Focus Awards
Level 3
QN: 603/7653/3
Curriculum Active
Focus Awards Level 3 Diploma Specialist in Gym Instructing and Personal Training (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Focus Awards. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 690 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
Focus Awards
Syllabus Units
27 Units
Guided Hours
690 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Advanced Stretching Techniques and Progressions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know different complimentary stretching strategies
- Know different stretching matrices
2
Analysing Sporting Activities for Sports Conditioning
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to analyse sporting activities for sports conditioning
3
Anatomy physiology and kinesiology for exercise and health
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the structure and function of the circulatory system
- Understand the structure and function of the respiratory system
- Understand the structure and function of the skeleton
- Understand joints in the skeleton
- Understand the muscular and fascial system
- Understand the life-course of the musculoskeletal system and its implications for special populations exercise
- Understand energy systems and their relation to exercise
- Understand the nervous system and its relation to exercise
- Understand the structure and function of the digestive system
4
Applying nutritional principles to personal training
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of nutrition
- Understand key guidelines in relation to nutrition
- Understand nationally recommended practice in relation to providing nutritional advice
- Understand the relationship between nutrition and physical activity
- Understand how to collect information relating to nutrition
- Understand how to use nutritional information
- Understand the principles of nutritional goal setting with clients
- Be able to collect and analyse nutritional information
- Be able to apply the principles of nutrition to a physical activity programme
5
Business acumen and the use of information technology for a personal trainer
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the use of information technology to support personal training
- Understand the process of business planning
- Be able to understand the process of business development
- Understand the financial aspects of starting a personal training business
- Be able to develop a marketing strategy for a personal training business
6
Collecting information for Sports Conditioning Programming
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to collect information for sports conditioning programming
7
Delivering circuit sessions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to deliver a circuit sessionDeliver a safe and effective circuit sessionDeliver a safe and effective ending to the circuit session
8
Delivering exercise programmes for Personal Training sessions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to instruct exercise during personal training sessions
- Understand how to adapt exercise to meet client needs during personal training sessions
- Understand a range of different protocols and tools
- Understand how to review personal training sessions with clients
- Be able to plan and prepare personal training sessions
- Be able to prepare clients for personal training sessions
- Be able to instruct and adapt planned exercises
- Be able to bring exercise sessions to an end
- Be able to reflect on providing personal training sessions
9
Delivering Outdoor Fitness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan and instruct the different body weight exercises for training outdoors
- Be able to plan and instruct different free weight exercises for training outdoors
- Be able to plan and instruct different resistance band exercises for training outdoors
- Be able to plan and instruct the different Gymstick exercises for training outdoors
- Be able to plan and instruct the different stability ball exercises for training outdoors
- Be able to plan and instruct flexibility training for training outdoors
- Be able to plan and instruct using different uses of the outdoor environment when training outdoors
- Be able to programme and deliver outdoor sessions
- Be able to plan a structured outdoor training session
- Know how to market outdoor training sessions
10
Instructing exercise with referred patients
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to instruct exercise to exercise referral patients
- Understand how to adapt exercise to meet the needs of exercise referral patients
- Understand how to review exercise referral sessions with patients
- Be able to prepare resources for the exercise referral sessions
- Be able to prepare patients for exercise referral sessions
- Be able to instruct and adapt planned exercises to exercise referral patients
- Be able to bring exercise referral sessions to an end
- Be able to review exercise referral sessions
11
Instructing professional practice and effective exercise supervision in gym-based exercise sessions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to provide gym-based exercise
- Be able to prepare self and equipment for gym-based exercise
- Be able to prepare clients for gym-based exercise
- Be able to instruct gym-based exercise
- Be able to supervise clients undertaking gym-based exercise
- Be able to bring a gym-based exercise session to an end
- Be able to reflect on providing gym-based exercise
- Be able to support clients taking part in gym-based exercise
12
Instructing Studio Cycling Sessions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to instruct a studio cycling sessionInstruct an effective studio cycling session
- Monitor the studio cycling session effectivelyBring the studio cycling session to an end
13
Introduction to Advanced Stretching
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the history and examples of stretching
- Know the different types of stretching
14
Know how to support clients lifestyle management and enhance client motivation for exercise and physical activity
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to form effective working relationships with clients
- Understand how to address barriers to exercise/physical activity that clients experience
- Understand how to support clients to adhere to exercise/physical activity
- Understand how to provide ongoing customer service to clients
- Understand how to maximise the customer experience
- Understand professionalism within the industry
15
Planning circuit sessions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what a circuit session is
- Understand the different types of circuit sessions used for different types of clients
- Understand methods used to motivate clients in a circuit session
- Understand the safety considerations for a circuit session
16
Planning exercise Programme design for Personal Training Clients
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to prepare personal training programmes
- Understand the importance of long term behaviour change for personal training
- Understand the principles of collecting information to plan a personal training programme
- Understand how to screen clients prior to a personal training programme
- Understand how to identify personal training goals with clients
- Understand how to plan a personal training programme with clients
- Understand how to adapt a personal training programme with clients
- Be able to collect information about clients
- Be able to agree goals with clients
- Be able to plan a personal training programme with clients
- Be able to manage a personal training programme
- Be able to review progress with clients
- Be able to adapt a personal training programme with clients
- Be able to design and deliver group personal training sessions
17
Planning exercise referral programmes with patients
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to prepare for exercise referral programmes
- Understand the importance of long term behaviour change for exercise referral patients
- Understand the principles of collecting information to plan an exercise referral programme
- Understand how to identify health related fitness goals with exercise referral patients
- Understand how to plan an exercise referral programme with patients
- Understand how to adapt an exercise referral programme with patients
- Be able to collect information about exercise referral patients
- Be able to agree goals with exercise referral patients
- Be able to plan an exercise referral programme with exercise referral patients
- Be able to manage an exercise referral programme with patients
- Be able to review progress with exercise referral patients
- Be able to adapt an exercise referral programme with patients
18
Planning Outdoor Fitness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand planning group exercise sessions in the outdoor environment
- Know the health and safety considerations when training outdoors
- Know the set up for conducting group exercise sessions in the outdoor environment
- Know the different types of outdoor training sessions
19
Planning professional practice with effective consultations and assessments for gym-based exercise sessions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to collect client information to plan gym-based exercise
- Understand how to use client information to plan gym-based exercise
- Understand how to plan gym-based exercise with clients
- Be able to collect and use client information to plan a gym-based exercise programme
- Be able to plan a safe and effective gym-based exercise programme with clients
20
Planning Sports Conditioning Events and Activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan sports conditioning events and / or activities
21
Planning Studio Cycling Sessions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the health and safety in preparing for a studio cycling session
- Understand the benefits of studio cycling
- Know the principles of an effective studio cycling session
- Understand how to monitor and improve performance individuals during a studio cycling session
- Plan an effective studio cycling session
- Know how to use music effectively in a studio cycling session
22
Principles of health and wellbeing for exercise, fitness and health
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the effects of exercise on the body
- Understand the components of fitness
- Understand how to apply the principles and variables of fitness to an exercise programme
- Understand the Exercise contraindications and key safety guidelines for special populations
- Understand how to safely monitor exercise intensity
- Understand the health benefits of physical activity
- Understand the importance of healthy eating
23
Principles of professional practice and health and safety in a fitness environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand emergency procedures in a fitness environment
- Understand health and safety requirements in a fitness environment
- Understand how to control risks in a fitness environment
- Understand how to safeguard children and vulnerable adults
24
Professional Practice for Exercise Referral Instructors
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role and importance of exercise referral and related policies and key documents
- Understand roles and responsibilities within an exercise referral scheme
- Understand the current healthcare systems in the UK
- Understand the exercise referral process
- Understand the principles and procedures of record keeping
- Understand the concept of a patient centred approach
- Understand how to monitor a successful exercise referral scheme
- Understand the principles of risk stratification in exercise referral
25
Programming and Instructing Advanced Stretching
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan, deliver and progress advanced stretches
- Be able to plan, deliver and progress equipment assisted stretches
- Be able to incorporate advanced stretches into a programme
26
Understanding Medical Conditions for Exercise Referral
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the clinical features of medical conditions relevant to exercise referral programmes
- Know the accepted methods for treatment and management of medical conditions relevant to exercise referral programmes
- Understand the relationship between exercise and specified exercise referral medical conditions
- Understand how to programme safe, effective exercise programmes for patients with specified exercise referral medical conditions
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/7653/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Focus Awards
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jun 2021