CPD Courses
Choose from the largest range of CPD modules in the UK
As a qualified fitness instructor you can take a range of professional development modules to develop your skills, enhance employability and add variety into your work.
Register of Exercise Professionals
What are REPs points?
Once you are a member of REPs, you are encouraged to take further training, to broaden your skills and keep your knowledge up-to-date. This is known as continuing professional development or CPD. You can earn REPs CPD points for courses look out for the logos on each course.
For more information on REPs, visit www.exerciseregister.org or call 020 8686 6464.
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There is no such thing as a 'one size fits all' exercise programme. The focus of this course is to give you the in-depth knowledge to develop bespoke, varied and effective exercise plans to meet your clients' specific goals.
This unit is perfect if you are planning to progress to Level 3 status on REPS that require Level 3 Anatomy and Physiology including Personal Trainer, Exercise Referral, Pilates and Yoga. This unit is already included in Advanced Training and Personal Trainer courses.
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Aqua exercise is an effective format that continues to flourish in leisure facilities around the country. It is very popular with a wide variety of exercisers, as a result of its fun, low-impact approach. Instructors in this discipline are in demand wherever there is a pool. This course provides an entry into the fitness industry for those whose interests or background lead them in the direction of the pool, rather than the gym or studio. This course is an excellent addition for personal trainers who want to give their clients an opportunity to train in water.
High industry demand for aqua instructors makes this an ideal course for studio and gym instructors looking to become more versatile and employable. You will study the theory of how the body responds to training in water and gain practical experience in how to deliver fun and effective sessions using a variety of different approaches, with or without music.
Designed for managers, studio coordinators, programme managers and senior instructors, this course will show you how to assess instructors to National Occupational Standards in the workplace, help raise standards in the fitness industry and develop your career.
To have a successful career as a personal trainer or freelance instructor, self-employed or not, requires more than just technical expertise. You also need to be able to sell your skills to potential clients, as well as understand how to run a business competently and profitably. This course will give you essential business know-how and show you how to capture and retain clients.
Cardio Kick is a dynamic, motivating and intense workout that combines simple aerobic choreography with martial arts and boxing-based moves. This module will give you the ability to build your own fresh, distinctive and fun routines, guaranteed to give your classes extra punch.
Circuit training continues to be a hugely popular class. This module will show you how to plan classes using a range of equipment and body weight exercises and also incorporates sports-specific and health-related approaches. We will teach you how to deliver exhilarating and enjoyable circuit classes.
Core Stability is recognised as a vital element of fitness, taught by studio instructors, gym instructors and personal trainers. Core stability exercises can now be enhanced by using additional core/balance equipment (medicine balls, stability discs, bosu, foam rollers and additional available equipment), making them more challenging and fun.
It seems that every day we are bombarded with conflicting information about nutrition, obesity or new diets, making this a subject your clients are guaranteed to want to discuss. This course covers the principles of healthy eating and weight management in relation to exercise, enabling you to offer nutritional advice in an exercise context.
Are you a gym instructor looking for a new challenge, a burst of inspiration or a way to increase your earning potential? This module will show you how to adapt your existing knowledge to the studio environment.
You will be able to create an effective exercise programme tailored to each individual client based on their physical strengths and weaknesses and their wants and needs. We recommend that this course is completed before Advanced Training.
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If you're an ETM instructor looking to broaden your fitness horizons, this module provides an ideal introduction to gym training. It is also an essential step towards becoming a personal trainer.
Developed in conjunction with leading indoor cycling specialists Keiser, this exhilarating module, will give you the essential knowledge to deliver basic, fun and effective studio cycling classes.
Join the boot camp fitness phenomenon sweeping across the UK! Take a walk through the park and there is a good chance you will see people taking part in organised fitness sessions, taking advantage of the great outdoors, and escaping the confines and expense of the gym. This course will help you to find a new source of clients, expand your business, and keep more of the money you earn.
Padwork for PTs is a martial arts based approach to fitness that provides a popular and effective addition to the personal trainer’s skill set. The relentless rise in the popularity of combat style fitness training can be seen in gyms and parks across the country and is a format which appeals to an increasing numbers of clients.
Increasing number of PT clients are interested in running – the rise of the mass participation event is clear evidence of this! Learn the key skills to help your clients to improve their performance, their overall fitness, and avoid injury with this comprehensive toolkit.
Sculpt is designed for ETM instructors who wish to include studio based resistance sessions into their portfolio of classes. This course will teach you techniques for a range of barbell training exercises, how to plan an effective workout with barbells to a group of differing fitness levels and the ability to manage and teach a group resistance training session.
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Deliver effective training for clients taking part in a range of sports and events, from football to fun runs and tennis to triathlons. You will be able to create progressive sport-specific programmes to help your clients develop their skills and fitness and ultimately increase their performance. You will learn to analyse sporting movements and sports actions and create a variety of sports conditioning sessions, including integrating sport-specific activities into your overall training offering.
Designed specifically for the ETM instructor, this module builds upon basic step knowledge and allows you to develop advanced step teaching skills and techniques across a wide range of styles including tap-free, partner step, line stepping and step circuits.
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Strike! is a dynamic and powerful combination of martial arts techniques that is ideal for incorporating into both personal training and group fitness sessions. Using a variety of equipment to help you develop speed, power and technique for a variety of kicks and punches, you will be able to create exciting combinations to deliver knock out sessions.
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Encourage your participants to engage their minds as well as their muscles! Blending elements of yoga, Pilates and body conditioning, we will give you the tools to build a challenging holistic workout. You will explore exercises geared towards building strength and flexibility through a focus on posture, core stability and body alignment.
Suspension Fitness is an approach to fitness training that uses a system of ropes and pulleys to manipulate client’s bodyweight to produce an all body workout. The equipment used is light, small and quick to assemble which offers great portability to the freelance trainer.
This course is ideal for instructors wanting to progress into the area of teaching instructor courses. YMCA Tutor Training gives you the skills required to deliver training in the area of fitness. This is a great first step in developing a career in tutoring in the fitness industry.
