Health & Fitness Course Specialists
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This course provides a pathway to working within the area of exercise referral. Those keen to pursue such a route will be given an excellent insight into the exercise referral process as well as various disease states and their implications for exercise.

To be safe and effective when prescribing exercise for many of the populations studied in the course, a significant level of knowledge of their condition and the ability to apply that knowledge in a practical exercise situation will be vital. The course will give you the necessary level of qualification and the confidence to enable you to work with these potentially more demanding and sensitive groups.

It can be purchased as a course module or as part of the Diploma in Corrective Exercise Referral Specialist.

• Level 3 Personal Trainer
• Level 3 Advanced Instructor

• The role of physical activity in the maintenance of health and wellbeing
• The exercise referral process
• Health behaviour change
• Development of coronary heart disease
• Hypertension
• Peripheral arterial disease
• Obesity
• Diabetes
• Osteoporosis
• Arthritis
• Back pain
• Joint replacement
• Asthma and chronic lung disease
• Stroke
• Parkinson’s disease
• Multiple sclerosis
• Common mental health problems
• An introduction to nutritional advice for common clinical conditions
• The full qualification syllabus can be downloaded here Level 3 Certificate in Exercise Referral (QCF)
• This syllabus does not qualify learners to prescribe an exercise programme for a client entering Phase IV Cardiac Rehabilitation. Learners need to obtain a recognised Cardiac Rehab Phase IV qualification to work with this particular group of clients.

Learners will do a blended learning option of study.  The course duration is expected to last 2-3 months.

All Learner are supported with:

• Manual
• Workshop Day
• Tutor phone and e-mail support

Learners will attend 3 weekday workshop days to achieve this Certificate.  The third workshop day is scheduled 6 weeks after the second.

Learners must pay in full via Cheque or Card at the time of booking.

To apply please complete the online application form or a PDF application form and submit via post, fax or e-mail.

The following five units must be completed for the full qualification.

Unit 1:  Principles of Physical Activity and Exercise Referral

• Worksheet

Unit 2:  Effective Exercise Programming for Clients with Medical Conditions

• Multiple choice exam paper
• Case study
• Worksheet

Unit 3:  Instructing Exercise with Referred Clients

• Formative Observation
• Session Evaluation

Unit 4:  Professional Practice in Exercise Referral

• Worksheet

Unit 5:  Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise and Health

• Multiple choice exam paper

Successful achievement of all five mandatory units must be achieved for the full qualification

• Level 3 Certificate in Pre and Post Natal Exercise
• NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES)
• Level 4 Lower Back Pain
• Level 4 Obesity and Diabetes