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Level 2 Children's Exercise and Obesity Instructor

Childhood Exercise and Obesity Course Content:

This course represents a combination of two very popular child health and wellness courses – The first course is the CYQ (Central YMCA Qualifications) Health-related Exercise for Children and the second course is the Weight Management Centre Childhood Obesity Intervention and Prevention course. The combined course is designed to ensure you can work with children to improve their physical fitness as well as advice children and families about healthy eating and smarter food choices. Job opportunities following this course would include posts such as: Children’s fitness / activity Instructor or Child Weight Management Practitioner, and these posts are emerging consistently in the private and public sector.

This course is designed for anyone working with young people including: community health providers, school and practice nurses, fitness professionals, teachers or those involved in planning, design or policy formulation in areas impacting children. The course is also recommended for those who are planning to or are currently providing exercise tuition for children. This may include staff in leisure and fitness centres, after school clubs or people who want to help promote fitness to children.

A summary of each individual course is provided below, but if you would like to read about each course individually please visit: HRE link; COP Link.

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Part 1: CYQ Level 2 Certificate in Instructing Health Related Exercise for Children

The Health Related Exercise for Children (Children’s Exercise Course) is the essential qualification to deliver exercise sessions for children aged 5 to 16 years. The course is ideal for those wishing to work as an after school club leader, activity teaching assistant; children’s activity programmer or youth worker involved in children’s exercise or physical activity. This level 2 qualification is also very popular with primary school teachers, who can then take on the role of exercise specialist within the school.

The course offers the latest in innovative exercise programmes and techniques that are highly appropriate for children. You will learn how to engage children into exciting and fun activities that are sustainable and balanced between cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular strength and endurance. You will also be instructed how to assess children’s fitness using appropriate and safe techniques, as well as how to spot some of the more common growth related injuries that can occur from injury, over-training or poor technique. You will also learn how to build safe and effective fitness programmes for children graded between the various age ranges, and how you measure how effective your programme has been.

Specific taught components:

Muscular and Skeletal system and muscle actions of the body cardio-respiratory system
Components and principles of health and fitness and the benefits of exercise for children; concepts and components of fitness
Warm-ups, preparatory stretching, main workout, cool down component, developmental stretching
Promoting physical activity to children and families and the psychological barriers for participation
Plan, teach and evaluate a safe and effective children's exercise programme
Conduct and evaluate health related exercise sessions
Session plans, lesson plans and developmental programmes
Health and safety in a fitness environment
Dyspraxia, growth related injuries and exercise appropriate for obese children
Appropriate motivational techniques
How to adapt sessions for children with special needs

Childhood Exercise and Obesity Course Format:

You will be required to attend two separate two day components (4 days attendance in total).
You will undergo approximately 60 hours of supported home study
Course duration is likely to span 6-10 weeks but this does depend upon when course dates fall

Childhood Exercise and Obesity Course Certification & Qualifications:

CYQ Level 2 Qualification: Certificate in Instructing Health Related Exercise to Children
Weight Management Centre: Certificate in Childhood Obesity Intervention & Prevention
16 REPs CDP credits.

Childhood Exercise and Obesity Course Pre-Requisites:

No prior qualifications are required though a reasonable level of fitness is. Writing and numeracy skills are also recommended for presentation of course work. Minimum age 18.

Childhood Exercise and Obesity Course Price Includes:

4 days of tutored attendance
Weight Management Centre: Certificate in Childhood Obesity Intervention & Prevention
All training manuals, workbooks and course handouts
Assessments and certification
VAT

Childhood Exercise and Obesity Course Progression Routes:

Level 2 Exercise to Music
Level 2 Fitness Instructor Gym
Level 3 Nutrition and Weight Management
Level 3 Personal Trainer Award

Affordable Payment Options:

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Payment Plan at 7.5% interest

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