L3 Award In Instructing Outdoor Fitness

The Outdoor Fitness Instructor Award is the ultimate in instructor training. This module takes you beyond the boundaries of a conventional gym and gym equipment. The outdoor fitness award will challenge you to think out of the box. You can now take this course by live streaming at home.

On the outdoor fitness instructor award module you will learn how to teach different styles of fitness circuits in the outdoors. From military style fitness to urban, park and playground fitness. You will learn how to apply the latest physiological, anatomical and metabolic scientific research to training outdoors using small equipment, body weight and just your enrvironment.  The course will teach you how to plan and risk assess for teaching outdoors and how to use the space around you to motivate and inspire your clients to workout.  If you want to teach any form of bootcamp this is the course for you. You will only be limited by your imagination. Suitable for fitness instructors and advanced trainers.

The scope for different exercises outdoors is vast. From HIIT training to functional everyday movement you can use the environment or equipment to strengthen, stretch or load an exercise.

The combined Outdoor Fitness Award is internationally accepted and recognised by CIMSPA.

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LEVEL 3

This accredited qualification is recognised by REPs & CIMSPA and will be awarded 16 REPS CPD points and 10 CIMSPA Endorsed Points for each award

WHAT IS OUTDOOR FITNESS MODULE ABOUT?

• All forms of bootcamps
• Equipment free outdoor circuits
• Military fitness outdoor circuits
• Outdoor circuits using small equipment including ViPR, Twist Trainers, Tethers, Thera-band loops, Human Trainer, TRX and much more
• Playground circuits using the natural environment as equipment to create a workout
• Health Safety & Risk Assessment

WHAT IS THE SUSPENSION MODULE ABOUT?

• Latest scientific research in suspended movement training
• Technical teaching of a broad range of basic and advanced suspended movement exercises
• Application of suspension training to a varied range of client groups
• Mechanical and physiological responses to suspension training
• Low level suspension training equipment and how to use it effectively such as TRX and Human Trainer
• 5 functional movement patterns, tri planar and the suspension equipment
• Functional exercises suspended through all kinematic angles using the suspension equipment
• Progressive and regressive exercise techniques

HOW LONG DOES IT LAST?

• One day practical. Each workshop is half a day
• One day assessment

WHO IS THE COURSE SUITABLE FOR?

• Individuals who are 16 years and over
• Fitness instructors, personal trainers
• Those wishing to go beyond the boundaries of the conventional gym and studio

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS ARE NEEDED?

• Level 2 Certificate In Fitness Instructing – Gym-Based Exercise or Exercise To Music (other similar qualifications may be recognised)

HOW IS THE OUTDOOR FITNESS AWARD ASSESSED?

• Direct observation of teaching a practical session outside of the gym
• Programme card
• Risk Assessment
• Worksheet

HOW IS THE SUSPENSION TRAINING AWARD ASSESSED?

• Summative assessment of a range of suspended movement exercises
• Post course submission of a session plan for suspended movement training
• Post course submission of learner achievement portfolio worksheets

ARE THERE ANY BOOKS OR SPECIAL EQUIPMENT THAT NEED TO BE PURCHASED?

• Suitable clothing for training outdoors
• Small backpack or bum-bag containing a water bottle; energy bar; light waterproof jacket, trousers, hat, gloves; and sun cream
• Spare shoes and clothing
• For health and safety considerations, smooth-soled shoes or sandals of any description should not be used

WHAT CAN THE QUALIFICATION LEAD TO?

• The ability to teach a variety of outdoor and or suspension fitness sessions indoors or outdoors