Level 3 Client Lifestyle and Fitness Assessment

Course Summary

This course is aimed at individuals over the age of 18 who wish to become Gym Instructors. It also forms part of the Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training qualification.

You will learn:

• Rationale for client lifestyle and fitness assessment
• Barriers to Physical Activity
• Pre-exercise screening
• How to establish client goals
• How to carryout a range of fitness tests; including blood pressure, body composition & VO2 max
• How to prescribe exercise to meet client goals
• Utilising interdependence to aid client retention
• Stress management techniques

Prerequisites

You must hold a current qualification (within 3 years) in either Level 2 Fitness Instructor - Gym or Level 2 Fitness Instructor - Exercise to Music. Candidates may also be considered if their qualification is not current but they can prove ongoing industry experience.

Course & Schedule

Online

You will be required to attend 2 training days after you have completed the online material. These training days will re-cap on all of the theory you have learnt while studying on-line and provide you with an opportunity to put your practical skills into action. Your tutor will also give you valuable feedback to prepare you for your assessment.

Intensive

You will be required to attend 2 training days before your assessment day. These training days will re-cap on the pre-course reading material you have covered and will focus heavily on the practical elements of the course. Each day will combine theory and practical elements and throughout the 2 days you will receive valuable feedback to prepare you for your assessment.

Assessment

On the training days you will be formatively assessed carryout each of the fitness tests. You need to successfully carry out each fitness test on at least two occasions. There is also an invigilated worksheet which you will sit on your second training day.

Progression & Employment

After successfully completing this course you will be able to become a registered Level 3 Fitness Instructor with REPs. You will also have two options.

Option 1:

You can begin working within the industry as an Instructor with a speciality in conducting health and fitness testing. You will find employment opportunities in major health club chains, large hotels and local leisure centres. A full time fitness instructor can expect to earn between £12 000 - £18 000 per year. You will have the skills to carry out a variety of health and fitness tests and convey the results to your clients. You will then be able to use the information from these tests to deign appropriate programs for the client to follow. You may also start carrying out testing on groups of people that you go out and visit. These groups could include local sporting teams that want the players tested at various points throughout the year.

Option 2:

You can progress onto the Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training course. This course consists of 5 modules. The modules are; 

• Level 3 Advanced Instructing - Gym
• Level 3 Training in Different Environment
• Level 3 Client Lifestyle and Fitness Assessment
• Level 3 Nutrition and Weight Management
• Level 3 Business & Marketing Skills for the Fitness Professional

As you will already have the Level 3 Client Lifestyle and Fitness Assessment qualification you will only need to complete the other 4 modules to gain the overarching Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training qualification. This will allow you to begin working as a Personal Trainer.

You may set up your own business or work within a health club as an in-house trainer. You may decide to do a mixture of the two or even set up your own training studio. Personal Trainers earn in excess of £30 000 per year with some trainers charging over £100 per hour for their services.

After completing the Level 3 Advanced Instructing - Gym module, you will also be able to gain more specialist qualifications such as the Level 3 GP Referral certificate.

REPs requirements:

As a Level 3 Fitness Instructor you will be required to earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points to stay registered as a Level 3 Instructor with REPs. You will be able to complete any our CPD workshops, attend any of our CPD seminars or view any of our CPD webinars to earn your points.