Fitness & Gym Instruction at TRAIN Fitness

FITNESS INSTRUCTOR COURSES

BECOME A LEVEL 2 GYM INSTRUCTOR 

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.


Becoming a fitness instructor, also known as a gym instructor, is a starting point for your career in fitness. Our gym instructor course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to plan and deliver tailored gym programmes that are designed with health and safety at their core. It's a great place to start if you are not sure if you want to be a PT just yet.


You can choose to study full or part time with one of our top tutors, or via distance study and, whichever study option you select, once completed successfully you’ll gain official entry onto the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) at level 2. You will also receive a YMCA Awards or Active IQ certificate.


Signing up is easy: simply fill in our online application or call us. Once your application has been accepted, you’ll gain instant access to your course material to get you started straight away.

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  • Approved by CIMSPA
  • Recognised by the National Register of Personal Trainers
  • Supplier to Ministry of Defence
  • Accredited by Skills Active – the sector skills council for active leisure
  • Accredited by ACSM - the American Council of Sports Medicine
  • European Social Fund
  • Accredited by YMCA Awards
  • Accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management
  • A member of ukactive
  • Recognised by the Register of Exercise Professionals UK
  • Accredited by Active IQ
Flexible Study Options

FLEXIBLE STUDY OPTIONS

DISTANCE

Take on your personal trainer course from the comfort of your own home, or even on the move with our mobile app. With our distance study option you can complete your course at your own pace and book in for scheduled assessments whenever you’re ready!

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PART TIME

Need a little more structure and face to face support, but can’t afford the time to attend every day? Our part time personal training courses are delivered one day a week at local venues around the UK and supplemented with home study.

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FULL TIME

The best way to kick-start your career in personal training, our intensive full time courses are run from local venues around the UK, Monday to Friday. You’ll attend for either four or five weeks, depending on the personal training course you choose. Each course is accompanied by home study.

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Fitness Instructor Course

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Certificate in Fitness Instructor

GYM INSTRUCTOR COURSE

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Anatomy & Physiology for Exercise & Health

During this part of your gym instructing course you will learn about the human body, the way it moves and it's composure. This includes learning muscles, actions, energy systems and bones.

Learn how to effectively support your clients with their individual needs during exercise and physical activity. This includes how to communicate effectively, how to motivate clients and how to demonstrate.

Fitness environments present a number of dangers that could potentially injure people. This includes exercise technique, moving weights safely as well as the wider environment e.g fire safety.

While studying a level 2 gym instructor course you will learn about the principles of exercise and how they can be used to improve health and fitness effectively. Knowledge of these principles is at the core of personal training and gym instructing.

As a gym instructor you will be required to plan exercise sessions that can be completed by clients in the gym either under supervision or on their own. During this part of the course you will learn how to construct and plan sessions to be safe and effective.

Learning to instruct your planned sessions is the final piece of the gym instructor course puzzle. During this part of the course you will learn delivery methodology and how to put that into practice on the gym floor.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Courses Dates

COURSE DATES

 


Each date listed below is the start date of a course. Once you have enrolled, simply choose a start date and book onto that course. You’ll attend that first date and then the remainder of the scheduled course days. If the date you’d like to book is less than 14 days away, please contact Learner Support to make your booking. For more information please contact Learner Support on 0207 2929 140.

25 February 2019 - Southwark, London 25 February 2019 - Cardiff
4 March 2019 - Birmingham 4 March 2019 - Bournemouth
4 March 2019 - Peterborough 4 March 2019 - Manchester
4 March 2019 - Glasgow 11 March 2019 - Southwark, London
25 March 2019 - Southwark, London 25 March 2019 -
25 March 2019 - Inverness 25 March 2019 - Leeds,
25 March 2019 - Colchester 25 March 2019 - Bath
8 April 2019 - Southwark, London 29 April 2019 - Birmingham
29 April 2019 - Southwark, London 29 April 2019 - Manchester
29 April 2019 - Edinburgh 13 May 2019 - Southwark, London
13 May 2019 - Cardiff 20 May 2019 - Leicester
20 May 2019 - Wrexham, 20 May 2019 - Darlington
20 May 2019 - Aberdeen 27 May 2019 - Southwark, London
10 June 2019 - Southwark, London 10 June 2019 - Birmingham
10 June 2019 - Bath 10 June 2019 - Colchester
10 June 2019 - Manchester 10 June 2019 - Glasgow
24 June 2019 - Southwark, London 1 July 2019 - Inverness
1 July 2019 - Leeds, 1 July 2019 - Norwich
1 July 2019 - Exeter 1 July 2019 - Nottingham
8 July 2019 - Southwark, London 22 July 2019 - Southwark, London
22 July 2019 - Birmingham 22 July 2019 - Bournemouth
22 July 2019 - Peterborough 22 July 2019 - Manchester
22 July 2019 - Edinburgh 5 August 2019 - Southwark, London
12 August 2019 - Leicester 12 August 2019 - Cardiff
12 August 2019 - Liverpool 12 August 2019 - Aberdeen
19 August 2019 - Southwark, London 2 September 2019 - Birmingham
2 September 2019 - Southwark, London 2 September 2019 - Manchester
2 September 2019 - Glasgow 16 September 2019 - Southwark, London
23 September 2019 - Nottingham 23 September 2019 - Inverness
23 September 2019 - Leeds, 23 September 2019 - Bath
23 September 2019 - Colchester 7 October 2019 - Southwark, London
14 October 2019 - Birmingham 14 October 2019 - Peterborough
14 October 2019 - Exeter 14 October 2019 - Manchester
14 October 2019 - Edinburgh 21 October 2019 - Southwark, London
4 November 2019 - Southwark, London 4 November 2019 - Leicester
4 November 2019 - Cardiff 4 November 2019 - Wrexham,
4 November 2019 - Bournemouth 4 November 2019 - Darlington
4 November 2019 - Norwich 4 November 2019 - Aberdeen
18 November 2019 - Southwark, London 25 November 2019 - Birmingham
25 November 2019 - Manchester 25 November 2019 - Glasgow
2 December 2019 - Southwark, London



 


Each date listed below is the start date of a course. Once you have enrolled, simply choose a start date and book onto that course. You’ll attend that first date and then the remainder of the scheduled course days which are generally the following consecutive Saturdays (but please check with us). If the date you’d like to book is less than 14 days away, please contact Learner Support to make your booking. Those with exemptions might start on a different date, so please call us if you think this applies to you. For more information please contact Learner Support on 0207 2929 140.

16 March 2019 - Cardiff 27 April 2019 - Southwark, London 11 May 2019 - Glasgow 13 July 2019 - Cardiff 10 August 2019 - Southwark, London 24 August 2019 - Glasgow 7 September 2019 - Birmingham 7 September 2019 - Bath 7 September 2019 - Colchester 7 September 2019 - Manchester


 


Each date listed below is the start date of a course. Once you have enrolled, simply choose a start date and book onto that course. You’ll attend that first date and then the remainder of the scheduled course days which are generally the following consecutive Sundays (but please check with us). If the date you’d like to book is less than 14 days away, please contact Learner Support to make your booking. Those with exemptions might start on a different date, so please call us if you think this applies to you. For more information please contact Learner Support on 0207 2929 140.

24 February 2019 - Edinburgh
17 March 2019 - Bournemouth

17 March 2019 - Norwich
2 June 2019 - Birmingham

2 June 2019 - Manchester
2 June 2019 - Southwark, London

9 June 2019 - Edinburgh
14 July 2019 - Norwich

14 July 2019 - Bournemouth
15 September 2019 - Southwark, London

22 September 2019 - Edinburgh




 


Each date listed below is the start date of a course (starting at the level 2 section). Once you have enrolled, simply choose a start date and book onto that course. You’ll attend that first date and then the remainder of the scheduled course days which are generally the consecutive Monday & Tuesday Evening OR consecutive Wednesday & Thursday Evenings (but please check with us). The number of evenings you need to attend will depend on the course you choose. If the date you’d like to book is less than 14 days away, please contact Learner Support to make your booking. For more information please contact Learner Support on 0207 2929 140.

4 March 2019 - Southwark, London 1 July 2019 - Southwark, London


 


The choice of dates for the first assessment you need to attend are listed below. Once you have enrolled, simply book onto the date you’d like to attend. If the date you’d like to book is less than 14 days away, please contact Learner Support to make your booking. For more information please contact Learner Support on 0207 2929 140.


23 February 2019 - Southwark, London 23 February 2019 - Southwark, London
23 February 2019 - Norwich 23 February 2019 - Norwich
1 March 2019 - Cardiff 1 March 2019 - Southwark, London
3 March 2019 - Birmingham 3 March 2019 - Birmingham
8 March 2019 - Birmingham 8 March 2019 - Bournemouth
8 March 2019 - Peterborough 8 March 2019 - Manchester
8 March 2019 - Glasgow 9 March 2019 - Colchester
9 March 2019 - Manchester 9 March 2019 - Birmingham
9 March 2019 - Bath 10 March 2019 - Southwark, London
10 March 2019 - Bath 10 March 2019 - Bath
10 March 2019 - Manchester 10 March 2019 - Manchester
10 March 2019 - Glasgow 10 March 2019 - Glasgow
15 March 2019 - Southwark, London 17 March 2019 - Colchester
17 March 2019 - Colchester 17 March 2019 - Southwark, London
17 March 2019 - Southwark, London 23 March 2019 - Southwark, London
23 March 2019 - Southwark, London 23 March 2019 - Nottingham
23 March 2019 - Nottingham 24 March 2019 - Edinburgh
29 March 2019 - Inverness 29 March 2019 - Colchester
29 March 2019 - Nottingham 29 March 2019 - Leeds,
29 March 2019 - Bath 29 March 2019 - Southwark, London
30 March 2019 - Middlesborough 30 March 2019 - Middlesborough
30 March 2019 - Inverness 30 March 2019 - Inverness
30 March 2019 - Exeter 30 March 2019 - Exeter
2 April 2019 - Southwark, London 12 April 2019 - Southwark, London
13 April 2019 - Cardiff 13 April 2019 - Cardiff
13 April 2019 - Cardiff 13 April 2019 - Liverpool
13 April 2019 - Liverpool 13 April 2019 - Edinburgh
13 April 2019 - Edinburgh 14 April 2019 - Birmingham
14 April 2019 - Birmingham 14 April 2019 - Southwark, London
14 April 2019 - Southwark, London 14 April 2019 - Bournemouth
14 April 2019 - Norwich 27 April 2019 - Norwich
27 April 2019 - Norwich 27 April 2019 - Southwark, London
27 April 2019 - Southwark, London 28 April 2019 - Aberdeen
28 April 2019 - Aberdeen 28 April 2019 - Leeds,
28 April 2019 - Leeds, 28 April 2019 - Bournemouth
28 April 2019 - Bournemouth 3 May 2019 - Edinburgh
3 May 2019 - Manchester 3 May 2019 - Birmingham
3 May 2019 - Southwark, London 4 May 2019 - Nottingham
4 May 2019 - Nottingham 11 May 2019 - Inverness
11 May 2019 - Inverness 11 May 2019 - Glasgow
11 May 2019 - Exeter 11 May 2019 - Exeter
11 May 2019 - Middlesborough 11 May 2019 - Middlesborough
12 May 2019 - Colchester 12 May 2019 - Colchester
17 May 2019 - Southwark, London 17 May 2019 - Cardiff
19 May 2019 - Southwark, London 19 May 2019 - Southwark, London
24 May 2019 - Darlington 24 May 2019 - Leicester
24 May 2019 - Aberdeen 24 May 2019 - Wrexham,
25 May 2019 - Southwark, London 25 May 2019 - Southwark, London
25 May 2019 - Southwark, London 26 May 2019 - Birmingham
26 May 2019 - Birmingham 31 May 2019 - Southwark, London
14 June 2019 - Southwark, London 14 June 2019 - Colchester
14 June 2019 - Bath 14 June 2019 - Birmingham
14 June 2019 - Glasgow 14 June 2019 - Manchester
15 June 2019 - Bath 15 June 2019 - Bath
15 June 2019 - Manchester 15 June 2019 - Manchester
15 June 2019 - Nottingham 15 June 2019 - Nottingham
15 June 2019 - Glasgow 15 June 2019 - Glasgow
16 June 2019 - Southwark, London 16 June 2019 - Southwark, London
22 June 2019 - Norwich 22 June 2019 - Norwich
22 June 2019 - Southwark, London 22 June 2019 - Southwark, London
23 June 2019 - Aberdeen 23 June 2019 - Aberdeen
23 June 2019 - Leeds, 23 June 2019 - Leeds,
23 June 2019 - Bournemouth 23 June 2019 - Bournemouth
28 June 2019 - Southwark, London 30 June 2019 - Birmingham
30 June 2019 - Southwark, London 30 June 2019 - Manchester
30 June 2019 - Edinburgh 5 July 2019 - Leeds,
6 July 2019 - Birmingham 6 July 2019 - Birmingham
7 July 2019 - Edinburgh 7 July 2019 - Edinburgh
7 July 2019 - Cardiff 7 July 2019 - Cardiff
7 July 2019 - Liverpool 7 July 2019 - Liverpool
12 July 2019 - Southwark, London 13 July 2019 - Colchester
13 July 2019 - Colchester 14 July 2019 - Southwark, London
14 July 2019 - Southwark, London 20 July 2019 - Southwark, London
20 July 2019 - Southwark, London 21 July 2019 - Exeter
21 July 2019 - Exeter 21 July 2019 - Inverness
21 July 2019 - Inverness 21 July 2019 - Middlesborough
21 July 2019 - Middlesborough 26 July 2019 - Southwark, London
26 July 2019 - Edinburgh 26 July 2019 - Manchester
27 July 2019 - Bath 27 July 2019 - Bath
27 July 2019 - Manchester 27 July 2019 - Manchester
27 July 2019 - Glasgow 27 July 2019 - Glasgow
27 July 2019 - Nottingham 27 July 2019 - Nottingham
30 July 2019 - Southwark, London 10 August 2019 - Cardiff
11 August 2019 - Bournemouth 11 August 2019 - Norwich
11 August 2019 - Leeds, 11 August 2019 - Leeds,
11 August 2019 - Bournemouth 11 August 2019 - Bournemouth
11 August 2019 - Aberdeen 11 August 2019 - Aberdeen
11 August 2019 - Southwark, London 11 August 2019 - Southwark, London
17 August 2019 - Southwark, London 17 August 2019 - Southwark, London
17 August 2019 - Birmingham 17 August 2019 - Birmingham
24 August 2019 - Norwich 24 August 2019 - Norwich
31 August 2019 - Southwark, London 31 August 2019 - Southwark, London
1 September 2019 - Edinburgh 1 September 2019 - Edinburgh
1 September 2019 - Cardiff 1 September 2019 - Cardiff
1 September 2019 - Liverpool 1 September 2019 - Liverpool
7 September 2019 - Southwark, London 7 September 2019 - Bath
7 September 2019 - Nottingham 7 September 2019 - Nottingham
8 September 2019 - Colchester 8 September 2019 - Colchester
14 September 2019 - Exeter 14 September 2019 - Exeter
14 September 2019 - Inverness 14 September 2019 - Inverness
14 September 2019 - Middlesborough 14 September 2019 - Middlesborough
21 September 2019 - Glasgow 22 September 2019 - Bath
22 September 2019 - Bath 22 September 2019 - Manchester
22 September 2019 - Manchester 22 September 2019 - Glasgow
22 September 2019 - Glasgow 22 September 2019 - Southwark, London
22 September 2019 - Southwark, London 28 September 2019 - Southwark, London
28 September 2019 - Southwark, London 29 September 2019 - Birmingham
29 September 2019 - Birmingham 5 October 2019 - Colchester
5 October 2019 - Manchester 5 October 2019 - Birmingham
13 October 2019 - Southwark, London 19 October 2019 - Leeds,
19 October 2019 - Leeds, 19 October 2019 - Bournemouth
19 October 2019 - Bournemouth 19 October 2019 - Nottingham
19 October 2019 - Nottingham 19 October 2019 - Aberdeen
19 October 2019 - Aberdeen 20 October 2019 - Southwark, London
20 October 2019 - Southwark, London 20 October 2019 - Edinburgh
26 October 2019 - Southwark, London 26 October 2019 - Southwark, London
26 October 2019 - Norwich 26 October 2019 - Norwich
3 November 2019 - Glasgow 3 November 2019 - Glasgow
3 November 2019 - Bath 3 November 2019 - Bath
3 November 2019 - Manchester 3 November 2019 - Manchester
8 November 2019 - Southwark, London 8 November 2019 - Leicester
8 November 2019 - Bournemouth 8 November 2019 - Aberdeen
8 November 2019 - Cardiff 8 November 2019 - Norwich
8 November 2019 - Darlington 8 November 2019 - Wrexham,
9 November 2019 - Middlesborough 9 November 2019 - Middlesborough
9 November 2019 - Exeter 9 November 2019 - Exeter
9 November 2019 - Inverness 9 November 2019 - Inverness
10 November 2019 - Birmingham 10 November 2019 - Birmingham
10 November 2019 - Colchester 10 November 2019 - Colchester
17 November 2019 - Southwark, London 17 November 2019 - Southwark, London
22 November 2019 - Southwark, London 23 November 2019 - Cardiff
23 November 2019 - Cardiff 23 November 2019 - Liverpool
23 November 2019 - Liverpool 23 November 2019 - Southwark, London
23 November 2019 - Southwark, London 23 November 2019 - Edinburgh
23 November 2019 - Edinburgh 29 November 2019 - Manchester
29 November 2019 - Glasgow 29 November 2019 - Birmingham
30 November 2019 - Nottingham 30 November 2019 - Nottingham
6 December 2019 - Southwark, London 7 December 2019 - Southwark, London
7 December 2019 - Southwark, London 8 December 2019 - Aberdeen
8 December 2019 - Aberdeen 8 December 2019 - Leeds,
8 December 2019 - Leeds, 8 December 2019 - Bournemouth
8 December 2019 - Bournemouth 14 December 2019 - Norwich
14 December 2019 - Norwich 15 December 2019 - Glasgow
15 December 2019 - Glasgow 15 December 2019 - Bath
15 December 2019 - Bath 15 December 2019 - Manchester
15 December 2019 - Manchester



Bookings are subject to availability. Dates, venues, start and finish times are subject to change. Please refer to the Course Terms and Conditions for more information.

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