Fitness Courses
Premier Skills Exercise and Fitness Department runs NCFE Short Courses and the prestigious NVQ Levels 1,2 & 3 Qualifications in Fitness Industry Studies.(Courses in the UK are Free)
NCFE foundation certificate exercise studies
- Understand the principles of exercise and fitness
- Demonstrate an understanding of safety factors relating to exercise
- Apply the principles of a training programme
This course suits all those who have an interest in exercise and fitness, it covers the importance of exercise, basic anatomy and physiology and nutrition. It is both practical and theory based; it is one of premier skills short courses. You gain a recognised qualification; this qualification can lead to others NCFE courses as well as NVQ.
NCFE level 2 personal exercise and nutrition
- Understanding health and fitness
- Understanding the role of nutrition in exercise
- Planning and preparing for personal exercise and nutrition
This course is a level 2 course and is a great follow up course from the foundation certificate in exercise studies. This course is aimed at people who wish to have a greater knowledge of exercise and nutrition, nutrition for sports specific areas. It also covers lifestyle disease, the risks surrounding a lack of exercise and the benefits of regular exercise and good nutrition. This course is a short course and can be completed before doing the NVQ level 2.
NCFE fitness industry studies
- Create and maintain customer excellence
- Show a basic understanding of anatomy, physiology and nutrition
- Promote a safe working practice
- Understand components of physical fitness and principles of training
- Devise and deliver a training session
- Provide a reception service
This course is a level 2 course and is a mix of customer service, exercise and nutrition and the role of a personal trainer. This is a great course for anybody who would like to work within the fitness industry; it enables candidates to have a good knowledge of how the fitness industry works from customer services, sales, fitness instruction and personal training. Again this course would be ideal for people to pursue an NVQ 2 fitness instruction or ETM.
NVQ level 2 Fitness instruction and exercise
- Deal with accidents and emergencies
- Evaluate and develop own practice in instructing exercise and fitness
- Motivate and support clients to develop and maintain their fitness
- Plan and prepare a gym based exercise session
- Instruct a gym based exercise session
This is a full NVQ 2 and it will qualify all candidates to become fitness instructors and gain level 2 on the register of exercise professionals. This is a theory and practical course and is very good for people seeking employment in the fitness industry.
NVQ 2 exercise to music
- Deal with accidents and emergencies
- Evaluate and develop own practice in instructing exercise and fitness
- Motivate and support clients to develop and maintain their fitness
- Plan and prepare a exercise to music session
- Instruct a exercise to music session
This course is for all those who are interested in becoming aerobics instructors and have an interest in taking fitness classes. Again this qualification will give you level 2 on the register of exercise professionals.
NVQ 3 instructing physical exercise and fitness
- Collect and analyse information to plan programmes
- Plan review and adapt programmes
- Plan and instruct specific activities
- Provide motivate and support clients
- Manage evaluate and improve own performance
- Nutrition and weight management
- Core stability and flexibility exercises
- Plan and deliver personal training
This course is needed for all those who want to become personal trainers; it’s very informative and gives you all the necessary skills and education to help you with in the fitness industry.