Kettlebells Pro

Kettlebells have a range of core benefits including improved strength, flexibility and cardiovascular health. The Kettlebells Pro course will give you the skills and knowledge you need to teach a range of clients to use this equipment safely and effectively. Unlike other equipment, kettlebells can work several muscles at the same time so they can benefit all your clients, whether beginner or advanced, and be a fun way to get fit.

The benefits of kettlebells

• Helps to improve posture/prevent pain – works all the weak/undertrained muscles in highly sedentary and desk working clients.
• Time efficient – helps build muscle, improve cardiovascular fitness and is very metabolically expensive (helps burn energy and therefore fat).
• Improves dynamic flexibility and motor control.
• Kettlebells are portable and versatile - perfect for mobile trainers to do a variety of exercises, with one tool.

The Kettlebell Pro is a weekend course:

• Format: Classroom based learning.
• Duration: 1 day

You will be given the skills to design and teach your own kettlebells classes. Lessons will include:

• The benefits of kettlebells.
• How to plan and teach safe and effective kettlebells sessions for both beginners and advanced, using the correct technique.
• The history behind Kettlebells.
• The health and safety considerations and appropriate kettlebell related warm up/cool down.
• After completing this course, you'll have a larger exercise repertoire to incorporate within a programme or be able to design an entire kettlebell programme.

Your assessment will be held over the 1 day course, where you'll be required to demonstrate that you have successfully learned the criteria.

• Practical summative

• YMCAfit Kettlebell Pro
• 8 REPs points
• 3.5 CIMSPA points

• No formal requirement but ideally have a fitness related qualification (L2 Gym or L3 PT)
• Students must be over 16.