Become a Personal Trainer
A career as a Personal Trainer can be both a challenging and rewarding one. As a Personal Trainer you could find yourself training a diverse range of clients, each with their own unique training requirements.
You could be training in a number of different locations, in a gym, at home or even outdoors, so you'll have to be creative to come up with appropriate training routines. As a Personal Trainer you'll need to be an expert in a number of fields including fitness instruction and nutrition. You'll have to be self-motivated and you'll need to be a keen motivator of others.
Becoming a personal trainer is more than a job, it's a vocation and one that could lead to a fantastic career if you have the right list of clients and the motivation to go all the way to the top of your field.
Here's a simple guide to the training and qualifications required to be a Personal Trainer along with the Focus Training courses that can help you achieve your goal.
Personal Trainer Certificate (Mandatory)
This advanced course will give you the basis you need to become a Personal Trainer.
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Master Personal Trainer Diploma (Optional)
This course builds upon the Personal Trainer Certificate giving you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills to a higher level. The additional qualifications you will need to achieve in order to become a Master Personal Trainer are:
Outdoor Fitness Coach
This course is aimed at teaching training sessions outside the normal gym environment, which is essential for becoming a Personal Trainer.
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Strength and Conditioning Coach
This module will give you all the principles needed to condition athletes and performance
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Specialist Personal Training Diploma (Optional)
As the title suggests, this qualification allows you to chose the particular strength or direction you wish to follow, to offer Personal Training services to specialist population groups, giving you options of
Ante & Post Natal Fitness Instructor
As a Personal Trainer you may find yourself training the very special requirements of this specialist group.
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or
Older Adult Coach
This module will give you the skills and knowledge to widen your range of clients into the older generation.
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Exercise Referral Specialist
This module will give you the skills and knowledge to deal with clients with specific low risk medical conditions
