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Level 3 Personal Trainer Certificate (including Gym Instructor)

This foundation personal trainer course will give you the knowledge you need to become a personal trainer—with no prerequisites needed. There are two parts to this personal trainer course—the Gym Instructor module, followed by the personal trainer module.

QCF Gym Instructor Course Module Content:

This Certificate in Fitness Instructing Course (Gym Instructor Course) will develop students to a competent level to plan and instruct gym programmes, covering subjects including:

  • Anatomy & physiology
  • How the body moves
  • Warm ups, cool downs and stretching
  • Cardiovascular work
  • Muscular strength & endurance
  • How to teach free weights and fixed resistance equipment
  • The use of cardiovascular equipment and the promotion of physical activity
  • Introduction to core and functional training
  • How to adapt a exercise programme for older, pre/post natal and young people
  • Effective customer care and promoting physical activity
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Gym Instructor Courses Format:

This is a distance learning gym instructor course with attendance days. Your home study component includes 4-6 weeks followed by a 3 day weekend tutorial. The Gym Instructor home study course materials are sent out on point of enrolment to commence your distance learning. Your materials will include Gym Instructor Manuals, accompanying work book and a Practical Gym Instructing DVD.

This is followed by a three day Gym Instructor attendance workshop with an experienced and a skilled tutor. During the Gym Instructor Attendance Tutorials you will sit a multiple choice examination based upon the exercise and fitness knowledge that you have learnt as part of your home study. Finally the practical gym instructor assessment will take place an the last day.

QCF Personal Trainer Certificate Module Content:
The course modules in the Central YMCA Personal Trainer Course are:
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Programming principles for personal trainers (including special populations and different environments)
  • Nutrition for Physical Activity
  • Delivering personal training sessions (including functional and portable equipment)

Discovery Personal Trainer courses are provided as distance learning courses which involve a combination of home study and attendance days. You will have 8-12 weeks of home study learning before attending 3 weekend practical tutorials spread over 3 months.

YMCA Qualification Level 3 Personal Trainer Certificate price includes:
  • CYQ personal trainer qualification for 5 certificated modules and the full personal trainer qualification
  • 11 tutorial days from top industry experts and leading Personal Trainers
  • Full Student support for home learning component e-mail and telephone support
  • All personal training manuals, workbooks and worksheets for each module and interactive DVD
  • 40 credits on REP's and full Level 3 Status
Part Time Personal Trainer Course Entry Requirements:

There are no pre-requisites for the Personal Trainer course including Gym Instructor, however students need to be at least 16 and have a reasonable level of reading and writing skills.

Affordable Payment Options:
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Part Time PT Inc Gym
£1699
£1826.43
£127.43
£913.21
£608.81
£456.61
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Payment Plan at 12.5% interest
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Part Time PT Inc Gym
£1699
£1911.38
£212.38
£318.56
£238.92
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Extra Courses Available:

To make yourself more marketable in the fitness industry, we offer you 5 extra courses to add on to the Personal Trainer course for an additional £499. There are 10, 1 day courses to choose from all priced at £125 (unless stated otherwise).  These courses are:

Please see our Master Personal Trainer courses page for more information.

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What we can do for you

Here at Discovery Learning we are in the business of growing passionate people to become elite personal trainers. We teach you how to become a Master personal trainer. We're a proud to be one of the leading providers of fitness instructor and personal trainer courses. Our personal trainer and gym instructor courses run in London, Manchester, Bournemouth, Cardiff and Birmingham. We offer you our quality personal trainer courses including our best selling Master Personal Trainer Diploma and Personal Trainer Certificate. Our fitness courses and nutrition courses are flexible and affordable. We provide Central YMCA and Active IQ qualifications in personal training, gym instructing, aerobic instructing (exercise to music), children's exercise and many more, giving you the UK’s leading health and fitness qualification.

We offer both full and part time personal trainer courses. We offer top quality training from the start all the way up to REPs Level 4. We’re the first and only company to offer Level 4 Obesity and Diabetes Management and provide this training to both personal trainers and NHS staff. We also offer a Level 4 Management of Lower Back Pain course as well as a Level 3 GP Referral that will help you expand your knowledge and client base. Our premium product which will get you to the top of the fitness industry with a huge earning potential is our master personal trainer course. If you’re not sure which course is right for you, then give one of our career advisors a call and they will be happy to help.

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