CPD courses for Personal Trainers

A personal trainer is a fitness professional who provides customised exercise and nutrition plans to help individuals achieve their health and fitness goals. They help their clients achieve their fitness goals by designing workout plans, providing instruction and guidance on proper exercise techniques, and offering motivation and accountability to stay on track. They may also provide advice on nutrition and lifestyle habits to support overall health and wellness.

To become a personal trainer, you typically need to complete a Level 3 Diploma in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training. Additionally, many employers may require you to hold a first aid certificate and have public liability insurance. Personal trainers in the UK must abide by the laws and regulations set out by the CIMSPA’s Exercise and Fitness Directory and comply with health and safety legislation. They must also ensure that their clients give informed consent before starting any exercise programme and maintain client confidentiality.

There are a lot of courses that are well suited to a personal trainer because they work with such a wide range of people. They must provide great customer service whilst also providing exercise and diet advice, as well as keeping people safe.

Some of our popular courses for personal trainers include:

• Customer Service Skills – As a personal trainer works in a customer-facing role, this course will help you gain a greater understanding of how to anticipate reactions and expectations from customers. You will learn the best techniques to stay calm and professional when dealing with difficult and tricky customers.
• Depression Awareness – Exercise is one of the best methods to help combat depression so you may find that you work with people with depression in your role. You will learn awareness of the condition, gain wider knowledge, and understand the feelings experienced by the depressed individual.
• Diabetes Awareness – As personal trainers often develop meal plans for their clients, it is important to have an awareness of diabetes. This course will enable you to improve your understanding of diabetes and raise awareness of the condition. This will include what diabetes is, the two types of diabetes, how diabetes is managed and the complications that can arise from diabetes. You will also learn how those living with diabetes can be supported.
• Disability Awareness – In this course you will gain a greater insight into what a disability is, the different types of disabilities and how to ensure workplaces make reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities. You will gain awareness regarding the multiple difficulties faced by those with disabilities, and how to approach this.
• Equality and Diversity – This course helps to reduce the occurrence of discrimination and to make sure everyone from any walk of life is treated equally and fairly.
• LGBTQ+ Awareness – In this course you will learn the importance of language and terminology in relation to minority groups and how the ways in which people are referred to and portrayed can have a significant impact on how they are perceived in society. You will learn whilst there are some similarities between bullying and harassment, the two are different, particularly when it comes to legalities.
• Nutrition and Healthy Eating – In this course you will explore BMI groups, obesity and hydration, as well as how to create healthy, well-balanced menus. You will also learn more about carbohydrates, fats and proteins and the vitamins and minerals required for the body to function well.
• Slips, Trips and Falls – This course covers everything that you need to know about keeping yourself and others safe when working in conditions where there is the possibility of slips, trips and falls.
• Workplace First Aid – This course will teach you how to treat injuries that may occur in the workplace, as well as some of the common illnesses that workers may experience, what the signs and symptoms of each are and how to treat them. Our First Aid training also covers how you should keep records of any incidents that take place in the workplace.