Gym Instructing Level 2 - Cricket Academy (24/25)
Course Overview
Are you passionate about health and fitness and feel you could inspire others? The role of a Gym Instructor is to coach clients (on a small group basis) towards their health and fitness goals. Through the design and provision of creative and personalised exercise programmes and instruction, nutritional advice and overall lifestyle management, Gym Instructors motivate clients to positively change their behaviour and improve their overall wellbeing by providing specialist, tailored advice within their scope of practice, while always being aware of when to refer clients to relevant appropriate professionals for specialist information and guidance (e.g. physiotherapist, registered dietician, medical specialist).
Gym Instructors are typically employed by a fitness or leisure centre and
should expect to work hours that may include evenings, weekends and public
holidays. This occupation exists within a sector that plays an important role in
improving the health of the nation, creating opportunities that get more people,
more active, more often.
What topics are covered?
Topics include: Anatomy and physiology, planning and instructing gym- based exercise, health and safety in the fitness environment, conducting client consultations to support positive behaviour change, professional and customer care for fitness instructors, instructing circuits, instructing kettlebells, instructing suspended movement training.
(Topics are subject to change)
Frequently asked questions
Are you passionate about health and fitness and feel you could inspire others? The role of a Gym Instructor is to coach clients (on a small group basis) towards their health and fitness goals. Through the design and provision of creative and personalised exercise programmes and instruction, nutritional advice and overall lifestyle management, Gym Instructors motivate clients to positively change their behaviour and improve their overall wellbeing by providing specialist, tailored advice within their scope of practice, while always being aware of when to refer clients to relevant appropriate professionals for specialist information and guidance (e.g. physiotherapist, registered dietician, medical specialist).
Gym Instructors are typically employed by a fitness or leisure centre and
should expect to work hours that may include evenings, weekends and public
holidays. This occupation exists within a sector that plays an important role in
improving the health of the nation, creating opportunities that get more people,
more active, more often.