NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing

In the opening unit, you’ll gain a detailed insight into the bodily systems and structures involved in exercise. You’ll study the circulatory, respiratory, and muscular, nervous, and digestive systems, along with how these systems can vary in different age groups.

In unit two, you’ll take a look at how to interact well with customers in a gym environment. You’ll study effective communication techniques, how to incorporate feedback into your work performance, and gain an insight into national legislation and guidelines. You’ll also gain an understanding of how to undertake routine cleaning and maintenance in a gym environment.

Moving on, you’ll discover how to work with customers to understand their health complaints, and improve their general level of fitness in accordance with their abilities. You’ll examine the physical and mental benefits of physical activity, as well as how to effectively offer health and wellbeing advice. Finally, you’ll study motivational techniques, and goal setting.

In unit four, you’ll take a look at how to conduct client consultations, plan exercise programmes for your clients, and set professional boundaries. You’ll look at pre-exercise and health screening methods to ensure you’re offering the most appropriate advice, and how to introduce clients to the gym environment.

Moving on, you’ll discover how to plain and tailor safe and effective gym-based exercise programmes for your clients in line with their physical abilities. You’ll understand how to review your programmes to ensure success, and how to monitor exercise activity to check for over-exertion.

In the final unit, you’ll look at how to prepare for, deliver, and supervise gym-based exercise training programmes. You’ll learn appropriate warm-up methods, safe lifting techniques, how to encourage dynamic flexibility, and how clients should use exercise equipment such as treadmills and rowing machines. Finally, you’ll discover how you can continue your professional development as a gym instructor.