Diplomas™ · £749 or £83 a month |
| Strength & Conditioning |
Level 3 Outdoor Fitness and the Level 4 Strength & Conditioning Coach qualification. Worth £1,898 |
£1,149 |
| Nutrition & Exercise |
Level 3 Outdoor Fitness and the Level 4 Nutrition for Weight Management & Athletic Performance qualification. Worth £1,598 |
£849 |
| Women’s Health & Exercise |
Level 3 Outdoor Fitness and the Level 3 Award in Ante & Post Natal Exercise. Worth £798 |
£49 |
| Functional Movement & Exercise |
Movement & Mobility and the Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage. Worth £1,948 |
£1,199 |
| Master Diplomas™ · £999 or £100 a month |
| Strength & Conditioning |
Everything in the Specialist, plus Level 4 Low Back Pain Management and Level 4 Advanced Personal Trainer. Worth £3,996 |
£2,997 |
| Nutrition & Exercise |
Everything in the Specialist, plus Level 4 Obesity & Diabetes Management and Level 4 Advanced Personal Trainer. Worth £3,696 |
£2,697 |
| Women’s Health & Exercise |
Everything in the Specialist, plus Exercise & Nutrition for Menopause and Level 4 Advanced Personal Trainer. Worth £3,096 |
£2,097 |
Prices shown are for distance study, prompt payment. Your PT discount is applied automatically at the basket, so there is no code to enter.
Level 2 Children’s Fitness Course
Age-appropriate programming, safeguarding and building competence in children who have often already decided they are not sporty. Distance study. Valued at £599, yours from £499 or £50 a month. Save £100 with code KIDS16 at checkout.
Exercise with Disabled Clients Course
Seventy-six per cent of disabled people say they want to be more active and 43 per cent feel they get the chance. In a school setting the same gap shows up as the child who sits out, and adapting a session properly is a taught skill rather than an instinct. Home study with a virtual viva. Valued at £399, yours from £349 or £67 a month. Save £50 with code EDC10 at checkout.
Level 3 Award in Education & Training
The teaching qualification that lets you tutor, assess and deliver courses rather than only deliver sessions. It’s the natural route for anyone who has worked out that the most stable income in this industry belongs to the people training the next intake. Live-Virtual. Valued at £399, yours from £299 or £67 a month. Save £100 with code TUTOR25 at checkout.
Exercise to Music Diploma
A full studio qualification, that has you teaching groups of people, not just individuals. Music, choreography and cueing are the skills that make a mixed-ability group feel like it’s going somewhere together. Distance study. Valued at £749, yours from £576 or £62 a month. Save 20% with code ETM20 at checkout.
3 to 48 month payment plans from 0% interest available on all courses.
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Put Your Qualification to Work
A few of our partner health clubs have asked us to share current vacancies with TRAINFITNESS learners. You can view and apply via the Job Board on your Student Desktop, or send your CV directly to [email protected].
Coach Residency: Training Club Manchester
Training Club Manchester has been in touch looking for qualified coaches to join its community in Spinningfields. It’s a private, appointment-only coaching facility where independent coaches run their own business and their own clients from a premium base.
This isn’t a commercial gym and there are no walk-ins. Residents get a speakeasy-style private gym with its own entrance, premium showers and heated lockers, plus space to film content, record podcasts and host client consultations. The Coach Hub adds marketing and social promotion, professional workshops, mentorship and client referrals.
There are two ways in. Resident gives you 24/7 access, use of the space for content and brand work and full Coach Hub support. Hybrid gives you limited access for 1-to-1 coaching, with business support options. It’s built for personal trainers, strength and performance coaches, rehab specialists and wellness practitioners who want to grow their business beyond selling sessions.
Find out more: www.trainingclub.manchester
To book a private walkthrough or apply for residency, email the Coach Liaison team at [email protected] or message @trainingclubmcr on Instagram. Spaces are limited.
Location: Spinningfields / Deansgate, Manchester |
