Working within the gym environment allows you to bring your passion for fitness to life – helping others improve their fitness, wellbeing and confidence while enjoying the satisfaction that comes with it.
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Read ReviewsBecoming a Fitness Instructor, also known as a Gym Instructor, is a starting point for your career in fitness.
In partnership with cAmpus, our Gym Instructor course aims to provide you with the skills and knowledge to conduct consultations, plan and prepare gym-based exercise programmes for apparently healthy adults, and to communicate with and motivate clients effectively.
Once enrolled, you’ll have access to:
The content of our Level 2 Fitness Instructor course includes:
The Gym Instructor course is supported by a range study options. To achieve the Gym Instructor qualification we have three straight-forward study options for you to choose from – Distance, Live Virtual or In-Person.
As soon as you enrol, you’ll have access to the Gym Instructor course assessments, as well as the additional training and Learner Support.
Home study.
You will:
Home study plus a practical, tutor-led Gym Instructor Live Virtual Clinic that you participate in at home. This clinic is conducted in real-time and is not a pre-recorded video.
Available Full Time and Part Time.
You will:
Home study plus a practical, tutor-led Gym Instructor In-Person Clinic that you attend at one of our venues.
Available Full Time and Part Time.
You will:
Take advantage of our easy payment options: pay up front in full and receive a prompt payment discount or pay the regular price with a payment plan.
Course
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Regular Price From: £749 Today's Price: £599
Finance available from £30 deposit & £14/month.
Prompt Payment From: £649 Today's Price: £499
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Finance available from £37 deposit & £18/month.
Prompt Payment From: £799 Today's Price: £649
Regular Price From: £899 Today's Price: £749
Finance available from £37 deposit & £18/month.
Prompt Payment From: £799 Today's Price: £649
If you have any questions about our Fitness Instructor course that aren’t answered here, please call us
You will achieve the relevant Focus Awards Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification upon successful completion of our Fitness Instructor course, the certificate for which will be issued by the awarding organisation.
Our Fitness Instructor course is also recognised by PD:Approval and CIMSPA, and meet the criteria for official American College of Sports Medicine Approved Provider status◊.
No prior fitness qualification is required before starting our Gym Instructor course.
A basic level of English and Maths will be necessary to understand the course content.
The Gym Instructor course requires physical exertion, therefore a degree of physical fitness is necessary. Prior participation in gym sessions will be helpful.
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