Learning Outcomes

Fundamentals of Physical Fitness

Nutrition and Required Skills

Fitness Science and Tactical Conditioning

Lesson Summary

This module will introduce you to the roles and responsibilities of professional fitness instructors. You'll learn about the anatomy of the human body and how various exercises help maintain a healthy body. We'll show you how to design fitness programmes for your clients and the tools required to build a successful business as a fitness instructor.

Guide to Becoming a Fitness Instructor - Course assessment

Learn how to become a professional personal trainer or gym instructor in this free online health and fitness course.

Guide to Becoming a Fitness Instructor

Do you want to pursue a rewarding career and help others achieve their fitness goals? This health and fitness course explains how to turn your passion for exercise into a lucrative career in the fitness industry by following simple workout principles and guidelines. We provide essential tools you can use to establish and manage your fitness business, including effective marketing strategies and client management and communication skills.

Sports Science, Physiology and Psychology

Sports Biomechanics, Biochemistry and Nutrition

Training, Recovery and Medicines

In this module, you will learn about the importance, career prospects and skills required in sports science before looking at how our body adapts to keep up with the physical and mental demands. We cover sports psychology and sports biomechanics to improve the performance of athletes, including sports biochemistry with diet for endurance and speed.

Sports Science Essentials: Performance and Recovery - Course Assessment

Discover the relevant skills required and information to become a sports scientist in this free online training course.

Sports Science Essentials: Performance and Recovery

Athletes can enhance their athletic performance with the aid of sports science. You will learn about sports physiology, psychology, nutrition, and medicine in this course to help you meet the physical and psychological demands of competitions. We start with the potential career path and competencies needed to become a sports scientist, then go on to the pulmonary and respiratory adaptations to sports, including Newton's laws of motion.

Muscle Groups & Growth Mechanics

Client Assessment & Workout Design Parameters

Sample Workouts & Diet Basics

Gym Etiquette and Flow

This module introduces the foundations of bodybuilding and gym training. You’ll learn how muscles function, assess clients safely, and design effective workouts. You’ll explore hypertrophy, nutrition basics, and session flow, and discover how to train professionally while maintaining safety and gym etiquette.

Lower-Body Patterns

Upper-Body Patterns

Understanding Supplements

Recovery & Fitness Coaching Gym Conclusion

In this module, you’ll learn about various essential gym workout patterns. You’ll explore the selection of lower- and upper-body exercises. You’ll gain understanding of safe, evidence-based supplement use without altering the diet plan. You’ll explore recovery, fatigue management, and how to plan workouts to transition from novice to intermediate.

Fitness Coaching and Bodybuilding Essentials - Assessment

Master practical fitness coaching and bodybuilding skills to enhance your career with this free online course.

Fitness Coaching and Bodybuilding Essentials

Do you want to turn your passion for bodybuilding into a profitable career? This course helps you build coaching skills in training, nutrition, safety, and recovery. You’ll learn to assess clients, design effective workouts, train responsibly, and build a thriving coaching career with a recognised fitness certification. This course was reviewed and approved by subject matter expert Greyson Alman, a professional Strength & Conditioning Coach.

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