Fitness Instructor – Gym Based Exercise Course from CYQ – Level 2

CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH AND FITNESS

Future Focus has been training health and fitness professionals in Malta over the past 3 years and becomes the first training provider on the island to achieve CYQ approval. It is a member of the Malta Exercise Health and Fitness Association and has close links with most health and fitness centres on the island. Future Focus is now accepting applications for courses that lead to selected CYQ qualifications; the first of these courses started in September 2010.

CYQ offer over 40 recognised and respected qualifications, from introductory to advanced levels. There are over 350 CYQ centres delivering more than 30,000 certificates each year within the UK and internationally; CYQ has centres in a number of European countries, South Africa, Abu Dhabi, and Bahrain. CYQ is also the official accreditation unit for the European Health and Fitness Association (EHFA). EHFA’s aim is to promote a recognisable European benchmark of quality for the health and fitness industry.

Mrs Galea, Managing Director of Future Focus said that, ‘The accreditation of Future Focus will increase opportunities for people interested in taking their first steps in this industry. It will also help employees who want to develop their careers. We are committed to providing valuable training. Successful students will be able to work locally and abroad with these qualifications. This is a guarantee of quality for our graduates. It is also our intention to market Malta as a destination for these courses in other countries’.

Gaining a CYQ approved qualification enables individuals to join the UK Register of Exercise Professionals, opening up job opportunities in the UK and across the world, through the International Confederation of Registers for Exercise Professionals (ICREPs), Australia and New Zealand.

Fitness Instructor Level 2 from CYQ
This qualification is aimed at the learner who wants to pursue a career in the health and fitness industry as a fitness instructor in the context of gym-based exercise.
Learners will cover:

• Anatomy and physiology including:
    - the heart and circulatory system
    - the respiratory system
    - structure and function of the skeleton
    - musculoskeletal system
    - postural and core stability
    - the nervous and energy systems and their relation to exercise • How to maintain health, safety and welfare in a variety of fitness environments, including the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults
• How to programme safe and effective exercise for a range of clients, the health benefits of physical activity and the importance of healthy eating
• How to communicate with clients effectively, and motivate clients to adhere to an exercise programme
• The skills and knowledge required to plan and prepare a gym-based exercise programme with apparently healthy adults - both individuals and groups. This may include young people in the 14-16 age range, provided they are part of a larger adult group. Client groups also covered are older adults, ante and postnatal clients and disabled clients provided the relevant contraindications and key safety guidelines are observed

Applications are open. Lessons will be held once weekly from 18.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs

Students who complete this qualification can continue to study to become a Personal Trainer. Details of the Personal Training course can be found under the relative section

Fee: Euro 800 – deposit of Euro 400 and two payments of Euro 200 each (monthly)

14 lessons of 2 hours each and 100 hours in a gym

Course assessment includes theory lessons, continous assessment and summative assessment