fitness instructor

Description

Fitness instructors build fitness participation of new and existing members through fitness experiences that meet their needs. They deliver fitness instruction to individuals, with the use of equipment, or to a group, through fitness classes. Both individual and group instructors have the purpose of promoting and delivering safe and effective exercise. Depending on the specific situation, some additional knowledge, skills and competences may be required.

Theoretical Knowledge

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

human anatomy

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

participate in training sessions identify customer objectives maintain the exercise environment provide fitness customer service adapt fitness exercises promote fitness customer referral analyse personal fitness information integrate exercise science to the design of the programme assess physical conditions of clients provide fitness customer care correct fitness customers promote healthy lifestyle safely instruct about fitness provide fitness information motivate fitness clients promote healthy fitness environment collect client fitness information correct potentially harmful movements

OPTIONALOptional competences

ensure safety of exercise environment integrate principles of training prescribe exercises give constructive feedback demonstrate when teaching