Gym Instructor

The gym floor is vibrant, varied, often challenging and most of all, fun. You will have the opportunity to improve customers' overall well-being, enhance their fitness levels, improve their confidence and help them train for specific sports or events. You will be designing tailored gym programmes, encouraging gym users to train effectively and ensuring that they work out safely.

Training as a Gym Instructor

You will be taught by our highly qualified tutors who tailor their delivery to suit your individual learning style. You will receive comprehensive learning resources and all the guidance and support needed to pass the course.

Our Gym Instructor course will give you the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to begin your fitness career. It will also make you desirable for employment in any gym across the UK.

Career options once qualified

Work full-time or part-time as a gym instructor within a health and fitness club
Become a gym supervisor or fitness manager within a health and fitness club
Deliver popular group classes (by taking CPD modules) including Circuit Training, Keiser Cycle or Core Stability
Build towards becoming a personal trainer by completing the remaining personal trainer modules
Specialise in working with older adults or prenatal and post-natal women

Learn to…

Identify the major bones, muscles and muscle actions of the body
Explain the workings of the body’s cardiovascular (CV) and energy systems
Identify the components and principles of fitness
Relate the Health and Safety at Work Act to the gym environment
Identify excellent teaching skills in order to deliver safe and effective exercise programmes
Identify good customer care and strategies for the adoption and maintenance of physical activity
Plan, teach and evaluate a gym programme
Demonstrate good personal technique on a range of CV equipment, fixed resistance, free weights and body weight exercises
Apply specific health checks
Apply basic skills that will enable you to include older adult, disabled, and antenatal and post-natal client groups in your sessions

Prerequisites

Be over 16
Have experience of using cardiovascular equipment; fixed and free weights within a gym environment

Format

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

Face-to-face learning

Intensive: 10 days over 3 weeks plus 1 day assessment. The course runs week on (5 days) - week off – week on (5 days)

Blended learning

Face-to-face: 5 days practical plus 1 day assessment
Distance: theory via eLearning

The weekend option is offered on the blended learning format. Weekends may not always be consecutive. Courses may also include some Fridays.

Assessment

Multiple choice theory papers
Worksheets
Practical - you will be required to bring one helper for your practical assessment

Certification

CYQ Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing (Gym-Based Exercise)

REPs

Entry to REPs at Level 2

Course price

Price: £820

Early Bird Discount - Save £50 when you book and pay in full 2 or more calendar months before the start date.

Deposit options

Blended learning format: fees include a non-refundable 50% deposit
Intensive learning format: fees include a non-refundable £195

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.

Come along to one of our free open evenings, which run throughout the year.

Tutors and members of the Course Sales Team will be available to discuss: