Introduction
This qualification will provide entry onto the Register of Exercise Professionals at Level 2 and can be achieved in the context of gym or exercise to music.
A vocationally related qualification (VRQ), at Level 2 on the National Qualifications Framework. This qualification provides the knowledge and skills to enable students to plan, deliver and evaluate safe and effective gym based sessions or group exercise to music sessions. This qualification will provide entry onto the Register of Exercise Professionals at Level 2 and can be achieved in the context of gym or exercise to music.
sessions or group exercise to music sessions. This qualification will provide entry onto the Register of Exercise Professionals at Level 2 and can be achieved in the context of gym or exercise to music.
This qualification will provide entry onto the Register of Exercise Professionals at Level 2 and can be achieved in the context of gym or exercise to music.
Candidates
In respect of Gym Instruction ….
Some experience of gym-based exercises, including free weights, is highly recommended.
In respect of Exercise to Music
Some experience of group exercise to music (aerobics) is highly recommended.
Content
The course requires physical exertion and individual participation is essential, therefore a degree of physical fitness is necessary. There is also an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading and writing) involved, and candidates should have basic skills in communication pitched at Level 2.
Course
Unit 1 – Exercise and Fitness Knowledge Level 2 (J/500/5915 )
Unit 2 – Health, Safety and Professionalism in Exercise and Fitness Instruction (R/500/5917)
Unit 3 – Instructing Gym (T/500/7529) or Instructing Group Exercise to Music (L/500/5916).
Assessment
Internally assessed:
Portfolio of evidence to include:
Risk assessment safety planning document
Par-Q Screening
Session plan
Session evaluation
Direct observation of the candidate instructing a gym session or group exercise to music session
Standardised worksheet
Externally assessed:
105 minute theory paper consisting of fifty multiple choice questions.
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