Gym Instructor & Personal Trainer Course Package

Active IQ Gym Instructing / Personal Training Diploma Package

Special offer package: qualify as both a Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer, plus Emergency First Aid, one optional CPD course and Active IQ Skillshub access.

Do you want a career that is fun, flexible and improves the lives of others? Start your career as a fitness professional with this complete package designed to take you from beginner to qualified personal trainer.

This package includes our Level 2 Gym Instructor course and Level 3 Personal Training diploma. It is designed to give you the knowledge, practical skills and confidence to work with clients in the gym, deliver one-to-one personal training, programme effectively and support healthy lifestyle change.

The first part of the package is the Gym Instructor qualification, taught through blended learning using home study/e-learning plus face-to-face training. Once booked, you will receive your course manual and access to your e-learning to support your study.

After completing the Gym Instructor element, you can move on to the Personal Training qualification. This is also taught through blended learning with practical attendance days and guided home study.

What’s Included

Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing
Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training
Emergency First Aid at Work
Choice of one optional CPD course (Scotland only, booked separately)
Access to Active IQ Skillshub for further online learning

Course Content

Principles of anatomy, physiology and fitness
Professionalism and customer care for fitness instructors
Health and safety in the fitness environment
Planning and instructing gym-based exercise
Applied anatomy and physiology for exercise, health and fitness
The principles of nutrition and their application to exercise and health
Understanding lifestyle, health and wellbeing and common medical conditions
Encouraging positive health and fitness behaviours in clients
Programme design and delivery for personal training
Professionalism and business acumen for personal trainers

Optional CPD Choices

Kettlebell Instructor
Suspended Bodyweight Instructor
Boot Camp Instructor
Olympic Weightlifting
Boxfit Instructor

Pre-requisite

None. The package must be completed in the correct order, although you may choose different venues for the different elements.

Assessment and Certification

The package is assessed through written questions, assignments, theory assessments and practical observations. Some assessments are completed as home study, some during the attendance days and some on an allocated assessment date.

If you cannot make your allocated assessment date, there is usually an option to move to a different date.

On completion, candidates will be awarded the Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing and the Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training, allowing them to apply for CIMSPA recognition as a level 3 personal training practitioner.

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