Course Introduction
This course will significantly increase your earning potential as a personal trainer. Not only will you be qualified to accept interesting and lucrative GP referrals for common conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity, you will be able to provide a more comprehensive, specialist service to non-referred clients who also suffer from these conditions.
By providing the correct nutritional advice and specific exercise programmes your expertise will help referred and existing clients to manage their medical conditions and live longer, healthier lives.
Pre-requisities / Entry Requirements
A Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training (including Level 3 Anatomy and Physiology) as well as a certificate in Nutrition and Weight Management.
Additional Information
The assessment consists of worksheets, question papers, a formative practical assessment and review as well as a case study.
Course Content
- How to develop an exercise referral scheme
- Physical activity, health and well-being
- Health and lifestyle screening
- Fitness testing
- Exercise prescription
- Orthopaedic diseases such as arthritis and osteoporosis
- Cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension
- Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2
- Pulmonary diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- The overweight and obese client
- Pharmacological management
What Qualification Will I Get?
On successful completion you will be awarded a qualification at Level 3 and 20 REPs CPD points.
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