Courses in Birmingham

At some point in your career, whether you are a personal trainer or fitness instructor, you are likely to find yourself teaching women who are pregnant or who have just had a baby. Or perhaps you wish to create and deliver programmes or classes exclusively for this important client group within your community. Either way, this course will provide you with the expertise and confidence you need to deliver safe and effective exercise to ante or postnatal women.

In every community across the country there are people embedded and trusted within the community with natural charisma, leadership qualities, good communication skills and a passion and commitment for health and physical activity. The YMCAfit Community Activator programme is designed to give such people the skills, knowledge and confidence to successfully support others in the community to adopt and maintain a healthier and more physically active lifestyle.  

Age should not be a barrier to exercise. For this growing section of the population exercise is an essential ingredient for a happy, healthy and active lifestyle. This course will give you the tools to create fun, functional, safe and effective sessions for older adults within your area of expertise. Suitable for Gym and ETM Instructors and Personal Trainers, it will also allow you to broaden your client base and ensure that you can deliver programmes and classes that really make a difference to peoples' lives.

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. Our Gym Instructor course will give you the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to begin your fitness career. You will receive comprehensive learning resources, guidance and support and be taught be highly qualified tutors.

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.