Advanced Diploma in Personal Training

Exercising her way out of the corporate high-life

“I was fascinated by everything I learnt - and I loved the fact the course enabled me to get even fitter”. Read how Lisa tackled the challenge of finding a work-life balance… by turning her exercise passion into a career.

As a personal trainer you will enjoy a career that is both financially and emotionally rewarding, one that gives you the independence of being your own boss and the flexibility to build your career around your life.

Training as a Personal Trainer

We offer an intensive course for students who wish to ‘fast-track’ their personal training career. Alternatively, for students who may have other commitments, we offer a modular route which allows you to complete the component modules at a time to suit you. Both options will take into account your preferred learning style and you will be taught at a pace you find comfortable. Our Advanced Diploma in Personal Training will make you highly employable around the UK and internationally.

Career options once qualified

Choose to work on the gym floor, in the park, or at a client’s home
Work full-time or part-time within a gym/health club or become self-employed, training a wide range of individual clients
Decide to work with specific groups such as older adults, pregnant women or children (by taking CPD modules)
Working with clients who are disabled or have mental health problems is also an option

Course components

Click on the image below to view the Personal Trainer ebrochure.

Click here to download the brochure in pdf format.

Exercising her way out of the corporate high-life

We offer an intensive personal training course for students who wish to fast-track to becoming a personal trainer. Alternatively, for students who may have other commitments, we offer a modular route whereby you complete the component modules at a suitable time. Both options will take into account your preferred learning style and you will be taught at a pace comfortable for you.

Free with this course – a new interactive DVD which literally brings anatomy for exercise to life with amazing graphics and animated images.

Course components

Exercising her way out of the corporate high-life

Prerequisites

Over age of 16
Experience of using cardiovascular equipment; fixed and free weights within a gym environment

Exercising her way out of the corporate high-life

Format

There are two format options available, intensive learning or part-time (modular route). Both options will take into account your preferred learning style and you will be taught at a pace you find comfortable.

Intensive learning: you can complete all 7 modules together. It takes 40 days, spread over 15 weeks

Modular route (part-time option): you can complete all 7 modules on a part-time basis at your own pace. The Gym Instructor course (module 1) must be completed first. The Fitness Testing (module 2) must be completed before the Advanced Training (module 3). The rest of the modules can be completed in any order

Recommended modular routes: Have a look at the course dates, venues and fees for the Personal Trainer course recommened modular routes (opens pdf).

Assessment

Each component is assessed separately (see individual modules for assessment details).

Certification

CYQ Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Personal Training

REPs

Entry to REPs at Level 3

Exercising her way out of the corporate high-life

Course price

Price: £3,045

Early Bird Discount - £200 when you pay in full, at the time of booking, two or more calendar months before the start date

Deposit: fees include a non-refundable deposit of £265

Payment methods

You can pay for YMCAfit courses in the following ways:

Credit/debit card by telephone on 020 7343 1850 (option 1)
In person at our offices during the hours (9am – 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am – 3pm on Friday)
Cheques or postal orders by post. Please make these payable to ‘YMCA Fitness Industry Training’
Purchase order/invoice
By fax on 020 7436 1278

Note: postal bookings can only be confirmed once we have received the payment and a completed application form, which is signed and dated. Please do not send cash through the post.