Focus Awards
Level 4
QN: 610/2582/3
Curriculum Active
Focus Awards Level 4 Diploma Master Personal Training (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Focus Awards. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 896 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
Focus Awards
Syllabus Units
35 Units
Guided Hours
896 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 heart and circulatory system and its relation to exercise and health
- Understand the musculoskeletal system and its relation to exercise
- Understand postural and core stability
- Understand the nervous system and its relation to exercise
- Understand the endocrine system and its relation to exercise and health
- Understand energy systems and their relation to exercise
- Understand structure and function of the skeleton
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
Behavioural Strategies for Managing Obesity
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the strategies for managing obesity
- Understand the psychosocial impact of the different behavioural strategies
- Understand the physiological effects and health implications of obesity
6
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
7
Business Skills for the Personal Training and Fitness Industry
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand business terminology used in the fitness industry
- Understand business marketing in the fitness industry
- Be able to develop branding materials for a personal training business
- Be able to use Social Media to promote a personal training business
- Understand sales strategies in relation to a personal training business
8
Classification of Obesity
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the classification of obesity
- Understand how lifestyle can impact obesity
- Understand psychosocial effect of obesity
9
Collecting information for Sports Conditioning Programming
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to collect information for sports conditioning programming
10
Delivering a Life Coaching Programme
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to collect and analyse client information for a life coaching programme
- Be able to deliver a life coaching programme relevant to client needs
- Be able to review a life coaching programme
- Be able to adapt a life coaching programme appropriate to a client’s needs
- Be able to reflect on a life coaching programme
11
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
12
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
13
Delivering Exercise to Support Diabetic Clients
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to set up the environment for delivery of exercises for clients with diabetes
- Be able to introduce the clients with diabetes to the exercises
- Be able to provide and use feedback to and from the clients with diabetes
- Be able to support with future management of diabetes through exercise
14
Delivering Exercise to Support Obese Clients
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to set up the environment for delivery of exercises for clients with obesity
- Be able to introduce the clients with obesity to the exercises
- Be able to provide and use feedback to and from the clients with obesity
- Be able to support with future management of obesity through exercise
15
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
16
Fundamentals of Life Coaching
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the purpose of a life coach
- Know the ethical frame
- work and boundaries in life coaching
- Know a range of techniques used in life coaching
- Know a range of goal setting methods and their relevance to life coaching
- Know the concept of motivation in relation to behaviour change
- Know a variety of personality types and styles of processing information
- Know how to self-evaluate own personality type using a variety of methods
- Know a variety of core beliefs and how they influence life choices and life coaching
- Know a variety of core values and how they influence life choices and life coaching
- Be able to reflect on your own value system and beliefs and the impact on life choices and behaviour
17
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
18
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
19
Introduction to Advanced Stretching
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the history and examples of stretching
- Know the different types of stretching
20
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
21
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
22
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
23
Planning Exercise to Support Diabetic Clients
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the benefits of exercise for clients with diabetes
- Understand the psychosocial factors of exercise on diabetes
- Understand the types of exercises to manage diabetes
- Understand the professionals to communicate with
24
Planning Exercise to Support Obese Clients
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the benefits of exercise for clients with obesity
- Understand the psychosocial factors of exercise on obesity
- Understand the types of exercises to manage obesity
- Understand the professionals to communicate with
25
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
26
Planning Sports Conditioning Events and Activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan sports conditioning events and / or activities
27
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
28
Planning, programming and delivering advanced personal training sessions in a range of environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand different methods of assessment/testing to benefit clients
- Be able to plan and prepare advanced personal training sessions in a range of environments
- Be able to deliver a non-gym based personal training session
- Be able to evaluate the non-gym based session and performance to benefit the client
29
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
30
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
31
Understand the effects and ethical use of supplements and performance enhancing drugs
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the use of supplements and their effects
- Understand the use and effect of performance enhancing drugs
- Understand personal trainer ethics
32
Understanding Diabetes in relation to exercise
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand diabetes
- Understand factors that contribute to diabetes
- Understand known risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes
- Understand the endocrine system changes that occur in clients with Type 1 and type 2 diabetes
- Know how to respond to hypoglycaemia
- Know the links between diabetes and other conditions
33
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
34
Using Technology and Communication to Support and Enhance Performance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the use of technology to benefit clients
- Be able to use different technology to the benefit of clients
- Understand how to use behaviour change and communication techniques to benefit clients
- Understand advanced consultation skills to benefit clients
- Be able to use advanced consultation skills and communication techniques to benefit clients
35
Utilising Communication Skills for Life Coaching
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know a variety of communication skills for life coaching
- Know the impact of communication skills for life coaching
- Be able to utilise effective communication skills in coaching
- Be able to reflect on own communication skills in life coaching
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/2582/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Focus Awards
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- May 2023