Fitness Instructor

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Fitness Instructor
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What do you think a Fitness Instructor does ?

• Help people maintain and develop their health and
  fitness.
• Plan fitness programmes for individuals needs
• for all the different areas of fitness
• Muscular Strength Endurance
• Cardiovascular fitness
• Circuit training
• Rehabilitation
• Weight loss

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What is the work like?

• As a fitness instructor you would lead and
  organize group and individual exercise programmes
  to help people to improve their health and
  fitness.
• You would either instruct a range of activities
  or specialise in a particular area such as
• keep fit
• aquacise (exercise in water)
• weight training
• yoga
• Pilates.

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Its not all about physical exercise

• You must Provide detailed advice about how to
  follow a healthy life style
• Diet Nutrition
• Sleep and relaxation
• Sports supplements
• Sports massage

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What the personal qualitiesyou will need ?

• You need have good personal discipline
• Good communication skills
• Be able to motivate people
• Adaptable
• Caring
• A good Organiser and planner

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What subjects should I study

• GCSE PE
• Btec First and National Diploma
• Science
• A Level PE
• A level Biology

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What qualifications and experience will
employers look for ?

• To qualify as a fitness instructor, you could
  either complete a nationally-recognised
  vocational qualification before starting work.
• Or start as an assistant instructor and complete
  work-based qualifications.

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Nationally-recognised vocational qualification

• The Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing
• Approved by the Register of Exercise
  Professionals (REPs), and is the preferred
  industry standard.
• Which is awarded by City Guilds, Active IQ,
  VTCT, CYQ, OCR and NCFE.

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Work-based qualifications

• You may be able to start as an assistant
  instructor and complete qualifications whilst
  working under the supervision of a qualified
  instructor.
• As an assistant fitness instructor you could work
  towards NVQ Level 2 in Instructing Exercise and
  Fitness
• This is awarded by City Guilds, CYQ, Active IQ,
  Edexcel, OCR and VTCT.

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What salary can I expect?

• Starting salaries can be around 13,000 a year.
• This can rise to from around 14,000 to over
  20,000.
• Freelance instructors can earn 10 to 40 an
  hour.

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Some popular instructors with high profile
clients can earn between 50 and 100 an hour.
Some popular instructors with high profile
clients can earn between 50 and 100 an hour.

• Some popular instructors with high profile
  clients can earn between 50 and 100 an hour.