CPD (Continuing Professional Development) courses are worthy investments. Working in the Fitness industry, trainers develop their own methods which become their brand. Therefore, it’s very important that you develop yourself as a coach. The common issue that professionals come across is their Training qualifications can become outdated, unimportant and even inferior to competitors. Minor training, such as learning how to use battle ropes, skipping ropes and even boxing, is important.

Some Personal Trainers don’t invest in proper training and can’t correctly put it into a client’s program. Training is extremely important. As a professional, you can tell who knows what they are talking about and those who don’t. Every Personal Trainer has a different way of teaching which makes it hard to find “the right way”.

Therefore, CPD courses are designed to be fresh, updated and based on firm evidence and plenty of case studies. You can be confident that further training will enable you and your clients to reach more depth in your sessions.

Look at the CPD Courses that we offer.

Circuit Training Instructor

Our Circuit Training Instructor course is designed to offer the skills and techniques to teach a safe and effective circuit session. Circuit Training is an effective workout that moves you through a series of different exercise situations.

You do one exercise after another usually in 90-second slots. The complete circuit can include aerobic activities, muscle strengthening exercises or a combination of both.

Circuit Training is highly helpful for fitness. It involves many exercises on different parts of the body at the same time, with little rest. There, within a short span of time, one can increase overall strength lose weight and gain muscle mass.

Moreover, circuit training is action-packed and can be personalised to suit individual needs and goals.

Core Stability Course

This course is designed to give you the skills to deliver real training programmes to improve people’s function in everyday life.

Kettlebell Instructor Course

Our one-day Kettlebell Instructor Course covers a range of kettlebell exercises. The course shows you how to put into use for your own programmes.

Kettlebells offer a different kind of training. Using energetic moves targeting almost every aspect of fitness – endurance, strength, balance agility and cardio endurance. People love it because it’s challenging, efficient and you only need one piece of equipment. The main benefits of Kettlebells are that it combines strength and cardio training. That leads to better endurance in less amount of time and the user can get better results.

Therefore, athletes use in different sports for conditioning.

Padwork Training

Our workshop covers fitness training techniques employed by boxers, explaining the punching techniques used on punch bags and pads.

Padwork Training is a martial arts-based approach to fitness. It is very popular with clients who want to lose weight or build strength. From gyms to parks, this combat style of fitness training is good for anyone and anywhere. So, it’s a great way for you to earn more.

Padwork needs a small amount of equipment that’s easy to transport, which means you’ll be more versatile and employable.

Studio Cycling

Our Studio Cycling workshop will guide you in creating fun studio sessions appropriate for a range of customers.

Studio cycling is an organised activity with a group if a fitness format. Classes focus on endurance, strength, interval, and high-intensity training using the stationary bike.

Studio Cycling can use force over an extended period. Working muscles also helps to strengthen surrounding bones, tendons, and ligaments. It increases overall strength so that activities of daily living can be done with ease.

Free Weights Instructor

This workshop teaches the correct use of free weights and the helpful changes needed for effective exercise prescription.

Muscle fights fat. Studies show that the muscle fibre that you develop when lifting weights, improves whole-body metabolism. Not only does strength training increase your physical workability, but it also improves your ability to complete activities of daily living. You will be able to work harder and longer with the proper weight training activities.

Research shows that doing weight-bearing exercise can help prevent bone loss, reduce your risk of weakening bones and possible breaks.

Outdoor Fitness Coach Course

For fitness professionals wishing to offer their clients exercise in non-traditional fitness environments.

Fitness Professional “Toolkit”

4 skill sets in 1 workshop. Everything you need to create exciting sessions that your clients will love.

If you would like to know more about CPD courses call us today on 0800 999 6664.

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