Personal Fitness Trainer QLS Level 3 and Yoga Teacher QLS Level 3

If you'd enjoy a career in the booming exercise and fitness industry, and like the idea of getting involved in both personal training and exercise classes, this course offers an ideal way to get started with great employability prospects and earning potential.

Course Content

Personal Fitness Trainer QLS Level 3

Unit 1 Exercise and Lifestyle Psychology

• Lifestyle psychology
• Assessing stage of change
• Motivational interviewing
• Exercise adherence
• Social support
• Stress management
• Exercise and stress management
• Group dynamics
• Goal setting
• Application of psychology in personal fitness training

Unit 2 Bio-mechanics

• Functional anatomy
• Divisions of a skeleton
• Joint movements
• Cartilage
• Ligaments and tendons
• Understanding movement
• Muscles and movement

Unit 3: Exercise Physiology

• The cardiovascular system
• Respiratory system
• Cardiovascular disease
• Metabolism and energy systems

Unit 4 Personal Training Skills

• Developing a programme
• Resistance training
• Myths and fallacies
• Risk factors
• Body composition
• Muscle strength and endurance
• Programme writing
• Reps, sets and resistance
• Progression
• Alternative overload suggestions
• Flexibility
• Digestion and energy sources
• Micronutrients
• Calories and weight management
• Kick start programmes

Unit 5 Functional Training

• The kinetic chain
• Sports performance
• Sports specific conditioning
• Posture and corrective exercises
• Special populations

Unit 6 Business

• Business essentials
• Setting up
• How much do you want or need to earn?
• Getting clients
• Your brand
• Client experience
• Marketing
• Managing and keeping clients
• Growing your business
• Business planning
• Legal status
• Your business plan

Unit 1 Anatomy and Physiology

• Systems of the body
• Skeletal system
• Tendons and ligaments
• Muscular system
• Muscle groups
• Respiratory system
• Cardiovascular system

Unit 2 Yogic Principles

• The origins of yoga
• The different styles of yoga
• The benefits of yoga

Unit 3 Spiritual Principles

• Chakras
• Meditation
• Relaxation
• Yogic breathing styles

Unit 4 Special Populations

• Contraindications
• Pregnancy
• Risk assessment
• Rehabilitation

Unit 5 Basic Asanas - Part 1

• Sun salutation
• Standing poses
• Warrior 1
• Warrior 2
• Warrior 3
• Triangle
• Tree
• Chair
• Dancer

Unit 6 Basic Asanas − Part 2

• Seated poses
• Perfect pose
• Staff pose
• Hip rock
• Seated spinal twist
• Boat pose
• Seated forward bend
• Childs pose
• Camel pose
• Corpse pose
• Shoulder stand