BEFORE YOU ENROL ONTO ANY COURSE WITH A TRAINING PROVIDER….

You must ensure that the training provider that you choose to learn with is endorsed by CIMSPA.

CIMSPA (Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity) are the measuring stick of health and fitness industry standards.

Ensure that the training provider that offers you the qualifcation, such as the Level 3 Diploma in Gym Instructing and Personal Training, is clearly visible and approved by CIMSPA.

Performance Training Academy is a fully endorsed training provider, and you can see our status on the CIMSPA register here.

Enrolling with a training provider who is endorsed with CIMSPA is vital. This will ensure that your qualification is delivered to the correct standard and will give you the necessary education to become an industry recognised fitness professional yourself.

How do I become a Personal Trainer?

If you are reading this then you more than likely already enjoy learning about health, fitness and nutrition, and are looking to apply this passion into a career that you will love.

Let us give you a very easy and understandable insight into what you actually need to become an industry recognised Personal Trainer.

The recognised Personal Trainer qualification is split into two levels:

• Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing

• Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training

You can complete these seperately, Level 2 and then Level 3, or you can complete both qualifications as one course:

• Level 3 Diploma in Gym Instructing and Personal Training

Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing

The Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing qualification will teach you all of the fundamental skills that a good fitness professional needs to have a full understanding of:

• How to coach and instruct exercise to others in a gym environment
• The basics of programming
• Understanding the theory behind the principles of exercise
• Learning the foundations of Anatomy & Physiology
• An introduction to nutrition
• And much more…

All of this subject knowledge needs to be clearly understood by any individual before moving onto the Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training course.

If you already hold a recognised Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing qualification, this will count as your pre-requisite and you can enrol straight onto the Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training course.

*If the level 2 course has not been completed with us, we will simply need a copy of your achieved Level 2 certificate.

Upon completion of your Level 2 course, you can progress onto the Level 3 course and it is generally best to do this straight away whilst the knowledge is fresh.

If you were to stop your learning after you have completed the Level 2 Certificate in Gym Intsructing qualification, you will be recognised as a Gym Instructor. This will allow you to be employed in a gym environment, but it will not give you the qualification to be able to work with clients on a one-to-one basis or as an employed or self-employed personal trainer.

Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training

The Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training qualification will give you the advanced knowledge, and certification, that is needed to work with clients on a one-to-one basis and should also give you the knowledge, tools and support to allow you to build a business as a Personal Trainer – generally a high percentage of Personal Trainers are self-employed so an understanding of business set up and how to grow your business is key.

On the Level 3 Dipoloma in Personal Training course, you will build upon the fundamental skills taught to you on the Level 2 Gym Instructor course. The subject knowledge you will learn should include:

• Applying advanced training techniques to your coaching skill set, i.e. Interval Training, Resistance Training Methods, KettleBell Training, Circuit Training, Focus-Pad Traing, and much more…
• Programming for a range of different goals – weight loss, muscle growth, sports specific, endurance, general health and fitness, and much more….
• Nutrition – Teaching you not just the basics of nutrition, but how to analyse client food diaries and prescribe nutrition plans to suit a clients needs and goal
• Advanced Anatomy & Physiology
• Business Set Up and Marketing
• And much more…

Once you have completed both the Level 2 and the Level 3 qualifications, you will be recognised as a Personal Trainer and you will be able to gain employment or build your own self-employed personal training business, and be able to obtain the relevant insurance to train clients.

**Best option – Level 3 Diploma in Gym Instructing and Personal Training**

Although as referenced above, the best way to learn this excellent qualification is to enrol onto the Level 3 Diploma in Gym Instructing and Personal Training course – this includes both the Level 2 and the Level 3 content and is everything you need to become a Personal Trainer.