Fitness Instructor Level 1
If you’re a regular gym user, you’ll know that it’s a vibrant, friendly and professional environment. It’s a place where people go to change their lives; to improve their overall well-being, enhance their fitness levels, change their appearance, improve their confidence, train for specific Sports or events and meet like-minded individuals. As a gym instructor, you can look forward to working in this exhilarating atmosphere everyday!
A career as a gym instructor will certainly be varied, often challenging but definitely fun. You can expect to be a supervisor, motivator and advisor all rolled into one. You’ll spend time walking the gym floor, checking that your customers are exercising effectively and encouraging those who need it! Most important of all, you will get to know your clients’ needs and design programs that will see them achieve their goals.
Qualifying as a gym instructor opens up a host of career opportunities. Furthermore, you can take the relevant modules and build towards becoming a personal trainer, fitness manager or even specialize to work with older adults, GP-referred clients and postnatal women.
Learn to
- Identify the major bones, muscles and muscle actions of the body
- Identify the components and principles of fitness
- Design and execute resistance training programs
- Explain the workings of the body’s cardiovascular and energy systems
- Perform different types of stretching exercises
- Evaluate nutrient needs of a physically active individual and plan a diet for weight loss, weight gain and weight management
- Identify the relationship between stress and health and learn stress management strategies
- Prescribe exercise for special population
- Prevent and treat common sports injuries
- Plan, teach and evaluate a gym program
- Demonstrate good personal technique and alignment on a range of
CV equipment, fixed resistance machines and free weights
- Identify good customer care and strategies for the adoption and maintenance of physical activity
- Safely administer CPR
Course content
- Human Anatomy
- Exercise Physiology
- Biomechanics and Applied Kinesiology
- Strength Training
- Cardiovascular Training
- Flexibility Training and Stretching
- Nutrition
- Supplementation
- Stress Management
- Special Population
- Sports Injuries Fitness
- Testing, Assessment and Exercise Psychology
- Trainer Floor Etiquettes
- CPR+Continuing Assessments+Practicals
Course Format
- 8 Weeks
- A mixture of theory and practical
Entry requirements
- Above 18 years of age
- Experience of using a gym
Assessment
- Multiple choice theory paper
- Practical
- Case Studies
Certification
Waves Certification for Fitness Instructors - Level 1
What next?
Immediately after completion of the course, you can advance to Nautilus International Certification for Fitness Instructors by attending a comprehensive workshop hosted by an international Nautilus Master Instructor.
Contact Details
Contact Sunitta on 99200 84402 or e-mail on
Course Timetable
Weekend Batch: Saturday 3 pm-7 pm and Sunday
1pm-5 pm
Venue
Waves Gym
5th Floor, Morya Estate, Opp. Infiniti Mall,
New Link Road, Andheri(W),
Mumbai-400 053
