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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
  • A member of europactive
  • 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

COURSE BREAKDOWN

Certificate in Fitness Instructor

GYM INSTRUCTOR COURSE

20 CPD POINTS

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.

May 28 - Cardiff, May 28 - Edinburgh
May 28 - Manchester, May 28 - Norwich,
May 28 - Leicester Jun 4 - Southwark, London
Jun 11 - Bath Jun 11 - Bournemouth
Jun 25 - Wrexham, Jun 25 - Lincoln,
Jun 25 - Southwark, London Jul 2 - Birmingham
Jul 2 - Aberdeen Jul 2 - Cumbria
Jul 2 - Leeds, Jul 9 - Colchester
Jul 9 - Southwark, London Jul 16 - Milton Keynes
Jul 23 - Wrexham, Jul 30 - Southwark, London
Aug 6 - Leicester Aug 6 - Glasgow,
Aug 6 - Peterborough Aug 6 - Oxford
Aug 6 - Liverpool, Aug 13 - Southwark, London
Sep 3 - Southwark, London Sep 10 - Birmingham
Sep 10 - Manchester, Sep 10 - Edinburgh
Sep 10 - Newcastle Sep 17 - Bath
Sep 17 - Colchester Sep 17 - Southwark, London
Oct 8 - Southwark, London Oct 8 - Bournemouth
Oct 15 - Leicester Oct 15 - Wrexham,
Oct 15 - Glasgow, Oct 22 - Southwark, London
Nov 5 - Norwich, Nov 12 - Lincoln,
Nov 12 - Southwark, London Nov 12 - Cardiff,
Nov 19 - Birmingham Nov 19 - Aberdeen
Nov 19 - Leeds, Nov 26 - 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.

Jun 2 - Lincoln, Jun 9 - Twickenham, Jun 16 - Wrexham, Jun 23 - Leicester Jul 14 - Cardiff, Jul 21 - Glasgow, Jul 28 - Jul 28 - Stratford-Upon-Avon Aug 4 - Southwark, London Aug 18 - Peterborough Aug 25 - Milton Keynes Sep 15 - Aberdeen Sep 22 - Colchester Sep 22 - Oxford Oct 6 - Bath Oct 13 - Leicester Oct 20 - Twickenham, Oct 20 - Liverpool, Nov 3 - Newcastle Nov 17 - Stratford-Upon-Avon Nov 17 - Glasgow,

 


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.

Jul 1 - Bournemouth
Aug 19 - Cumbria

Aug 19 - Norwich,
Aug 19 - Edinburgh

Aug 19 - Leeds,
Sep 23 - Southwark, London

Oct 14 - Cardiff,
Nov 4 - Manchester,



 


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.


Jun 4 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Aug 6 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London
Oct 1 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - 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.


May 26 - Bannatyne's Health Club - Brindley Place Birmingham May 26 - Marriott Hotel - Glasgow
Jun 2 - Reebok Crossfit - Tyneside Newcastle Jun 2 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London
Jun 3 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Jun 9 - Venue TBC - Bath
Jun 16 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Jun 16 - David Lloyd Leisure - Ipswich
Jun 16 - Waterworld Leisure & Activity Centre - Wrexham Jun 23 - Marriott Hotel - Glasgow
Jun 23 - Bannatyne's Health Club - Brindley Place Birmingham Jun 30 - Sports Direct Fitness - Manchester (Sale)
Jun 30 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Jun 30 - Xercise4Less - Leeds
Jul 1 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Jul 7 - St Pauls Sports Academy - Bristol
Jul 14 - Reebok Crossfit - Tyneside Newcastle Jul 14 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London
Jul 15 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Jul 21 - Bannatyne's Health Club - Edinburgh
Jul 28 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Jul 28 - Nuffield Health - Manchester
Aug 4 - Marriott Hotel - Glasgow Aug 11 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London
Aug 12 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Aug 18 - BH Live Active - Bournemouth (Sir David English)
Aug 18 - Nuffield Health, Fitness & Wellbeing - Liverpool Aug 19 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London
Aug 25 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Aug 25 - Bannatyne's Health Club - Brindley Place Birmingham
Aug 26 - Bannatyne's Health Club - Carlisle Aug 26 - NR Health & Fitness Club - Norwich
Sep 1 - Reebok Crossfit - Tyneside Newcastle Sep 8 - Nuffield Health - Manchester
Sep 9 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Sep 15 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London
Sep 15 - Marriott Hotel - Glasgow Sep 15 - Venue TBC - Bath
Sep 29 - Bannatyne's Health Club - Aberdeen Sep 29 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London
Sep 30 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Oct 6 - Bannatyne's Health Club - Stratford-Upon-Avon
Oct 6 - BH Live Active - Bournemouth (Sir David English) Oct 7 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London
Oct 13 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Oct 14 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London
Oct 20 - Xercise4Less - Leeds Oct 27 - Marriott Hotel - Glasgow
Oct 27 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Nov 10 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London
Nov 10 - Elite Fitness - Cardiff Nov 10 - Reebok Crossfit - Tyneside Newcastle
Nov 11 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Nov 17 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London
Nov 17 - Nuffield Health - Manchester Nov 24 - Bannatyne's Health Club - Brindley Place Birmingham
Nov 24 - Bannatyne's Health Club - Edinburgh Nov 25 - NR Health & Fitness Club - Norwich
Nov 25 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Dec 1 - Venue TBC - Bath
Dec 8 - Bannatyne's Health Club - Carlisle Dec 8 - Nuffield Health, Fitness & Wellbeing - Liverpool
Dec 8 - TRAINFITNESS Head Office - London Dec 15 - Bannatyne's Health Club - Brindley Place Birmingham
Dec 15 - Marriott Hotel - Glasgow


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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