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Level 2 Certificate in Instructing Health Related Exercise for Children

This Health Related Exercise for Children (Children’s Exercise Course) is an extremely popular and highly practical qualification that provides the student with the qualification and competencies required to deliver safe and effective exercise sessions for children aged 5 to 16 years. This Children’s Fitness Course is ideal for people wishing to work with Children in settings such as after school clubs, leisure centres, children's centres and in structured health related exercise settings for children such as children attending weight management programmes. This course is suitable for fitness instructors and personal trainers, children's exercise leaders, youth workers, parents, teachers and teaching assistants.

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.

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Exercise For Children Course Content

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

Exercise For Children Course Format:

2 Days attendance and 40 hours of supported home study

Exercise For Children Course Assessment:

1 hour multiple choice theory examination
1 hour practical case study (completed at home)
Video evidenced practical assessment

Exercise For Children Course Certification & Qualifications:

CYQ Level 2 in Fitness Instructing (QCF)- Exercise and Physical Activity for Children.

Exercise For Children Course Price Includes:

CYQ registration, assessment, qualification certificate
All tuition including unlimited online and telephone support
Course manuals and textbooks and your personal workbook
VAT
20 CPD credits on REP's

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Difference

3 Months

2 Months

L2 Childrens Exercise

£345

£370.88

£25.88

£123.63

£185.44

Exercise For Children Entry Requirements:

No prior qualifications are required though a reasonable level of fitness. Writing and numeracy skills are also required for presentation of course work. Minimum age 16.

Exercise for Children Course Is For:

This CYQ Level 2 Health Related Exercise for Children course is recommended for those who are planning to or are currently providing exercise tuition for children. This may include staff in leisure and fitness centres, teachers and teaching assistants, after school clubs or people who want to help promote fitness to children

Progression routes:

Level 3 Personal Trainer Award
Level 2 Exercise to Music
Level 2 Gym Instructor
Childhood Obesity Prevention and treatment award
Level 3 Nutrition for Physical Activity

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