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Studying to be a personal trainer: 1st Attendance weekend

By slhaf | July 20, 2009

After a month of hard-core studying and experiencing a de-ja-vu- like feeling of being back in school doing GCSE Biology, it was time to put everything I’d learned from my manual reading and online classes – covering the Skeletal, Neuromuscular, Cardio Respiratory and Energy systems – into action during my first practical assessment weekend.

It was great, if a little nerve-racking, to get into a real classroom, meet my fellow students and compare notes on how we were all finding the Blended part-time course. Before long, we were getting to know each other even better as we watched each other perform various stretching, strengthening and cardio exercises to ensure we could adequately demonstrate them and the equipment safely to clients.

It was a long day, but I suspect many of my classmates continued to study once they got home, as I did, in preparation for the theory exam we were to have the next morning. In order to pass, we needed 70 per cent or above, and while I was confidant I’d studied hard, I was still very nervous.

Once the exam was over the next day, it was time to hit the gym again, this time to take each other through gym inductions with ready-prepared plans, to show we could give plenty of advice and teaching points on technique, performance and safety. It was another tough but very fun day and at the end we got the results of our theory exam, which everyone passed. I left in a great mood, feeling that I’d really learnt a lot, and looking forward to continuing the studies. Bring on next month!

Fitness Editor Joanna Ebsworth is studying with Premier Training International. Visit www.premierglobal.co.uk for information on all courses available.

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