Understand the Principles of Exercise and Fitness

Exercise and fitness is important for everyone to maintain their health and well-being, and for anyone looking to improve their mental health or lose weight. Training in these subjects are particularly important for anyone working in the fitness industry such as personal trainers and fitness instructors.

Course Length

4 hours

Course Level

CPD

Learning Method(s)

Online materials & assessment

Course Content

Section 1: Exercise

Learn about the important role exercise plays in maintaining general health and well-being, the types of activities that can improve your health and fitness and why we need to exercise.

Section 2: Nutrition

Cover the nutritional guidelines for a healthy diet and explains how nutrition affects our everyday health and fitness.

Section 3: Anatomy and physiology

Explore through the different systems in the human body, including the different terms associated with each system and what effects exercise has on these systems.